When I first dived into recent conversations about self-publishing and the new possibilities e-publishing offers, one of the first things I did was pick up my old copy of Norman Spinrad’s book, Staying Alive: A Writer’s Guide and start reading … 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 →
It’s early days yet to really know where this wave of e-publishing will lead for most writers. You have to expect that, as with traditional publishing houses, most manuscripts will never hit the big time. But anecdotes and gathered information … 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 →
Smashwords, the popular self-publishing site, announced over the weekend that they now have 40,000 books in their online catalog. To put this in perspective, we published 140 titles in all of 2008. In 2009, our catalog grew to 6,000, and … 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 →