Genres are getting out of control. They are getting out of control, and they are taking over writing completely. When they finally come into their full power, we’ll be lucky if they don’t kill off everyone that just claims to write “fiction” or “non-fiction.” That won’t be good enough for them. Not by a long…
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The first check I ever got from Amazon.com was for 22 bucks, or roughly the sale of 20 ebooks. Now some of you might be thinking 22 bucks? That won’t get you a donkey ride in Tijuana, and you know what, depending on the donkey, you may be right. But did I pout? Did I…
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Createspace and Lulu are Print On Demand services that work with authors, but after doing some research myself, and given that I wanted to approach this from a publisher’s perspective, I went with Lightning Source. They have a level of personalization others don’t, and I’ve heard that the quality of their finished product is better….
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I wanted to title this first post “In the beginning” but withheld for several reasons. First, I wonder how many people title their first post “In the beginning”. I bet it’s a lot. That’s what getting into the publishing industry has done to me; it’s made me think about how many people have gone before…
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