I think I may have mentioned this on Twitter awhile back, but I came across this again and wanted to post it here. Basically, a recent trend in small press anthologies have this kind of payment: Editor’s Favorites Authors of the editor’s top 3 favorite stories will receive the following payment: 1st Place – $50.00 [...]
It is clear that many methods of traditional publishing are undergoing seismic shifts. The notion of self-publishing does not carry the same stigma it did just a few years ago. Yet there is a danger in self-publishing that becomes clear when you compare these two authors, and how they got to where they are. I [...]
Last month Erin Fitzgerald was kind enough to send me a copy of Beatrice and Virgil, Yann Martel’s latest self-proclaimed masterpiece. Here is the author himself telling you what it’s about (don’t mind that he comes off as a massive douche; he’s just very successful): Last year the New York Times reported that Yann Martel [...]
I haven’t done a good rant in awhile, so here goes: Hollywood, for the love of God, stop making 3-D movies just for the hell of it! Sure, some films are meant to be seen in 3-D, like Avatar. Regardless how you feel about the film, it really is a visual masterpiece when seen in [...]
An (Imagined) Overheard Conversation Between Two People, Many, Many Years Ago “So I’m thinking we should start a literary journal.” “Why? There are already so many.” “Ours will be better.” “How?” “For starters, we’ll make it exclusively online.” “You mean the World Wide Web? I don’t know. I really can’t see that whole thing taking [...]
I’m not even 30 yet, and I’m becoming a grumpy old man. Facebook is mostly to blame, I think. If you happen to be on Facebook, you know just how aggravating it can be at times. Sure, it’s nice to see what your friends and colleagues are doing, staying in touch with friends you’ve met [...]
Been quiet around here, I know, but that’s because I’ve been extremely busy, what with this deadline for the anthology fast approaching. I’ve wanted to post a lot of stuff but just haven’t found the time, so here I am at 4:30 in the morning wanting to share with you two things. First, I created [...]
Last week, during my week four anthology update, I mentioned how fascinating I’d found it that more than half the people visiting the Hint Fiction page didn’t click on the contest winners and honorable mentions to get a better idea of the form. Then, in the comments, Jess mentioned how most of the writers she [...]
I’ve been thinking about online newsletters recently, weighing the pros and cons. Will they eventually be fazed out or will they continue to grow? With social-networking sites like Twitter and Facebook, authors and publishers and actors and whoever else can reach the same amount of people with just a few keystrokes — plus they don’t [...]
I haven’t done a good rant in awhile, so here we go: I don’t know about you, but I can’t stand when writers become preachy with their work. It’s one thing when you have a point and you do it subtly, a completely other thing when you bash readers over the head with your personal [...]
