Category Archives: publishing
Discouragement and Motivation
Over the last week, there has been a lot of discussion on the excellent Self-Publishing forum about self-publishers who, after laboring in the publishing vineyards for a couple of years, have yet to produce a vat of profitable literary wine. They’re discouraged and now wonder how they can get the necessary motivation to continue. Continue reading
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Be Kind to Your Book Designer
In this post, I am including the complete design, layout and typesetting process under the single heading of Book Designer. Why? Because, today, the entire process is usually carried out by one person (at least in the realm of small … Continue reading
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How Not to Submit a Query
Do any would-be published writers out there take the time actually to read at least one of the many excellent books on how to craft and send a query letter to a publisher/editor? If my email is any indication, the … Continue reading
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Digital-Only Books Are Cultural Suicide
I suppose many people would read that headline and consider it heresy. Others probably don’t see a connection between e-books and the survival of a culture. So, bear with me a bit. This is something that’s been bugging me for … Continue reading
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How Not to Query a Publisher
OK, stand by for a rant. Today, we received part of a manuscript in the regular mail. I suppose it is intended as a query but it completely fails on several counts. The author clearly did not bother to read … Continue reading
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