Freelancing for Newspapers Writing for an Overlooked Market Written by Sue Fagalde Lick Published by Quill Driver Books As the title suggests, this book is a comprehensive “how-to” for freelancers wanting to break into the newspaper print market. I stress the words newspaper and print, because the material here was written by a professional lady […]
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POD People
Beating the Print-on-Demand Stigma POD People. Seems like they’re everywhere all of a sudden. Thousands of authors are publishing their books via print-on-demand, but only a very small percentage of them find any kind of success. Why? POD People must not only act as author, but also publisher, advertiser, editor, agent and graphic designer. The […]
Blog Update: New Functionality
Just wanted to let you know that we’ve been working on ensuring the blog is up to technical snuff (so to speak)…we’ve added a “contact” form and have an updated RSS feed. I’m a bit behind on the re-categorization of older posts, and I thank you for your patience. I would like to feature other […]
The Wand in the Word
Conversations with Writers of Fantasy In a series of incisive interviews, Leonard S. Marcus engages thirteen master storytellers in spirited conversation about their life and work, providing inspiring reading for fantasy fans and future writers alike. What kind of child were you? When did you decide you wanted to be a writer? Why do you […]
Writing Unconventional Fantasy Settings
Whether you’re writing a short story, ghostwriting or have a freelancing assignment within the fantasy genre, at some point you’re going to come face-to-face with that age-old question: “Has this been written before?” In my opinion, there is no other genre that has been saturated with conventional themes and standardized characters than fantasy. Lord of […]