Why we’re gonna #BoycottDorchester

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Written on March 24, 2011 by   · 5 Comments

Publishing comes with a range of possible pitfalls, but nothing is quite so helplessly rage-inducing as a publisher that blithely refuses to pay you. Especially if they’ve been doing it since April 2009. A common misconception that I’ve run into is that contracts protect authors from this... Read more


Amazon’s New Royalty Structure

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Written on January 21, 2010 by   · 7 Comments

So, twitter was abuzz yesterday with news of Amazon’s announcement about a new two-tier royalty structure for ebooks.  Basically those who are willing to adhere to a certain set of rules can get 70% royalties instead of the 35% offered to self-pubbing authors and the (I think) 50% or so that publishers... Read more


When it rains, it pours

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Written on September 30, 2008 by   · Comments Off

The limbo period between contract and release is a weird time. On the one hand, you have bunches to do, what with possible revisions and edits and cover art forms and blurb-writing and excerpt-picking and all, but on the other… It’s strangely void. You’re waiting and waiting, because... Read more