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By Bev Vincent, on January 17th, 2012
I’m on a deadline and couldn’t think of anything to write about this month, so I dredged up an oldie but a goody from 2005 that is still as pertinent to me today as it was back then. I updated a few of the details but the sentiment is the same.
When people who’ve known me [...]
By Bev Vincent, on October 17th, 2011
I recently agreed to be interviewed by a college undergrad for one of her classes. Their assignment was to interview someone working in a career that interested them. Since that interview won’t see the light of day outside of the student’s class, I thought I would post it here in lieu of my usual blatherings.
What [...]
By David Niall Wilson, on March 31st, 2011
There are a lot of things happening in the worlds of writing and publishing. I won’t try to guess whether, in the end, they will be good, or bad things. I will say that I find most of the changes fascinating. Publishing, as an industry, is one of those things that has grown into something [...]
By Bev Vincent, on August 17th, 2010
Ten years ago, publishers and agents thought digital publishing was going to take over the industry. It didn’t, but the advent of inexpensive book readers means that the digital format stands a better chance of succeeding this time [...]
By Gerard Houarner, on August 4th, 2010
Another Space and Time reading period has passed and it’s time to throw out a few notes for anyone who might care at least as much about the writing as about getting published. And, if you really only do care about being published, there’s some advice for you here, too.
Mentioning credits in a cover letter [...]
By Brian Hodge, on April 9th, 2010
What could this ancient ad possibly have to do with publishing in 2010? Oh, it's a reach, but…
I’ve been hearing the death knell ringing for the book again a lot lately. Not any particular book. All of them. The book as an object, as something you can carry out of a store or, as [...]
By David Niall Wilson, on January 2nd, 2010
I have all intentions of posting an essay on the 1st. I’m just going to post a short note now. I got caught up n the holiday with my suddenly extended family, and lost track. In all the time we’ve been doing Storytellers Unplugged, this hasn’t happened more than a couple of times to me…and [...]
By Mur Lafferty, on December 31st, 2009
This blog post is not me imparting wisdom. This blog post is me essentially asking for help.
Everyone is telling authors they need a platform, they need an audience, they need to leverage the Internet and social media. Right, okay. Consider me on the other side. Say I already have a considerable social media set up… [...]
By Bev Vincent, on December 17th, 2009
I’m not a 13-year-old boy from Western Maine, but I pretended to be one on the internet.
That sounds a lot worse than it really is. It wasn’t an undercover sting to flush out predators. It was part of an alternate reality game (ARG) run by Scribner to promote Under the [...]
By Mur Lafferty, on December 6th, 2009
So I know the last time I blogged here, I proudly proclaimed I had no fear. Well. That was specific to the new publishing wilderness.
I have tons of fear. I’m full of the stuff.
A nasty farmer inside me plants festering seeds that grow with my insecurities to fertilize. What if this story sucks? What if [...]
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