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Is This the New Breed of Vanity Publishers?

May 9, 2013 Writing Stuff
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A few weeks ago, author David Mamet announced he’ll be self-publishing his next book through his literary agency. Some think this is big news, some don’t, and some wouldn’t call David’s plan self-publishing at all. Regardless, this news means we’re seeing the second wave of self-published authors. While the first wave was comprised of early-adopting, [...]

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Do You Want to Be a Famous Author?

May 7, 2013 Random Musings
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Every once in a while, I come across an article about figuring out our goals as an author. Heck, I’ve written posts along those lines. As we learn more about the industry and grow as authors, our goals might change, so it’s smart to revisit the question occasionally. But there’s a Step Two to that self-analyzing process that [...]

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How Should We Deal with Conflicting Advice?

February 26, 2013 Writing Stuff
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Did you hear? History was made this past weekend. And no, I’m not speaking in hyperbole. *smile* Imagine a writers’ conference with high-quality speakers, matching those found at national conferences. Imagine being able to attend for a fraction of the cost of other national writers’ conferences and with no travel costs. Imagine being able to [...]

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Tagged as: advice for writers, beta reader, conferences, critique partners/groups, feedback, happiness, Jami Gold, Kristen Lamb, paranormal author, self-doubt, self-publishing, Tech Guy, traditional publishing

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Do You Judge Books by Their Covers?

February 5, 2013 Writing Stuff
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I’ll admit it. I do judge books by their covers, especially in this age of self-publishing. If authors don’t care about the quality of their book cover, it’s easy to assume they also didn’t care about the quality of their writing. Besides, we all have too many reading choices now, and just like agents and editors, we’re [...]

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Tagged as: advice for writers, branding, genre, Jami Gold, paranormal author, professionalism, romance novels, self-publishing, small publishers, traditional publishing

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Series vs. Stand-Alone: What Should We Work on Next?

November 13, 2012 Writing Stuff
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Whenever we finish a writing project, we’re told the best way to keep moving forward, especially when we’re dealing with querying/submitting nerves, is to start another project. But that brings up the question: What should that next project be? Should we write a follow up to that previous book? Or should we go in a [...]

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Tagged as: advice for writers, agents, Jami Gold, listening to characters, paranormal author, professionalism, risk, traditional publishing, voice

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The High Bar of Finding an Agent or Publisher

September 18, 2012 Writing Stuff
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I think this week might secretly be listed on agents’ and publishers’ calendars as National Rejection Week. *smile* Okay, not really. But judging from the online conversations I had with writing friends over the past couple of days, it certainly feels that way to many of us. In other words, the rejections were flying in [...]

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Bookstores vs. Backlist: A New Decision

August 23, 2012 Writing Stuff
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Several weeks ago, we discussed why authors shouldn’t worry about the ebook versus print debate but should instead focus on their readers’ online versus offline buying habits. Shortly after that post, I visited my local Barnes & Noble bookstore, a beautiful two-story building complete with an escalator. I love that place. But anyone who’s visited a Barnes [...]

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Tagged as: advice for writers, contracts, dreams, ebooks, Jami Gold, paranormal author, professionalism, self-publishing, traditional publishing

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The New Publishing Paradigm, Part Two: What Value Do Publishers Add?

August 7, 2012 Writing Stuff
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Last time, we discussed how our decision about which method we go with for publishing should focus more on our readers’ online versus offline buying habits than on their preference for ebook versus print formats. And we bemoaned the fact that those numbers are hard to come by. But let’s say we have a vague [...]

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Tagged as: advice for writers, conferences, contracts, ebooks, Jami Gold, paranormal author, professionalism, RWA, self-publishing, Smashwords, traditional publishing

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The New Publishing Paradigm, Part One: It’s Not about eBook vs. Print

August 2, 2012 Writing Stuff
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The Keynote Address at this year’s Romance Writers of America (RWA) Annual Conference was unusual. Instead of sharing an inspirational or funny story about her trudge to success, Stephanie Laurens essentially gave a lunchtime workshop about the publishing industry, complete with a PowerPoint presentation. Some were disappointed or bored and left early. I thought she was brilliant. [...]

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Are You in This for the Long Haul?

May 29, 2012 Writing Stuff
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It’s tempting to put all our effort into a big debut or breakout book.  It’s natural to want our work to make a big splash and gain attention.  We might think that if we break out, we’ll have it made. But there’s a dark side to that approach, especially if our eyes are only on [...]

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