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I just finished reading a book that was quite appallingly bad. There are so many ways in which this book stinks that it’s difficult to know where to begin, so I’ll just jump in. Dated research. There were so many Continue reading Why Corporate Publishing is so Much Better Than Self-Publishing  …why people keep having contests for self-published books where the prize is a REAL PUBLISHING CONTRACT WITH A REAL PUBLISHER!!!!!!!! YAY!!!! HERE’S YOUR CHANCE!!!! WIN THIS, AND YOU, TOO, CAN BE A REAL WRITER!!!!! This is like throwing a show-n-shine for hand-built hot-rods where the prize is to have your car ripped apart by a “real” car Continue reading Can Anybody Tell Me… First, some background. I was probably a writer before could write. There have always been imaginary characters living in my head, telling me their stories. My parents used to assure me that when I was young, I would regale them with stories of impossible people doing impossible things, telling them with the straightest face and the Continue reading More Thoughts on the Status of Self-Publishing An overview of what I’ve found, for my self-publisher friends: DISCLAIMER: I am not a representative of either CreateSpace or Lightning Source International, and this information only presents my personal findings! Although I have yet to see any official information from CreateSpace on how this deal works, I did discover that it seems to be quite easy Continue reading The CreateSpace/Lightning Source Agreement (From Where I Stand) Part III was going to be about one of the strangest misconceptions, namely Money Always Flows TO the Author, Never FROM the Author. But then they tell you that writing is a business, and I was going to talk about how strange that little maxim would sound when applied to any other business. I was going to Continue reading Misconceptions About Self-Publishing — Part III Apropos of yesterday’s rant, I found this on caroclarke.com:
I am your editor: submitting your novel I have been in publishing for over ten years, mostly as an editor. I am the person who accepts or rejects your manuscript. Here is how I make my decisions. I look the envelopes I am opening as I work Continue reading This is Just Scary Ok, I promise not to get mad today. Maybe. Today’s misconception doesn’t really anger me, it simply befuddles me. You should not self-publish, because self-publishing is not a stepping-stone to real publication. Ok, story time. Once upon a time, there was a man who wanted to own a store. When he was seven years old, he went Continue reading Misconceptions About Self-Publishing — Part II In an effort to keep this a) short and b) G-rated, I’m going to limit myself to just one misconception at a time. (Well, maybe two.) Today’s misconception: Self-published books are garbage. All of them. This misconception comes in two basic flavors: Self-published books were not subjected to the query process, which keeps garbage off the streets. Continue reading Misconceptions About Self-Publishing — Part I Make your self-published book the absolute best it can be. I firmly believe it is incumbent upon every self-publishing author to make his or her book perfect in every way. It really isn’t enough to tell a great story, to craft each chapter, each paragraph, each sentence and phrase to say exactly what you want to Continue reading Elements of Book Design – Widows and Orphans Photographers can do it alone. Suppose that I’m a photographer. Actually, I am, and a pretty good one at that, but I don’t take it as seriously as I should. Suppose I did, though. Suppose I went out and shot 100 frames every day. Of those, say ten are keepers. I crop, correct, and tweak those Continue reading Photographers, Musicians, and Authors – Further Thoughts on Self-Publishing |
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