The whole micro-storm about Harlequin’s expansion into self-publishing has brought up a side point that has been an issue for me. The technical side of publishing has been brought under control. Any person with a bit of computer familiarity and a finished story can create and offer for sale a paper book or an ebook… Continue reading Popular Vs. Juried Awards
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Since When Do Publishers Win Writing Awards?
I’ve been watching the reactions of the SFWA, the MWA and the RWA about Harlequin’s venture into assisted self-publishing. Basically, the fury is that Harlequin would lend it’s reputation to novels that are essentially unedited, and charge the novelist for the service. While I deplore the idea and think that it would do more damage… Continue reading Since When Do Publishers Win Writing Awards?
Thumbing Through the Pages
One of the disadvantages of selling my novels via my webpage, or by allowing people to buy them via Amazon or B&N online or any of the other on-line webstores is that people have a long history of picking up a book, and reading a few pages to get the feel for the book. That’s… Continue reading Thumbing Through the Pages