Piracy and the Internet
Ahh, piracy. Nothing gets a publisher's hackles up like a good discussion of piracy - and I've been seeing a lot of them around lately. A major theme of the…
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June 4, 2010
Behind the Curtain, Part 2: Prepping Your Pitch
So you've written your manuscript. You've put it in a drawer for a bit, and you've gotten it back out and read it over with a fresh eye. You've rearranged,…
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June 3, 2010
Goodies
Taking a bit of a break before the next Behind the Curtain post to ask...what sort of goodies would you dig for a book release? I'm thinking of freebies, downloadables…
June 1, 2010
Behind the Curtain, Part 1.5: Revenge of the Manuscript
Okay, I lied. We're not doing Part 2 yet. It was pointed out to me that there's some key aspects to the manuscript process that I ignored. Really, they're more…
May 28, 2010
Behind the Curtain, Part 1: The Manuscript
I threatened to do a series of posts demystifying the publishing process. Now I guess I get to follow through on that. But where do I start? When the manuscript…
May 27, 2010
Giddy
Getting a revised version from an author makes me giddy. No, seriously. It's like Christmas and my birthday, all rolled into one. I'm sitting here, staring at the revised version…
May 26, 2010
What Price Digital?
What price digital? That's the big question these days, it seems. What price is a reasonable one to charge for an eBook? What are people willing to pay, and what…
May 21, 2010
Sea Changes
We've said it before, and we'll say it again: There's nothing new under the sun. Okay, that's not entirely true. There's plenty out there that's new, and exciting, and different.…
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May 18, 2010
Erekos: An Announcement
It's time to announce Candlemark & Gleam's first title! I've been in touch with the author for awhile now, and we've had an informal agreement for a bit, but the signed…
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May 13, 2010
The genre ghetto
Not sure how I feel about the restored Metropolis "no longer being science fiction". It seems to me that saying “It’s no longer a science-fiction film,” said Martin Koerber, a…
May 12, 2010
