I’m the featured guest blogger on She Writes today, talking about indie publishing for their Countdown to Publication. I’ll be the Friday guest blogger there for the next few weeks. You can check in on Fridays or follow my posts.
Tag: Fiction Writing Advice
Genre Wars: the first self-publishing interview
Michelle Davidson Argyle and Davin Malasarn, along with Scott G. F. Bailey, run the Literary Lab, a vibrant online community dedicated to the literary craft of fiction. In the past several months, they’ve run a contest for short stories in a variety of genres, with the results published as the… Read more“<em>Genre Wars</em>: the first self-publishing interview”
Telling the truth about a career as an author
Your little dose of reality, folks, from the people who know. You’re not going to get rich as a writer. You’re not even going to get the $150,000 advance this heartbroken author got and spent on living expenses so many years ago. You’re probably not going to make much of… Read more“Telling the truth about a career as an author”
Linking to Indiebound
I just spent the day reading interviews on Writer Unboxed. Do you know about those guys? They’re pretty cool. And they’ve interviewed LOTS of people! I went there originally this morning to re-read their interviews with Donald Maass and Lisa Rector and refresh my memory for the co-interview I’m doing… Read more“Linking to Indiebound”
Bouncing down, down through holographic fiction
We’re talking about holographic fiction in three different articles on the magazine this week: Bouncing like a yo-yo. kaboing. kaboing. kaboing. Macrocosm. Microcosm. Macrocosm. Microcosm. Cosmology. Quantum physics. The holography of fiction. In the cosmology of your novel, you’ve got a Hook (big bang!), leading into Conflict #1 with its… Read more“Bouncing down, down through holographic fiction”
Getting a little R.E.S.P.E.C.T. for indie publishing
To live outside the law you must be honest. —Bob Dylan, “Absolutely Sweet Marie” Okay, guys, this week we’re going to focus on independent publishing. Because independent publishing has problems. The biggest one is that people don’t take it seriously. And I don’t mean the people who don’t do it…. Read more“Getting a little R.E.S.P.E.C.T. for indie publishing”
Knocking 25% for Valentine’s Day
I almost forgot! I’m doing a Valentine’s Day 2010 Special. Last year I did a Valentine’s Day Mystery Writing Challenge, in which everyone wrote mysteries for Valentine’s Day. We killed off Margaret Spoon. Which seems like an odd thing to do to her for Valentine’s Day, but even odder when… Read more“Knocking 25% for Valentine’s Day”
Last day: Free Edit of your novel’s CLIMAX
This is it, guys! Our last day. If you’ve got a climax you could really use a professional editor’s advice on—not just Developmental Editing, but a Copy & Line Edit, as well—shoop it on over. After today, we go back to business as usual. Check out the rules, such as… Read more“<em>Last day:</em> Free Edit of your novel’s CLIMAX”
Reading up on the business of fiction
“How dare they ignore the fact that I’m annoyed!” I like his attitude! Read Paul Hartsock’s analysis of the e-book shenanigans. This piece on author’s rights by Victoria Strauss at Writer Beware has been around awhile, but a client forwarded it to me yesterday, and it’s well worth your time…. Read more“Reading up on the business of fiction”
Doing what I can for you guys
Now I’ve just realized my last post on working with an independent editor was back around NaNoWriMo, which is kind of silly. That was a really long time ago. So let’s talk a little about working with an editor. You guys want to do it. I know you do, because… Read more“Doing what I can for you guys”