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Can You Afford an Attorney? Can You Afford Not to Hire One?
Attorneys are expensive. Few of us starving writers can afford to hire one, but when faced with a publishing contract, can you afford NOT to hire an attorney? Before I get into the meat of this post, I...
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The Plague of Independent Publishers
Today, we’re going to talk about the plague of independent publishers. There are more small presses than any of us could possibly count. They pop up seemingly overnight, publish ten or two-hundred...
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The Costs of Self-Publishing
Today, I’m going to leave small presses alone for a bit while I pick on a different sector of the publishing industry. As my good friend, Will, pointed out in a comment on my Plague of Independent...
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In Defense of Indie Publishers
It probably seems like I spend a huge amount of time beating up on small publishers. And, I do, but only because I want authors to know the difference between a reputable small publisher and an...
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Fear of Formatting
“Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game” ~ Babe Ruth If you’re a baseball fan, you’ve read this quote. If you’ve ever seen A Cinderella Story staring Hillary Duff you will...
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What Can Your Publisher Do For You?
Hello, it’s me again. Harping on small publishers. Yes, I know I’ve covered much of this territory before, but after talking to a new round of unhappy authors, I thought I’d better talk about...
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Throwback Thursday: The Plague of Independent Publishers
What the heck is TBT? Throwback Thursday! Okay, so what is that? It’s a day for people to post blasts from the past, usually pictures of themselves when they were younger. I’m sure you’ve seen some TBT...
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TBT: What Can Your Publisher Do For You?
It’s Throwback Thursday once again and time for me to post a blast from the past. This week’s TBT post harks back to July 2013. I’m not going to post the entire thing, but I am reposting most of it....
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Your Pick of Publishers
I’ve blogged about the topic of new and inexperienced publishers in the past, and for those of you who are regular followers of my blog (and probably sick of reading my lectures about using caution...
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