publishing
November 21, 2009
- The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America have also spoken: "SFWA supports the fundamental principle that writers should be paid for their work, and even those who aspire to professional status and payment ought not to be charged for the privilege of having those aspirations. Until such time as Harlequin changes course, and returns to a model of legitimately working with ...
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November 20, 2009
- I'm so happy to announce a new book deal! I'm thrilled and grateful and yes, proud. It's a two-book deal, which means Books Three and Four (since Book Two, THE LIFE YOU'VE IMAGINED, is completed and scheduled for August 2010).What does this change for me? I'm tremendously fortunate to have this security and expression of HarperCollins' faith in my work. It means I no longer feel like a rookie and ...
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November 20, 2009
- I suppose no one can say writers' organizations have no power! The MWA has offered this statement on Harlequin's self-publishing venture:"...it is common for disreputable publishers to try to profit from aspiring writers by steering them to their own for-pay editorial, marketing, and publishing services. The implication is that by paying for those services, the writer is more likely to ...
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November 17, 2009
- My third book has just been released; all 612 pages of it. 'The Complete Woodblock Prints of Kitagawa Utamaro: A Descriptive Catalogue' is a big doorstop of a book (very useful if you want to whack someone over the head), and the first of its kind on this specific subject. The catalogue started out as a very personal project. When I first began studying Utamaro's prints in 1986, I kept a ...
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November 15, 2009
- The Writer Beware! page sponsored by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America has a wonderful new post by Victoria Strauss. It's worth a read: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/notes/science-fiction-and-fantasy-writers-of-america/wanna-be-a-virtual-authors-assistantmaybe-not/202421969873In fact, Writer Beware! is always worth following. It's hard getting published, and lots of ...
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November 14, 2009
- I have been on a long journey heading toward being a published writer. Along the way I got so tangled up in the what if's, the fears, the how to's, the editing, the revision, the state of publishing and countless other worries that I created a lot of anxiety for myself. I almost quit on myself, which is not what I really wanted.I found a childhood friend who spent a lot of time deconstructing ...
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November 13, 2009
- This article by William Petrocelli is a must-read for all lovers (and producers) of books: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/william-petrocelli/not-a-simple-price-war_b_336233.htmlHe says, in part: "Predatory pricing is a means of driving other booksellers out of business. When this happens, the choice of books is one of the first things to suffer. Some readers think that if their favorite ...
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November 13, 2009
- My blog lists book related websites, social networking websites, and other sites where you can spread the word about your books without spending a dime! http://onlinebookpromotion.blogspot.com/ You can also find more information in my eHow article about free online book promotion. http://www.ehow.com/how_5550113_promote-book-online.html
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November 11, 2009
- Here’s a tricky question we should all ask ourselves. Have I in fact been published? Did someone upgrade my status when my back was turned? To the best of my own recollection I have personally remained a staunch literary failure. My only venture out into the writing world has been to blog on Red Room for the past two months and to post some of my pieces on my member page. By the way, ...
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November 11, 2009
- That title is not mine, although I love it. It's the title of an intriguing but not very informative blog post, which you can read here: http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20091109/FREE/911099984 It relates an event which evidently recently took place in Seattle, during which Amazon flew ten New York agents into Seattle to talk about e-books and to try to erase their image as the Evil ...
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