Published on March 18, 2009
Are you an author whose book has been picked up by a small, independent press? Or was it picked up by a large press, but you’re not the “flavor of the month” attracting all the imprint’s marketing dollars? Perhaps your book is self-published?
In any of these cases, as most published authors will tell you, getting your book into print is akin to elementary school, when compared to the high-school hard knocks of trying to market and sell your book. Your book, if you’re fortunate enough to get it in the bookstores at all, is competing with hundreds of thousands of others.
Published on March 18, 2009
How do I go about finding a legit agent? Is an agent paid up front, or
does agent take a percentage of the book sales?
Published on March 18, 2009
Ten years ago I worked in a packing factory, I had no qualifications, just a sack full of dreams. Every day after I finished my shift I would write short stories for my own enjoyment, and gather information and anecdotes for what would later become my book, Into the Dragon’s Lair: A Supernatural History of Wales.
Published on March 11, 2009
You’ll be happy to know that I’m not going to talk about the weather this week! 😉
Big news around the house these days is Ali (age 18) applied to two colleges and was accepted by both! One is nearby and very reasonable. The other is far away and very, very expensive.
Published on March 11, 2009
In case you’ve been living under a rock, there is a pending class-action settlement involving authors / publishers and Google. Basically, the lawsuit was brought by authors and publishers who claimed Google violated their copyrights when it scanned books and featured them, or portions thereof, online without permission of the copyright holders. Of course, Google denies the claims (snicker) even though the books are still featured at books.google.com!
Anyway, what’s in it for you? Well, you get to decide. You can either opt-in and get $60 per book (read the fine print!) if you are the sole copyright holder of a book. Or, you can opt-out (which means you can sue Google later if you want to).
Published on March 11, 2009
Letters will return next week.
Published on March 11, 2009
As many of us know, there are times when a writing opportunity comes along that seems too good to be true. Generally, we’re the ones (or at least I am) knocking on editors’ doors, pitching ideas or letting them know why we’re the best for a particular assignment. A couple of weeks ago I thought my luck had turned and I’d been given the opportunity of a lifetime, and the best part about it is that I really didn’t even have to look for it – it came my way.
Published on March 11, 2009
I have been unable to find a clear definition of what “freelance writing” is and is not.
Published on March 11, 2009
As a result of publishing my last book with BookLocker – a novel titled A Painful Post Mortem – I’ve been asked to be the Keynote Speaker at the Salvation Army’s National Conference later in the year. The topic is Generate, and is about encouraging women to think big, to use their talents, and to have confidence in themselves, with a view to bringing help and hope to people in need.
Published on March 4, 2009
——– NOTE: The email issue had the wrong link it it. That is why you ended up here. The correct link for the March 11th News From The Home Office is here. ——– The kids had another snow day on Monday! Ug! At this rate, they’ll be in school all summer long just to make […]
