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Beginning Of The End
I wasn’t going to throw in my two cents about this whole Flatmancrooked submission debacle since it’s already been done here and here, but I figure I haven’t done a good rant in awhile, so here goes. I believe this was a long time coming and isn’t surprising at all. After all, Narrative opened the [...]
The Tale Of Two Roberts
Like any narcissistic blogger in the 21st century, I have Google Alerts set up for “robert swartwood” and “hint fiction.” Oftentimes, these two alerts go hand in hand, though, interestingly enough, in the past few months my name has become less and less associated with Hint Fiction to the point where HF is now becoming [...]
Publishers Weekly Presents The Who’s Who Of Self-Publishing
So apparently Publishers Weekly — who I used to have quite a bit of respect for — has decided to “embrace the self-publishing phenomenon” and create a “quarterly supplement announcing self-published titles and reviewing those we believe are most deserving of a critical assessment.” But wait — there’s more! This whole shebang costs you only [...]
A Scam Hiding In Plain Sight
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 [...]
Talking In Circles
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 [...]
Beatrice & Virgil & Ripped Off Readers
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 [...]
Reminder: Money Flows To The Writer
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 [...]
New Twitterage & How Long Is Too Long?
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 [...]