Apologies to people who have no interest in publishing except reading books, but obviously I am part of the industry. I’ve thought about writing a blog post on the topic, but it is so complicated and contentious these days… I haven’t. However, author Michael J. Sullivan just cut through a Read more…
I don’t blog a lot about the inner workings of publishing because who wants to read about that? But this topic needs to be blogged about, talked about, and even taken to court — which is happening now. The Penguin-owned (yes, the huge and previously respected Penguin Publishing) Author Solutions, Read more…
Today I have my first Guest Post, and it’s from my friend from the Kindleboards, Jennifer Hudock, author of The Goblin Market. I’ll let Jennifer tell her own story and pop in for comments at the end. Here’s Jennifer: The Control FreakBy Jennifer Hudock Although the pill is generic but Read more…
RANT WARNING! I get really tired of all of the people who treat aspiring writers like cash cows. Whether it’s people who write books and articles about how self-publishing is taking over the industry (Ha!), to the self-publishing companies that pretend they’ll actually help market or that it’s so easy Read more…
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is in serious trouble and I’m thoroughly disgusted. There is no excuse for a company to have been dragged into financial trouble the way HMH is. No, it isn’t that books aren’t selling. Book sales on Amazon are up substantially and while they were down at Barnes Read more…
I’m a writer — of fantasy and science fiction. Not a big name mind you. And what I’m going to share is the experience of a “not-big-name” in the world of publishing. I’ve had a few short stories purchased by and published in a small online publication. I have a Read more…