Dec 17, 2015 | Publishing
I read a wonderful post on The Atlantic by Kavita Das the other day, which discussed one of my pet peeves. Jamaican writer Marlon James recently won the 2015 Man Booker Prize for Fiction for his riveting novel, A Brief History of Seven Killings. The media gleefully...
May 31, 2015 | Publishing
Continuing on the theme of change in publishing, I came across the latest report by The Publishers Association, released a few days ago. Philip Jones did a great job at going through it, explaining what one can learn from it. Although it refers specifically to the UK...
Apr 4, 2015 | My Guest posts
This is a summary of a guest post I wrote for the blog of my dear friend Rivka Kawano (after whom a beloved Pearseus character is named). Rivka is a great friend of Indies, offering some great training and marketing advice. You can read the full post on her...
Mar 15, 2015 | Blog hops tours & reblogs, Publishing
I found this Infographic on The Write Life and just had to share! Before that, though, a quick note to urge you to visit Chris McMullen’s excellent blog and take part in his Reader Survey. Chris is conducting a fascinating survey in people’s reading...
Mar 13, 2015 | Blog hops tours & reblogs, Publishing
I wrote this post for Sue Coletta’s blog. Sue is a crime writer and a lovely lady, who offers plenty of great tips and advice on getting traditionally published, pitching to agents etc. As she has focused on that side of publishing, she asked me for a post that...
Jan 24, 2015 | Publishing
This is a question I head surprisingly often, especially from new authors. I always tell people that both are valid ways, and advise them to pursue a traditional publishing contract first, if that’s what they want. However, they should not stop at that. Instead,...
Oct 25, 2014 | Publishing
This has been a busy week. I was reading a post by Chris McMullen on Kindle Unlimited and the effect it has on rank. The next day, I came across Hugh Howey’s latest Author Earnings Report (October 2014), and a couple of interesting posts by Publishing...
Jun 10, 2014 | Publishing
Continuing my thoughts on Hachette vs. Amazon, I read a post on The Guardian’s blog, called “Self-publishing is not revolutionary, it’s reactionary.” As the title suggests, the main point the post makes is that, despite what people think, self-publishing is, in fact,...
