Lessons from a Desperado Poet How to Find Your Way When You Don't Have a Map, How to Win the Game When You Don't Know the Rules, and When Someone Says It Can't Be Done, What They Mean Is They Can't Do It

Name: Lessons from a Desperado Poet How to Find Your Way When You Don't Have a Map, How to Win the Game When You Don't Know the Rules, and When Someone Says It Can't Be Done, What They Mean Is They Can't Do It
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ISBN: 9780762769971

ISBN-10: 0762769971

ISBN-13: 9780762769971

Edition: 2011

Authors: Baxter Black

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List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Globe Pequot Press, The
Publication date: 6/1/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 232
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Baxter Black is a commentator for NPR whose syndicated column runs in more than 100 newspapers. He lives in Arizona.



Foreword


Introduction



How I Learned: Through early entrepreneurial ventures, Through wrestling with implanted but disorganized values, And through dealing with the fear of losing a regular paycheck.



The Basque Infusion



It Is Illegal to Publish Poetry in the United States



The Making of a Self-Sustaining Poet



A Poet Enters the Real World



What I Learned: To depend on my marketing ability to survive, To think outside the box, And to appreciate the importance of integrity.



Starting in the Book Business



Me and NPR



Self-Publishing: Marketing, Promotion, Distribution, and Sales



Marketing Outrageously



How to Control Your Tech Addiction



The Act of Self-Publishing-Preparing Your Manuscript



Spectacular Belly Flops!



Dead Horses and Moving On



Good Management Is Good Help and Enough of It!



Managing Your Finances



Travelin-Goin' Down the Road



Why I was Able to Learn: By maintaining my inner values, By trusting my intuitions, And by developing a faith that transcends publicity.



Doin' Business on a Handshake



Controlling Your Life-Big Decisions Like Turning Down Johnny Carson



Faith


Index