How Not To Write

As always, Jason has a great interview with a writer. This time it’s Tony D’Souza explaining the post-publishing process to newbie authors. Expect much work…
Tony D’Souza Explains How To Publicize Your Book:
Novelist Tony D’Souza told us something similar when he stopped by for an interview. He single-handedly arranged a book tour, dinners with [...]

Marie Brennan has some great advice for novelists setting the goal of “Getting Published This Year”.
What’s your plan?: “…it should be something in your control. ‘Sell my first novel’ is up to editors; you can only do so much. But ‘write my first novel’ is all you.”
(Via SF Novelists.)
After I wrote my first novel, I [...]

As Literary Saloon says, there isn’t much new in this report aside from the figures. Truly amazing growth in this industry.
I would be interested in a study of growth by segment (fiction, non-fiction, and associated genre/categories) in online publishing vs. the traditional world of publishing. I wonder if there are particular segments that [...]

I never considered trying to sell my books through the self-publishing routes. My first book was written back in 1995 so things like Lulu didn’t exist (though there were plenty of traditional self-pub options). The second book was more recent (2003), so the only thing I can fall back on is the fact [...]