No, I don’t hate the idea of a Kindle, or a Nook, or a Sony Reader, or any other e-book readers out there. And I’m not a card-carrying Luddite. (That’s a trick question: Luddites wouldn’t carry a printed card, would they?) In fact, I’ll probably publish a title or two in 2010 in e-book editions… [Read more…]
November 6, 2009
I’ve been trying to work with a local bookstore, to get them to carry a book by a local author. (It happens to be by an indie-press, my own Crickhollow Books, not self-published, but that’s sort of the same thing in the bookstore’s eye.) The irony: the author is a member of a writing group… [Read more…]
November 4, 2009
[This is Part 4 in a 4-part series, based on an article of mine in The New Writer's Handbook 2007.] To this point, I’ve discussed pros and cons in getting published with a small press. Now . . . how to find the right match. GENERAL ADVICE Set realistic goals. Know why you want to… [Read more…]
October 18, 2009
[This is Part 3 in a 4-part series, based on an article of mine in The New Writer's Handbook 2007.] Let’s look at things that can be real problems in getting a book published with a small independent presses. Minimal Advances Small often means just that when it comes to advances. The up-front money handed… [Read more…]
October 16, 2009
[This is Part 2 in a 4-part series, based on an article of mine in The New Writer's Handbook 2007.] Let’s look at things that good-quality, small independent presses do well for writers. Risk-Taking They often take risks on new or unconventional writers. They look for work with literary or social value, or useful to… [Read more…]
October 15, 2009
[This is Part 1 in a 4-part series, based on an article of mine in The New Writer's Handbook 2007.] Small presses offer opportunities for new or different authors. As we said in the ’60s: small is beautiful. Literary, adventurous, or tightly focused, small presses routinely take chances on new authors who have some thing… [Read more…]
March 11, 2009
Quick Note: ForeWord Magazine has announced the 2008 finalists in their Book of the Year Awards contest, an annual recognition program for the best of indie-press books. Hey, March is Small Press Month! I know you’re all out celebrating wildly. Here in Milwaukee, the festivities reach their crescendo on March 17 (which just happens to… [Read more…]
The Writer's Handbook
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