Digital Rights, Royalty Rates, and the Changing Battlefield

October 29, 2009 Insider's View

With the rise of less expensive ebook readers and the growing interest in using mobile devices such as handhelds and cell phones to read digital content, the question of how an author should best handle their digital rights is becoming more complex.  Recent changes in how publishers are compensating us for this content has also [...]

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Planning for NaNoWriMo

October 29, 2009 Free Content

With November less than a week away, I thought I would provide a little assistance to those non-members who have stopped by the site and who are also going to be attempting NaNoWriMo.
For those of you who aren’t familiar with the term, NaNoWriMo is short for National Novel Writing Month. Every November more than [...]

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HELLstalkers – The Next Phase

October 21, 2009 Promotion and Publicity

Now that the Frankfurt Book Fair and the press conference announcing HELLstalkers is over, it is time for my co-writer and I to move into the next phase of the project – building up the online presence and promotion before the December 1st launch of the first book in the series, The Cerberus Protocol.
We’ve taken [...]

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Understanding a Profit and Loss Statement

October 20, 2009 Insider's View

Most publishers require an editor to put together a profit and loss statement, or a P&L, when they are interested in acquiring a book.  The P&L helps the editorial board or acquisition team decide if the project is a good investment for the publishing house.  Understanding just what goes into a P&L statement can be [...]

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The Birth of a Series

October 2, 2009 Insider's View

Next month a press conference will be held at the Frankfurt Book Fair announcing the pending launch of HELLstalkers, which is that super secret project I’ve eluded to several times both here and on my personal webpage.  More information on the project itself – what it is, who’s publishing it, how people can get it [...]

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More On That New Project

September 15, 2009 Craft of Writing

Remember that new project I alluded to last week?  Now that the contracts have been signed and the press release has been,well, released, I can talk about it in a bit more detail.
So, here’s what I can tell you.

HELLStalkers
That’s it.  I’ve said more than I really should have.  If I were to continue, you and [...]

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Writing A Summary Sheet

September 14, 2009 Selling Your Novel

A summary sheet is a one page summarization that forms the skeleton of your proposal and contains basic information about the work on offer – size, genre, intended audience, completion date, summary logline, and the like.  It is the first thing that the editor sees when opening one of my proposals.  When done correctly, it [...]

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Knowing the Theme of Your Book

September 9, 2009 Selling Your Novel

Theme is a tough subject.  It is perhaps one of the most common reasons writers go awry in the midst of their writing.  Theme is, at its most basic, the reason you are writing the story.  It is part of our voice; your unique perspective and expression.  It is what your book is about.
Read that [...]

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