Tag: publishing
member name: Julie Ann Dawson
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July 02, 2007 10:43 PM EDT --
A few years ago, I wrote an article that was syndicated over a lot of writer sites regarding the importance of following publisher guidelines. I think the actual method of submitting a work to a . . .
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July 06, 2007 11:13 PM EDT --
I never really thought too much about book covers until I started sitting on the other side of the desk. They seem to be one of those things you take for granted. We all like to think that . . .
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October 12, 2007 03:08 PM EDT --
As some of you already know, the masochist in me likes to log in to Yahoo Answers. I also frequent a lot writing sites. Frankly, I am often at a loss to understand why people continue to share . . .
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July 03, 2007 09:37 PM EDT --
I don't pretend to be all that important. I run a small...tiny...itsy bitsy...press, Bards and Sages. It turns a profit, but I don't do it full time. I haven't published . . .
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July 05, 2007 10:16 AM EDT --
In the comments posted to my last two articles, a lot of folks mentioned self-publishing in a negative light. I think it might be important to clarify a few misconceptions folks have about . . .
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September 10, 2007 10:43 AM EDT --
Just for the record, I DO NOT EVER READ ROMANCE NOVELS. No exceptions. No "just once." No, "but you'll like..." NO NO NO. I hate romances and erotica. . . .
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December 17, 2007 03:27 PM EST --
Santa Claus has come to RPGNOW! In association with Wheelman Press, Bards and Sages brings you An Interview with Santa and Other Christmas Treats , a collection of short stories and poems by Gregory . . .
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March 13, 2009 01:12 PM EDT --
We're currently in the process of finishing up our next big Karma release Saikorojutsu! Way of the Dice! This product will feature revised rules to let storytellers and players better replicate . . .
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October 18, 2007 01:02 PM EDT --
Someone in another forum was asking about self-publishing company Outskirts Press today. I had never heard of them, so I decided to check it out. This is a company that is an example of everything . . .
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July 31, 2007 03:01 PM EDT --
According to the American Heritage Dictionary, the word "publish" is defined as follows: To prepare and issue (printed material) for public distribution or sale. By this definition, printing . . .
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May 22, 2008 04:38 PM EDT --
Many writers already know the drill. You followed the publisher guidelines. You waited patiently. Then one day you get a form letter or a form e-mail that reads "Thank you . . .
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August 31, 2007 01:28 PM EDT --
I frequent a lot of writing communities. Some I participate in as a writer. Others I participate in as a mentor. Some I just sit back and shake my head at the car wrecks that pass for . . .
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September 14, 2007 09:23 AM EDT --
Writing scams abound on the internet. Anyone with an e-mail address can claim to be a publisher, and too many writers are too eager to get published. In reality, there is no reason to fall . . .
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November 28, 2007 01:14 PM EST --
I got the following e-mail today:
"Dear Affiliates, As someone who has in the past signed up for the firstwriter.com affiliate program, we thought you might be interested to hear about . . .
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January 30, 2009 06:38 PM EST --
Dialogue should do a number of things for your story. It should help move the story forward. It should also help define the characters, and help flesh out their relationships with . . .
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November 25, 2009 12:20 PM EST --
Part Three: Author-Think versus Publisher-Think
Being an author is, by default, an exercise in positive thinking. We put words to paper (or screen) under the misguided notion that people care what . . .
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August 24, 2007 11:11 AM EDT --
This is an old article I posted elsewhere. Opening up my inbox this morning reminded me of it. I had to suffer through four submission queries that all seemed to have been written by a . . .
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March 31, 2008 04:00 PM EDT --
I don't pretend to have any insider information here. Only my own business experiences.
Many self-publishing websites have been abuzz over the weekend at the earth shattering announcement . . .
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November 25, 2009 11:42 AM EST --
Part One: How Positive Thinking is Destroying Literature
A 2009 study performed by the University of South Wales and published in the Australian Science Journal found that people that were sad or . . .
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November 25, 2009 12:04 PM EST --
Part II: Liberating Your Inner Curmudgeon
To channel Tyler Durden for a moment, you are not a unique little snowflake. You are one of over a million people who have decided to self-publish a book. . . .
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