Well, things are still smoldering away at the Amazon/BookSurge bonfire. The flames have died down, but the fire’s definitely not out. I’m posting below all the news from Angela Hoy and WritersWeekly.com. She does it much better than I do. Before I let you read the news, however, let me just say that after reading Angela’s most recent posting, which…
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Latest News on the Amazon/BookSurge Debacle
Best I can tell, the fire seems to be dwindling over at Amazon/BookSurge. Amazon’s not stoking it since everyone got all up at arms about them threatening to turn off those “buy” buttons. And the general reading public hasn’t even gotten wind of it yet. When it does, I think they’ll stand by their authors and boycott Amazon. Has anyone…
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Good News for Bloggers…A Breath of Fresh Air in the Amazon/BookSurge Fire Storm
Just for a brief change of subjects — and an equally brief posting, for the first time ever, Time magazine released its list of the top 25 blogs. Yes, its experts went out to the blogosphere and researched and read who knows how many blogs and chose 25 that they deemed the best of the best. You can find them…
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Things Heat Up Over Amazon/BookSurge Demands — This Writer’s Waiting for the Smoke to Clear
Things are heating up in the Amazon/BookSurge debate, if you can call it that. No one sitting on this side of the fence (meaning on the side opposite Amazon and BookSurge) sees anything to debate. Amazon and BookSurge are obviously in the wrong. It’s a case of the big guys against the little guys. The whale wanting to eat up…
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Self-Publishing World in an Uproar! POD Publishers Held Hostage by Amazon/BookSurge!
I know this blog was supposed to lie dormant until almost November, at which time it would gear up for another flurry of writing activity during the 2008 Write Nonfiction in November challenge. However, I had to show my face (well…words) here today to let you all know about some pretty darn important developments in the world of self-publishing. Actually,…
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Write Nonfcition in November Comes to an End
The month has come to an end. I hope you’ve risen to my Write Nonfiction in November challenge and finished your nonfiction writing project. Depending upon where you live, you might still have a few hours left to do so. As with NaNoWriMo, if you have finished, you can now take some time to edit, polish and fine tune your…
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Of Time Lines, Platforms, Niche Craft, Too Many Ideas, and Getting in the Game
I’m back from my meeting with my agents. Actually, I only met with one; the other wasn’t feeling well. We went for a lovely lunch at a nice restaurant. He brought all the materials I had sent to him, and we ate and talked for almost two and a half hours. We never really did discuss time lines, though. I…
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