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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.
Wtite the Vision Wednesday: Action->Result
There is a video game I like to play. Throughout the game, you are given choices to carry things with you, to tell the...
Write the Vision Wednesday
Ten Commandments of Writing 1. When thou knowest not the spelling of a word, thou shalt look it up. 2. Thou shalt edit...
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self-Editing
Writing humor isn’t as easy as it looks. If it were, everyone would be a comedian. For this reason, authors should use...
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self-Editing
Voice: what is it that distinguishes an author in the vast world of publishing? Many forums are built on this...
Thursday’s Tips: Word Choice
So many elements go into making a manuscript strong. One of the top ones for me as a writer, reader, and editor is...
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self-Editing
Although the art of fiction lies within the author’s ability to create a world for the reader to visit and leave her...
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self-Editing
Recently, I asked fellow writers what advice they’d been given from other sources concerning opening scenes and what...
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self-Editing
Writing a series of novels does not give an author the right to leave the reader dangling mid-plot at the end of any...
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self-Editing
When you look at this picture, what do you see? Do you see a picture of a beautiful, but shy, younger woman or do you...
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self-Editing
Deep point of view (DPOV) is the new trend in fiction. This is not to say that all authors will want to use this...
Thursday’s Tips: Complications
In everyday life, people normally strive for as few complications as possible. We plan ahead. We prepare. We come up...