SleuthSayers: Three Things You Should Never Ask an Author

SleuthSayers: Three Things You Should Never Ask an Author: Moving beyond the ubiquitous and somewhat innocent, "Where do you get your ideas"- (you really don't want to peek into the dis...

QUARTZ: Amazon has laid out exactly how to game its self-publishing platform

QUARTZ: Amazon has laid out exactly how to game its self-publishing platform

Writing Secrets of a Bestselling Author: Lee Child (The Graveyard Shift)

 Writing Secrets of a Bestselling Author: Lee Child (The Graveyard Shift)

Everybody Has A New Book Out

Everybody has a new book out and not just those who self publish. Traditional authors all seem to have their  books out at the same time this fall. I had noticed the problem, but hadn't figured out why it was happening. Kristine Kathryn Rusch explains why it is happening in great detail in today's column "Unintended Consequences." Whether you are a writer or a reader, this matters. You can read it here and you should.

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Interesting Reading Elsewhere-- Patrick Wensick at Salon.com

In his piece titled "My Amazon Bestseller Made Me Nothing" Patrick Wensick discusses the real world of novel publishing and what a bestseller at Amazon earns. I'd argue that 12k is far better than nothing, but what do I know? It isn't like my novel is finished and published and selling so I can complain about how little I earned.

The article is worth reading and can be found here. Just expect lots of annoying popups as one normally finds on the site.