They say timing is everything. I agree. So is letting go. That’s why I say to whomever “they” are that I’m extending my 10-hour book publishing challenge to December 18. Why? First of all, it’s my blog challenge and I set the rules. (And my blog editors said it was okay.) Second, I felt overwhelmed by …
Category: Publishing
Oct 23
Slogging Through the Jungle with a Hatchet
You may have heard something about the ongoing fight between Amazon and Hachette Book Group. It started in the boardrooms of both companies over the new contracts that, effectively, allow Amazon to set the prices for Hachette’s and eventually all publishers products. But that’s not all. It also says the publisher, by a certain future …
Oct 18
You can write and publish your story in 10 hours
I dare you. Do you remember when writing was fun and carefree? I do. As a kid, I would pull out a notepad and write stories just because that’s how I chose to pass the time. I mostly wrote fantasy stories, some science fiction without all that technical mumbo-jumbo. My dragons had their own rules …
Sep 18
Crowdfunding Your Writer Dreams
Did you know people would donate money to help publish your book? I’m not talking about a publishing house advance. I’m talking about regular people like the grocery store clerk, other writers and your favorite coffee shop barista. These people believe in you and your project. How is this possible, you ask? It’s because of …
Aug 18
Amazon, Hachette and “the wretched $9.99 price point”
Print is dead. At least, that’s what the Big Five publishing houses fear. One company is fighting the potential loss of sales and its possible demise in a public battle that affects readers and writers alike. Before 2007 or so, the only way an author’s story was read was through a print copy in brick-and-mortar …