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Writers are certainly familiar with the concept of failure. Some of us have stacks of rejections to remind us, just in case we forget. But this go-around, I’d like to approach this all-too-familiar concept from a different, larger point of view. A couple of years (or more) ago, J.K. Rowling delivered a commencement speech to the [...] If you go back a year or two and read over what I’ve been saying all along about electronic books, eReaders, and the digital revolution, you’ll see that I am the sort of creature that evolves along with the world around me. I am first and foremost (as the title of this blog suggests) a [...] We’ve all heard the news and predictions. It’s the beginning—or well past the beginning—of the end. In three years, or five, or seven, e-books will be the norm, and mass market paperbacks will slouch off to die with the other dinosaurs. As for traditional books in general, I believe they were recently outsold by e-books [...] 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 [...] Yesterday, my friend and agent Bob Fleck posted a little essay on his LiveJournal which I liked a lot and asked him if I could repost it here today. Enjoy –Janet You’ve probably heard about the The PW piece about Joe Konrath’s Amazon deal, and Joe’s understated and subtle response (If not, look here). Notably, in [...] by Gerard Houarner The price one pays for pursuing any profession or calling is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side. Linda and I received a surprise invitation to be author guests at a local Fangoria con. Gordon Linzner, writer and former publisher/editor of Space and Time, Sarah Langan, award winning writer, and David Wellington, who’s [...] |
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