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When bad publishers attack… again…
It’s not a big secret that every now and then a publisher pops up that seems to be good at the outset and then flounders like a fish out of water, gasping for air before flopping to a ‘orrible death. We’ve seen a lot of these on the Absolute Write forum, mostly because of the […]
World’s Biggest Bookstore – and *me*!
April 24, 2012
While I was up in Canada last month visiting my sick mother I made a quick trip into Toronto and to my fav hangout – the World’s Biggest Bookstore. If you’ve never been there… well, you’ve missed out on one of the great wonders of the world. It’s a beautifully stocked monster bookstore with almost […]
Why cover artists are Gods and Goddesses…
December 8, 2011
I love cover art. I’ll admit it’s one of the first things that brings me up to a book and makes me grab it off the shelf. Only then do I look at the synopsis and the back blurb, flip through the pages and read a bit. I’m *that* type of reader. Which is why […]
Another day…
May 25, 2010
While I’m waiting for another round of edits on “Wild Cards and Iron Horses”, let me rant a bit about television writing. Spoilers below, so run away! Fringe: Oh, NO, you did NOT go there. Really? If FauxOlivia doesn’t get found out within the first two eps, I’m done with you. Sloppy, sloppy, sloppy writing! […]
We could be heroes…
April 20, 2010
One of my earliest memories is of running down the narrow hall in our apartment, my blanket tied around my neck and flying out behind me as I leapt into the air, prepared to take flight. I broke two toes. And didn’t quite get the altitude I planned. At least, that’s what my mother tells […]
Under the catagory of WTH…
October 3, 2008
Submitted for your recommendation – the latest info on Blu Phi’er Publishing. Seems that the owner sent out a mass mailing to all the authors detailing their royalties, if any, and how much they OWE the company. Courtesy of The Rusty Nail. I don’t even KNOW where to begin to discuss about how totally wrong this […]
If it seems too good to be true…
September 30, 2008
… you know the rest. Seems that there’s a "publisher" in the UK that’s racing towards becoming known as the Next Great Publishing Scam. YouWriteOn, a writing website, has decided to lunge forth with the offer to publish the first 5,000 manuscripts sent in to them. Wait, you say – what’s the scam there? Why […]
Reviews, reviews and damned reviews…
July 29, 2008
You don’t have to be a genius to see that having your book reviewed is probably a Good Thing - sure, we’d all like to have it in the New York Times or some such esteemed paper but that’s often hard to get. So many authors fall back on smaller magazines or specialised ones that cater to their […]
Sheryl Nantus’s books on Goodreads
October 8, 2012
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