Happy Monday, friends! This is the week I plan to publish my first self-pubbed e-story. I’ve been muddling about with the bio and blurbs and will finish soon. In the meantime, some news from around the ‘net: • You may … Continue reading →
So I talked myself into finishing up the last edits and have launched into the exciting (and new to me) world of ebook formatting. I read a post this week recommending that writers start publishing first with Smashwords. (I can’t … Continue reading →
Sometimes when it comes to revising works I’ve written, even when I’m working with notes from a beta reader and I get to decide what to change or not, I have huge resistance to the work. Something in me hates … Continue reading →
A new week, and more stuff popping up around the ‘net: • Best story of last week was this fascinating look at Amazon’s book sellers and what happens when auto-pricing goes wild—Amazon’s $23,698,655.93 book about flies, by Michael Eisen. • … Continue reading →
Good morning, writers and readers! Some interesting things I’ve picked up as I wandered the Internet recently. • Would you pay $5900 to appear on Lifetime TV network and discuss your book? Buyer beware! A new business strategy targets self-published … Continue reading →
Prospect Magazine (UK) asks a question: Do writers need paper?. Unfortunately they don’t have an answer to that. But the story is run through with the anxiety many writers, especially literary writers, feel as digital publishing finally begins to make … Continue reading →
I found a few useful things in my stroll around the Internet this morning. Not so much for me, but perhaps one of you could use this information. I hadn’t understood that authors outside the U.S. are subject to withholding … Continue reading →
Links to recent items relevant to self-publishing. Lots of ideas here worth considering. Dialog between Barry Eisler and Joe Konrath on their decision to self-publish. Literary agent Ted Weinstein interviews Eisler and Amanda Hocking on “Traditional vs. Self-publishing. Dean Wesley … Continue reading →