The Guardian published a worthwhile article today on what they’re calling the “self-epublishing bubble.” Here’s an excerpt: All of this ebook talk is becoming a business in itself. Money is being made out of thin air in this strange new speculative meta-practice: there are seminars, conferences and courses springing up everywhere, even at the Society [...]
I’ve been seeing that phrase in a lot of self-published e-book product descriptions lately. Newly Edited And Revised. Oftentimes there will even be an exclamation point after the phrase, as if it’s something to celebrate. Sometimes there’s even an addition of Now Proofread! or something along those lines. When I talk about self-publishing, I always start with the same adage: [...]
Today over at Maclean’s there’s a piece called ”The Incredible Shrinking Short Story” which mentions — can you guess? — hint fiction. Here’s the first part: At some point, if you work them right, words eventually become stories. Fragments and sentences turn into paragraphs, and paragraphs, if you’re lucky, become something whole. But the exact moment that change [...]
Walter Dean Myers has been named the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, and this is some of what he has to say about it: “We all know we should eat right and we should exercise, but reading is treated as if it’s this wonderful adjunct. ‘Reading takes you to faraway places.’ We’re still thinking [...]
It’s almost the end of 2011, which means that 2012 is right around the corner, which means the ancient Mayans are going to come back from the dead and eat us all. That’s how the prophecy goes, right? Anyway, instead of doing a rambling post about this past year, I thought I would just share my e-book [...]
I read sixty books in 2011, counting novels and short story collections and graphic novels and audiobooks (yes, I do count listening to a book the same as reading a book). I enjoyed many of those books. Below are the books that I really enjoyed, in no particular order except in which I read/listened to [...]
It’s about time I came clean about something rather important. Don’t worry — I’m not admitting to any major crimes … yet. But I want to tell you about the first novel I self-published nearly a year ago. Wait, some of you might be thinking. A year ago? But you published The Calling in April. And [...]
