Tag: publishing
group name: howwewrite
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October 12, 2007 03:08 PM EDT --
As some of you already know, the masochist in me likes to log in to Yahoo Answers. I also frequent a lot writing sites. Frankly, I am often at a loss to understand why people continue to share . . . more
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October 18, 2007 01:02 PM EDT --
Someone in another forum was asking about self-publishing company Outskirts Press today. I had never heard of them, so I decided to check it out. This is a company that is an example of everything . . . more
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October 10, 2007 12:46 AM EDT --
In publishing, a false dichotomy has developed between "character-driven novels," often called literary, which means likely to be nominated for prestigious prizes and reviewed in The New York . . . more
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May 22, 2008 04:38 PM EDT --
Many writers already know the drill. You followed the publisher guidelines. You waited patiently. Then one day you get a form letter or a form e-mail that reads "Thank you . . . more
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September 14, 2007 09:23 AM EDT --
Writing scams abound on the internet. Anyone with an e-mail address can claim to be a publisher, and too many writers are too eager to get published. In reality, there is no reason to fall . . . more
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November 28, 2007 01:14 PM EST --
I got the following e-mail today:
"Dear Affiliates, As someone who has in the past signed up for the firstwriter.com affiliate program, we thought you might be interested to hear about . . . more
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January 07, 2008 10:18 AM EST --
So I have this tiny little publishing company that I operate, Bards and Sages . We publish a handful of print titles a year. It isn't my full-time job, but it allows me to create projects . . . more
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June 27, 2008 08:46 AM EDT --
Nearly a year ago I tested the waters with Lulu.com and put together a collection of poetry called The Long and Short of It and published on Lulu, where it's available in print for about $7 and . . . more
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September 18, 2007 10:50 AM EDT --
I'm a glutton for punishment. Besides Gather, I have this thing about Yahoo Answers. YA is like this train wreck. You know you SHOULDN'T stare, but you can't help it. . . . more
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March 31, 2008 04:00 PM EDT --
I don't pretend to have any insider information here. Only my own business experiences.
Many self-publishing websites have been abuzz over the weekend at the earth shattering announcement . . . more
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November 13, 2007 09:30 AM EST --
Well, you may or may not remember a few weeks ago when I blasted the majority of writing contests. You know, me running my mouth about how the majority of them are a rip off and writers shouldn't . . . more
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July 28, 2008 03:03 PM EDT --
I have watched with dismay over the years as the once trustworthy and noble Writer's Digest has become a thin shell of what it used to be. WD seems to have completely shunned . . . more
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February 10, 2008 08:53 PM EST --
Ever mix dinner with a discussion of bones, bodies and fire?
That's what we did Friday night in Knoxville.
But don't worry. It was for a good cause -- a fundraiser for the Friends of Literacy. . . . more
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March 19, 2008 09:04 AM EDT --
The Basics:
Publicbookshelf.com is a website that pays you to make your book available to readers online for free. They generate money from ad revenues. You get an advance . . . more
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October 15, 2007 01:46 PM EDT --
Last week, I ripped into literary contests. Over the years, I've developed a general disdain for most. It's something that I angst over a bit, I suppose, since I run a contest myself. . . . more
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September 12, 2007 01:46 AM EDT --
The long, slow journey of publishing my novel “The Way Life Should Be” went into warp speed when I learned I’d won the First Chapters contest on May 25. I spoke to so many people that . . . more
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September 29, 2007 12:35 PM EDT --
When I asked if I had time to get a drink of water, AM Buffalo Host Linda Pellagrino said it was no problem. We had five minutes before airtime. But when I bolted out the studio door to the fountain, I . . . more
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September 17, 2007 10:17 AM EDT --
Alan Baxter is the author of the supernatural novel Realmshift. We pestered Alan into sharing ten random facts about himself, a bit of bravery on our part considering fact number two!
================================== . . . more
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November 19, 2007 02:55 PM EST --
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071119/ap_en_ot/books_nea_study
The 99-page study, "To Read or Not to Read," is being released Monday as a follow-up to a 2004 NEA survey, "Reading . . . more
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February 19, 2008 11:55 AM EST --
Mills and Boon, Harlequin Enterpises' venerable British subsidiary, will
launch Black Star Crime in August -- a new series featuring thrillers and crime
fiction. After one hundred years of publishing . . . more
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