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I’m getting a little tired of hearing all the same old sad, irrelevant arguments brought to bear in the defense of piracy. Piracy isn’t really stealing, because the so-called victim of the piracy never loses anything. Piracy isn’t a violation of copyright law, because you’re making a copy for your own personal use, and that’s legal. Copyright law Continue reading A Rant on Copyright vs Piracy (wherein I lose my civility) What do you call a short story, a novella, or a novel? I had an interesting discussion some time back with another self-publisher. Not a fiction author, to the best of my knowledge; he was writing cookbooks, but that doesn’t really change anything. I told him I had written nine novellas, and that I liked the Continue reading Is 80,000 Words Really a Short Story? 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 …if I hear the phrase “story arc” one more time! Or “character arc.” Or any other reference to an arc as it might relate to writing. An arc is a section of a circle. It’s a very simple beast. Any arc can be fully and completely described by naming three points anywhere along its length. On the Continue reading I Swear I’m Going to Start Screaming… 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 Personal Update: You may not be seeing much of me on Twitter, this blog, and so forth for a while. I’m head-down in a new project, and can’t type fast enough to keep up. 12,582 words since the first of October, and they’re good. They’re done. They’re finished words. Unless I find some fine new golden Continue reading A Personal Update, And A Wee Bit o’ Writerly Technique A non-blogging, non-twittering, meatspace friend asked me for my thoughts on the parallels between music and books in the digital age. This is a part of my response to him: On the one hand, it is somewhat misleading to discuss parallels between the music industry and the publishing industry, because such a discussion, by ignoring the fact Continue reading Herd-Sourcing — DRM and the Future of Fiction I’ve said this before, and now I’m going to say it again. When your friend approaches you with a manuscript, hot off the printer and dripping ink, and your friend says to you “Hey, you! (says your friend to you) Tell me what you think of the choices I’ve (that Continue reading Online Feedback: Part II |
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