publishing
November 10, 2009
- Why do we resist change? Historically, big shifts in society have often produced incredible hybrids and new models advancing technology, community, and lifestyle. When first experiencing a shift, we tend to get our thongs in a bunch, spin out of control with misguided theories and flap about with depressive bouts of unfounded angst. Yes, the current publishing model is like a hot air ...
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November 10, 2009
- A writer wanting to obtain a literary agent most often has to send an agent a pitch or query letter before ever entering into a conversation about representation. Additionally, if aspiring authors decide to approach publishing houses without literary representation, they must take the same route: compose and send a pitch or query letter.Sometimes, if you’re lucky, you might have the opportunity ...
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November 8, 2009
- Nonfiction writers looking for traditional book publishing contracts—wanting to sell their manuscripts to small, medium or large traditional publishing houses, need to find themselves literary representation. While finding an agent may not be necessary for many small publishing houses that accept unagented work, most mid-sized and large publishing houses, indeed, only accept agented book ...
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November 8, 2009
- "Nearly universal literacy is a defining characteristic of today’s modern civilization; nearly universal authorship will shape tomorrow's."via seedmagazine.com "Nearly everyone reads. Soon, nearly everyone will publish. Before 1455, books were handwritten, and it took a scribe a year to produce a Bible. Today, it takes only a minute to send a tweet or update a ...
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November 4, 2009
- I'll be a real book slut and piggy back my foray into thrillerdom by starting my better-be-a-surefire-hit-thriller novel this month. This morning, in fact. I'll plot it, character it and even have an ending before I start - totally unlike my usual writing method. How many words - hmmm?
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November 4, 2009
- In my last blog, I discuss my formula for writing High Concept. If you missed it, you will find it at: http://www.redroom.com/blog/lslbradford/1-part-fascination-1-part-excavation-1-sentence-high-concept What about when words just spill onto a page? Should we worry about formula? That depends on what motivates you to write in the first place. I wrote The Garden That Grew Her quite by ...
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November 4, 2009
- I thought this post was appropriate considering the conversations taking place on the Net, in the corridors of the great publishing houses and amongst writers. However I have also been very diligent in getting as much information as possible on these conversations. My source is the Net primarily. And I have clipped, linked to and written about the publishing world as well. What happened is ...
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November 2, 2009
- Almost all publisher contracts pay authors through a system of royalties, a certain defined percentage of revenue based upon sales of the contracted book. The concept is simple, but it can get quite complicated in practice. Let's talk about the different formulas that publishers use in calculating royalties and how these translate in income for the author.At the outset, it is worth noting that ...
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November 2, 2009
- Trying to get published can be an extraordinarily frustrating experience. The key is to not get discouraged. Too often writers get a few rejection slips and give up. That is not the way to get published! You have to keep at it. Send out those lit mag submissions. Send out your latest poem. Send your book proposal to yet another agent or publisher. In my latest book, the most cogent advice offered ...
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November 1, 2009
- Are your hands posed over the keyboard ready to begin? Are you waiting, as if for the gun to go off so you can start writing your book, e-book, article, essay, query letter, proposal, or whatever work of nonfiction you’ve chosen to create during the Write Nonfiction in November (WNFiN) 2009 challenge? No need to wait. There’s no starter's gun or whistle for this challenge. It’s well past ...
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