Earlier this year, I had mentioned I had done some consulting for Apex Publications, which is the parent company of Apex Book Company, Apex Magazine and The Zombie Feed. A little over sixty days have passed since implementing a new strategy, and I all can say is “Whooo-hooo!” In order to make the magazine soluble, […]
Tag: publishing
From Writing to Platform and Back Again
A long time ago, when the internet was just starting to take off, I was at university studying the craft of writing. From research papers to marketing copy and competitions, I was immersed in words. I read. I told stories. I lived the dream. And I had a lot of fun. What was this pesky […]
Do Good Deeds. Submit a Story for Australia
Hi, Just wanted to pop in today to mention that due to the massive flooding in Australia an editor has put together a charity anthology. To read more about what happened in Australia, check out my post on the Apex Book Company blog. The fantasy and science fiction community has been affected by this flood. […]
[My Guest Post] Are You Owning, Renting or Leasing Your Writing?
This month at the How To Write Shop I was inspired to talk about content ownership. As in: your content ownership. Although the internet is filled with tools to publish and produce stories, blog posts, images, etc. not every tool is creator-friendly. In this case, I’m not talking about copyright. Instead, I’m talking about something […]
Your Business Model is not Your Neighbor’s
I’ve been in a lot of discussions recently with other authors and a few game designers about pricing. Over and over again, I hear comparisons to the iTunes model or whatever Amazon is doing. If “free” is not the golden calf, then ninety-nine cents is the deal of the decade. From my perspective, pricing right […]