Part One: The Wednesday Intern
The following is a recollection of the Wednesday Intern’s experiences. Most of this it true … or at least as true as it needs to be. Day One A warning … Continued
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Questions to ask a publisher
Are you looking for ways to publish your book? Does it feel like a minefield and you’ve heard lots of horror stories? Do your homework and it will be anxiety … Continued
5 Costly Self-Publishing Mistakes
Don’t let self-publishing your book put you in debt or send you around the bend in frustration.
The Distribution of the Future
Several weeks ago we blogged about The Publishing Landscape. Somebody commented that the benefit of traditional publishing is the distribution, so getting a 7.5% traditional publishing royalty of something is … Continued
Grandmothers of The Literary and The Paternal Kind
English poet Elizabeth Barret Browning once wrote I look everywhere for grandmothers and see none. A writer of the Victorian era, she spoke out against the lack of a female … Continued
What is a Writer?
When can someone say they’re a writer? On the surface this is a weird question because the answer can be at once obvious but also murky. Is it when they … Continued
Of Mentoring and Packages
There are lots of people out there offering fast, nasty mentoring packages. They’re fast, because the mentor wants the quickest turnaround possible, which inflates their bank account. And they’re nasty … Continued
Letter of a Self-Diagnosed Book Hoarder
In the age of Marie Kondo and Minimalism, is it time to throw out the paperbacks sitting untouched on the bookshelf? I look over to the bookshelf sitting brazenly … Continued