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Summary: We've been talking of late a lot about how the blast of online publishing has affected both the fiction and nonfiction book business. From the writer's standpoint, the doors now seem wide open to achieving that elusive dream--seeing one's novel in print. Read more.
Summary: Fielding email queries diminishes that Catch-22 of being an unknown and not knowing anyone in the business, yet having a perfectly wonderful property, but not having access.
Summary: Often we have a misperception of exactly how creativity translates to the page. The mistaken belief swirls in the back of our minds that learning the SKILLS of the trade will somehow mar the pristine qualities of inspiration and talent. Read more.
Summary: Many writers frustrated with the state of traditional publishing ask whether they should self-publish with one of the big "vanity" publishing sites now proliferating on the web. Read more.
Summary: Last month we talked about how the proliferation of online publishers has impacted the nonfiction industry (which is going great guns), so now let?s focus on fiction.
Summary: The recent investment of major booksellers and publishers into large online vanity publishing organizations strikes a passionate chord Read more.
Summary: Will all of the technological advances in publishing change books themselves? In other words, will this influence the content of what people are reading, the kinds of books that publishers present to them, and therefore what writers write?
Summary: As everyone who's tried to sell a manuscript knows, books to be published are divvied up into genres and categories (which may or may not be apparent on bookstore shelves). Read more.
Summary: An excerpt from Chapter Two of Sussessful Syndication, A Guide For Writers And Cartoonists, reprinted with permission of the author and Allworth Press, ? 2000 Read more.
Summary: Writing is a convoluted business. Not just the business of the business, but the actual fashioning of a book, which is something quite different from putting words on paper. Anybody can write a book, no?
Summary: We have a HUGE misconception in the writing world about what constitutes revision. Many confuse copy editing and polish with rewrite. Read more.
Summary: Thefirst thing any agent or editor will see is your query and synopsis, so of course, these things drive writers insane. How to catch their eye? To tease or tell all? How to look professional and still creative? A one-pager or detailed outline?
Summary: We?ve been talking in recent months about which publishing routes work best for writers (the as-yet unpublished and established authors as well), especially in light of the mergers and shakeups inside the large houses, and the general "nervous state" of e Read more.
