Tag Archive | writing
…new… University crash courses in Author-ology and Blogger-ology…
Originally posted on Seumas Gallacher:
…today, I’ve sent a whoosh of messages to the Oxford and Cambridge Universities Boards of Governors recommending the addition of new, eclectic courses of education to reflect the reality of modern day publishing… the WURLD is changing, and no more rapidly than in the fields of scribbling endeavour… if the…
Guest Post: Multi-touch iBooks and ‘The Sword of Air’ by R.J. Madigan
Originally posted on Books: Publishing, Reading, Writing:
I was so intrigued by R.J. Madigan’s experimentation with new innovations in iBook formatting that I requested a Guest Post about the subject for my own blog as I believe this will be of interest to many of my readers, as well. The Sword of Air – Punk…
Meet Van Driscole – Undiscovered
Originally posted on Love Under the Sun:
What is your name? My name is Van Driscole. What is your story? My story is told in Undiscovered by Dellani Oakes What is your biggest fear? I’m afraid I’m going to do something stupid and let Scott down or get Cadence killed. What would you give up…
Author incomes – when does the money come in?
Originally posted on writerlywitterings:
This is a quick post to answer the question I have been asked several times recently, which is: how soon are authors paid for their work? Oh, boy, I remember the day Marion Donaldson called me to confirm that Headline wanted to buy my first book, and that she wanted another…
My Years at the Home(less) Depot
Originally posted on The One & Only Elgon:
My kids and I used to joke a bit when I worked for a certain major home improvements retailer. We called it “The Homeless Depot” because it seemed I was almost never home. What time I could spend with my kids was tempered because I was usually…
The benefits of publishing through a publisher
Originally posted on Suffolk Scribblings:
licensed under creative commons. Image source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/89228431@N06/ ? I’ve written many times about why I decided to self-publish and the pros and cons of going down this route, often by comparing a positive of indie publishing compared to a negative of going through a publisher. Because of this, I may occasionally…
Guest Post: San Miguel Writers’ Conference by Gordon Cope – Part Three
Originally posted on Books: Publishing, Reading, Writing:
This is the third of a 3-part series written by Gordon Cope who has been previously featured on Reading Recommendations. Gordon has offered to give us an “insider’s look” into the writing conference held annually in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. THE CITY OF SMA The city of…
Reviewing Made Easy!
Originally posted on One Lazy Robot:
I was having a conversation with Ana, a fellow reviewer with a blog HERE! about the nature of reviewing. Recently I’ve been getting a blush worthy amount of attention for my reviews, which is fantastic, but as I was telling my lady-friend, Katherine, I never set out to be a…
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