I’m a teacher in the private sector. I’ve developed and taught courses on everything from accounting to how to small talk. Heck, my official title is education program manager (that sounds really official and, like, powerful, doesn’t it). For a long time, I’ve wanted to deliver a 12 week course on writing. But I ain’t
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I know a lot of authors who are trying indie publishing. Some are doing fabulously well. Most are not. I’ve talked to a lot of folks wanting to indie publish. Very often they have stars in their eyes, even though the vast majority of books don’t sell well. But does that mean indie publishing is
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There is a lively discussion on The Passive Voice about Kris Rusch’s recent blog post which challenges the use of the term “churn out” to describe writers who write quickly. In the comments, someone said that folks also use “formula” or “formulaic” as a pejorative. Another commenter said that in computer design, they use design patterns,
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Is The Guardian right? Does it really cost $6,000 to publish a book independently? Is that the price to become Hemmingway these days? Lots of commenters at The Passive Voice said the numbers were rubbish. Far too high. They said this was yet another thinly-veiled bit of flimflam The Guardian cooked up to depress indies
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Do you know what’s awesome about Your First 1,000 Copies by Tim Grahl? He bases his advice on tests. Tests he’s performed with other authors and tests he’s performed with his own book. For example, what’s more effective: advertising and posting our on places like Facebook and Twitter or a mailing list? Do authors really need
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