Thoughts on Gay YA

So by now, most everyone interested in YA lit has seen the #YesGayYA tag on Twitter, and knows that it comes from a discussion on Genreville about two authors who…

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Irene Interlude

We interrupt your regularly scheduled Candlemark & Gleam notes to bring you some important news regarding Hurricane Irene. As some of you know, Candlemark & Gleam is located in Bennington,…

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A note to the pessimists

Lifted from a response I left on Cat Valente's blog, regarding the "sky is falling" attitude around publishing right now, and how publishing is collapsing, etc etc woe is us:…

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1000 Words

Yes. Exactly.

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Ad-Supported Reading

We've talked a bit before about ads in eBooks and whether or not it's a good idea. Personally, I come down on the side of it being a good option…

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Apps and Interactivity

One step closer to getting approved for the App Store, hooray! Soon, I hope, we'll have a dedicated app created for Hickey of the Beast, available for both iPhone and…

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Content no more

There's been a lot of hubbub in the press lately about content, about pricing, and about "the eBook phenomenon." AOL's acquisition of the Huffington Post has brought "content" and "content…

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Publicity as Primary

As we move into a new year, with many exciting book launches planned, I've been thinking more and more about marketing and publicity. You see, the hardest part of being…

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Ads in eBooks

The Wall Street Journal just did an article on companies exploring the possibilities of adding ads to eBooks. I'm a bit torn on how I feel about this. On the…

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