Tag Archive | publishing
Word to the Wise
Originally posted on The PBS Blog:
As we approach the month of August, when teachers return to work and students go back to school, I couldn’t help but to get excited that in just a few short weeks (mid August) I will be publishing another book. I’m really excited about this one and this excitement…
UPDATE-Want to see your e-book at the library?
Originally posted on Jean's Writing:
Wanted to update this morning’s blog. Thanks to Ruth Glover for checking with our local library. Sadly, they can only pull from contracted sites. Sigh… However, I do see this as a wave of the future. Fingers crossed, Amazon will lead the libraries into the e-century and very soon. I…
Reports of a Shrinking US eBook Market Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
Image: the-games-blog.com Following my analyses on the state of publishing, which I started with my posts, 2004-2014: How the E-book Changed Adult Fiction and What we Learn from The Publishers Association’s Statistics Yearbook 2014, this just came in, through the always excellent (and free) Passive Voice newsletter. It is a post originally…
To Offer it Free or Not – Marketing Your Work
Originally posted on Indigo Sea Press Blog:
As with everything to do with the art of writing, publishing and marketing books, there are different views on the worth of offering your books free. Some will argue that you should not work for free. And, in essence, that is what you are doing when you offer…
Thoughts on Writing – Creating Fantasy Languages
Originally posted on Stephanie Flint – Author and Artist:
One of the topics I’ve been thinking about recently is creating fantasy languages. Reason being, I’m creating a language for use in my YA fantasy manuscript, The Wishing Blade. Now, in the original draft (and even across several drafts for different books in that world), I…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 