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October 29, 2013

Independent Publishing: What Would Marcel Proust Do?

This is an easy one: we know what Proust would do, because he did it: Still, for all the brouhaha, many modern readers still find themselves in agreement with the two French publishers who turned down Proust’s manuscript [Swann’s Way] in 1912. A third agreed to publish it, provided that Proust himself cover the expenses. I… Continue reading

Authors, Fiction, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing

André Aciman, French language, In Search of Lost Time, Literary fiction, Marcel Proust, Proust, Self-Publishing, Shakespeare, Swann, Writer, Writing

October 26, 2013

Self-Publishing Update: Moving Up the Ladder of Success

Now that The Race: A Novella has been available for sale for a little over a week, it’s time to check in on our Levels of Financial Success for Writers. As you may recall, the last time we did an update I was still absorbing the blow of shelling out 250 bucks for a block… Continue reading

Authors, Novellas, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing

October 24, 2013

Self-Publishing Literary Fiction – A Ray of Hope

Oh, it’s hard times for literary fiction in general, I know. (People don’t read it any more!) And for indie publishers, there is the stigma. (Who do you think you are? You need to have someone else decide whether your book should be available to readers…) But there’s hope! As David Gaughran, guru of marketing… Continue reading

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Amazon, Amazon.com, Arts, Author, David Gaughran, Fiction, Historical fiction, Literary fiction

October 23, 2013

The Case for CodeX

Ed Finn and Joey Eschrich argue for the need to replace the word “ebook”: We need to embrace digital reading as its own medium, not just a book under glass. That means imagining a new language for reading as an experience, starting with a new word to use instead of book. Their solution comes from… Continue reading

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Business, Codex, E-book, Ed Finn, Joey Eschrich, Neologism, Publishing, reading

October 15, 2013

An Open Letter to Laura Miller

Dear Ms. Miller, We have not always seen eye-to-eye in the past. And my tone was perhaps inappropriate. However, I will try to do better. I think your heart is in the right place and I have long appreciated your devotion to good writing and good literature. I am a fan of yours when you’re… Continue reading

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Author, Book, E-Books, Laura Miller, Literary fiction, publish, reading, Self-Publishing, Writer

September 23, 2013

Welcome, Beta Readers!

Thanks to everyone who has served as a beta reader, or to those of you who have signed up for more. As always, I hope the process will not be too painful. (Side note: at the first deposition I ever took, the first thing out of my mouth was a reassurance to the witness that… Continue reading

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Beta, Beta reader, E-Books, reading, Writer, Writing

September 21, 2013

Mightier Than Some Other Pen (continued)

No luck finding a Jetstream in a store. The dream dies. Continue reading

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September 18, 2013

Mightier Than Some Other Pen

Wirecutter has an impressive study of the best affordable pens for writing. I’ve been partial to the Uni-Ball Vision Elite (.5mm blue) but might need to give the Jetstream a try. Continue reading

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September 17, 2013

Mr. Franzen’s Folly

How does someone so seemingly intelligent get things so wrong all the time? Here’s Franzen’s latest: “In my own little corner of the world, which is to say American fiction, Jeff Bezos of Amazon may not be the antichrist, but he surely looks like one of the four horsemen. Amazon wants a world in which books are… Continue reading

Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing

Amazon, Book, Franzen, Jeff Bezos, Jonathan Franzen, New York, Philip Roth, Publishing

September 15, 2013

What She Knew #5

“One need not be a chamber to be haunted.” –Emily Dickinson Continue reading

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