What Is A Book Worth To You?
It’s been over two years since I’ve posted directly on the Reading Between the Lines blog. I won’t bore you with the details, but life… Read More »What Is A Book Worth To You?
publishing
Self-Publishing Strategy: HAVE ONE.
As the self-publishing world grows and grows there is more and more research to be done before taking the leap. What self-pub platform to use, what retailers to target, if you should use a distributor, print and eBook or eBook-only–the list of non-editorial decisions is […]
Guest Blogger, Paul La Rosa: On Writing a Memoir
I consider myself an experienced writer. After all, I’ve been a newspaper reporter, a producer for CBS News, and the author of four true crime books. But I had never written a memoir until I began trying two years ago. Writing a memoir is different. My first […]
Guest Blogger, Gloria Loman: Little Things…Like Knowing Your Audience
Why, hello again, Booklanders! It’s time for us to chat about something a bit more serious—and infuriating—about the state of the book biz these days. Earlier this week, B&N announced who the typical Nook customers are: women a little afraid about […]
Guest Blogger, Allison Pang: Cover Me
Don’t judge a book by its cover. We hear that all the time, but the truth of it is that covers *do* matter. Like it… Read More »Guest Blogger, Allison Pang: Cover Me
Guest Blogger, RossH: An Intro to Webcomics
I was talking to Danielle a few weeks and sharing some ideas I’d had about Christmas gifts, I sent her a link to a shirt on TopatoCo, which she later posted here, along with some other choice materials from the site. After sharing our favorites of the various witty t-shirts, […]
The Author-Editor Relationship: Jane-Austen-style
I came into the office this morning to a find hilarious–and thoughtful–article sent to me from one of my awesome authors. The article, written surprisingly by Jill Lawless of the Associated Press, focuses on how even the most renowned authors need a helping editorial hand to polish a manuscript. […]
The Sensitivity of Literary Editing
This week, the Recalcitrant Scrivener blogged about editing and revising a manuscript from both an editor’s and an author’s point of view: Editing is a sensitive issue—for… Read More »The Sensitivity of Literary Editing