Rejections 2.nooooo: How to handle rejections and heavy edits
Sending out rejections is one of the most difficult things I have to do as an editor. The hardest, I think is dealing with authors who have a bad attitude. Thank God, "divas" are few. Contrarily and unfortunately, rejections are many. But, here's...In the Author’s Own Words: Anya Novikov on Christianity and Witchcraft
Today we're here with Anya Novikov, to ask her three pertinent questions about her book, Circle Girls: Once Upon a Witch. It's not too often that we see a Christian-themed story that incorporates witches, so let's discover just what does happen when 1692...The Demise of Publishing…Is it Finally Here?
About a year ago, I wrote a series of articles about the state of publishing, the influence Amazon has over the entire book industry, and what we can do about it. This week, with articles popping up about how Amazon is cracking down on companies that are, reportedly,...To Be-ware or not To Be-ware: Large Publisher, Small Press
This week seems to be the week to blog about small presses, and seeing so many posts brought something to my mind. I’ve always considered Pelican Book Group to be a small press—as I’m sure most people do—but what exactly makes a small press a small press? Is it the size of its catalogue, number of employees, the benefits and drawbacks of being published by said press, or is it strictly the annual revenue generated (and is any of that good or bad)? As I pondered these things, I decided to do a comparison of what large publishers do and what this small press (Pelican Book Group) does.