Sue Collier | August 29, 2011
Your name: Julie Achterhoff Your website/blog: http://julieachterhoff.tk / http://earthwalker.tk Your bibliography: Native Vengeance, Quantum Earth, Deadly Lucidity, and Earthwalker 1. What is your background? I was brought up in San Francisco during the 60s, which I think must’ve made quite an impression on me because I ended up having five great kids, most of them [...]
Sue Collier | August 28, 2011
Here’s some of the latest in industry news and views: From The Los Angeles Times: Another self-publishing phenomenon goes traditional: John Locke Self-published author John Locke has signed a deal with a traditional publisher. The print editions of John Locke Books will be sold and distributed by Simon & Schuster, the company announced Monday. From: [...]
Sue Collier | August 26, 2011
Most writers I speak to are quite passionate about the craft of writing. The business of publishing, however, is another story for many of them. But once you commit to self-publishing—if you do it right—you are no longer just an author. You are a publisher running a business. Here are four rules to follow that [...]
Sue Collier | August 21, 2011
Here’s some of the latest in industry news and views: From HUFFPOST Books: Publish America Scam? Misleading Claims Anger Readers, Authors The print-on-demand publishing company Publish America is under pressure following the reaction to a promise on its website, now removed, to present to JK Rowling the work of anyone who paid them $49. A [...]
Sue Collier | August 19, 2011
I get asked this question a lot by authors who are looking for a simple, cut-and-dried answer. But deciding which might be the right option for a particular author depends on a number of things. Here are some questions to ask yourself: How long are you willing to wait to see your book in print? [...]
Sue Collier | August 15, 2011
Here’s some of what’s happening in publishing right now: From The Domino Project: Are you feeling lucky? One of the biggest distinctions between old publishing and new is the nature of luck. From The Savvy Book Marketer: The Media is Paying Attention to Self-Published Authors I came to self-publishing by accident. I wrote a novel, [...]
Sue Collier | August 9, 2011
I’m happy today to introduce Randall Davidson, who is one of the founders of ProofreadingServices.Us, a proofreading company that offers manuscript proofreading. Randall enjoys discussing writing and proofreading tips with anyone and everyone, and he’s agreed to provide us with a list of proofreading tips today. Proofreading tips for authors and self-publishers By Randall Davidson [...]
Sue Collier | August 8, 2011
Here’s some of what’s happening in publishing right now: From Writer Beware Blogs: Solicitation Alerts: JustFiction! Edition and DIP Publishing House When Writer Beware was founded in 1998, it was vanishingly rare for publishers (or agents) to contact aspiring writers to express interest in their work–so rare, in fact, that any sort of unsolicited publisher [...]
Sue Collier | August 3, 2011
My team and I come across so many useful websites, I thought it would be handy to put them together in a regular blog series. So a couple times a month, I list a few of them in this series called “Webtips for Authors and Self-Publishers.” If you have or know of a website that [...]
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