Writing, professionalism, and qualifications.
Yesterday, I hovered somewhere between amused and annoyed as Twitter reacted to a post (2-5-14: Sorry… post no longer exists) on the Horror Writers of America’s (HWA) LA site titled […]
The view from my side of the fence.
In an industry where change has occurred rarely and at a slow pace, the past decade has brought an avalanche of new ideas, technology, and problems. Publishing as a whole […]
Fabulous news is fabulous!
Guys! One of my editresses is getting published!! This is super exciting awesome news! Danielle Ellison’s FOLLOW ME THROUGH DARKNESS, in which a girl escapes a controlled community and races […]
News: Coming Soon!
There are big things brewing in my world. Big, BIG things. As soon as it all is tied up all nice and pretty with a bow on top, I will […]
Publishing: An Internship Opportunity
Spencer Hill Press, an awesome independent house, is calling for interns! If you’re at least 13 and love YA books, you qualify! Read below or click here for more details: […]
Books: Why Isn’t YA Okay?
I had this conversation with customers many times when I still worked at Borders. One day the line shall disappear completely between YA and “adult” literature and people will realize […]
News: What’s Happened Lately?
Because of my crazy schedule the past month or so, there are a lot of posts I wanted to do and haven’t gotten around to. My list of links to […]
Technology: The Publishing World After The DOJ Lawsuit
I have already posted on this subject a couple of times (specifically here and here), but Nathan Bransford (who I’ve quoted on this blog) posted an update on the lawsuit […]
Legalities: A Follow-up
Not too long ago, I wrote a post talking about the power-plays companies like Amazon and PayPal have been making in recent years. This morning I stumbled across more information […]
Technology: Digital Power Plays
Have you ever met someone so sure of their own power over the world around them they could hold up their hand to block the sun and swear they’d created […]
Publishing: More Opinions
Today was a busy day, so I didn’t have the time to get something up here. Still don’t actually. So instead, I’m going to link to two articles you may […]
Publishing: The Traditional Defense Part Four
Before even beginning his final post defending traditional publishing, Steve Laube calls part five boring. Personally, I disagree. For people not already involved in the industry, the information presented here […]
Publishing: The Traditional Defense Part Three
Continuing my posts from last week (part one and part two), today I’m looking at Steve Laube’s Defense of Traditional Publishing Part Four: Design. While cover design is a crucial […]
Publishing: The Traditional Defense Part Two
Continuing my post from yesterday on Steve Laube’s Defense of Traditional Publishing, today I’ll talk about his third post. This one on the all-important topic of editing or, as Steve […]
Publishing: Since We’re Kind Of On The Subject…
I jumped onto the subject of self-publishing yesterday and this morning found another related post. This one, written by author and blogger J.A. Konrath, specifically talks about how legacy houses […]