Tag: Business and marketing
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A (not so) Small Wrinkle
…IN YOUR COPYRIGHT RIGHTS. Last April, about twenty-five authors were fortunate enough to attend one of the last in-person meetings of MMMWriters—the one featuring Mr. Bradlee Frazer, partner at the firm of Hawley Troxell in Boise.
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Sneaky Amazon
They didn’t tell you, did they? Amazon did send emails in mid-December to advise KDP authors (anyone who publishes on Amazon) of their upcoming change to handling DRM (digital rights management). In brief, any (e)books published with Amazon after 20 January will default to allow download in either PDF or EPUB format; that is, without…
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Be Very Wary
Over the years, who of us hasn’t enjoyed: Asimov’s Science Fiction, Analog Science Fiction and Fact, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine and Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine..? And as authors, perhaps we’ve submitted to them, or plan on doing so in the future. They’ve been a benchmark in genre fiction publishing for decades. Be…
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Writer, Beware
Dave Chesson at Kindlepreneur.com has recently updated a comprehensive article on publishing companies you may choose to approach. He has also, in his newsletter, alerted writers to the dangers of working with some companies (whom he will not name, for fear of litigation). But he conveniently has highlighted the following author-support entities who can be…
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Books for Writers
Local author and active member of the author community, Sherry Briscoe (whom we profiled way back in 2020), has recently published a series of books drawing from her experience as a workshop and conference presenter. All are available at Amazon. Header image is detail from photo by pure julia on Unsplash
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Plan Your Best Year
TH 11 January Zoom: AUTHORPRENEUR: Level Up the Business Side of Writing with Laurie Buchanan When writing is treated as a business, a writer becomes a serious contender in magazines, newspapers, and on shelves in bookstores. In this interactive session, writers will learn what it means to be an authorpreneur and about the business side…
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Heads Up, Writers
Make yourself a tall cup of coffee (or your preferred winter beverage) and educate yourself as you peruse this list of things to be wary of from 2023. The scammers aren’t quitting any time soon. Best of Writer Beware: 2023 in Review Photo by Zach Ramelan on Unsplash
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AI Copyright and Content Trolls
We’ve highlighted the Writer Beware blog and website not that long ago. But it bears mentioning again as, being on their mailing list, I’ve found two recent articles of great interest: And just in the last day they’ve pulled some Amazon-related scams out into the bright light of day. We all get “too many” newsletters,…
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Alert to Scams Since 1998
Writer Beware® is a site rich in resources — all sponsored by the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association — but encompassing all genres. Are you an aspiring writer? They’ve got you covered. Are you querying agencies and/or publishers? They’re all over it. Be sure to add this website to your bookmarks or favorites, and…
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Better, Faster
If you’ve not yet encountered Becca Syme (who’ll be at IWG’s 2023 Idaho Writers Conference, by the way), you have not yet been introduced to a paradigm shift that could have you completely rethinking how you’ve been doing things all along (and why they haven’t worked out as you’d hoped). The 2023 Publish Better-Faster Digital…
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Alexa Rose Artist Grant: OPEN
The 2022 Artist grant cycle for artists in Idaho’s Ada and Canyon counties is now open. Applications are FREE and can only be accepted through 30 May. Several writers receiving our newsletter have received grants in the past. Grants take the form of awards of $500 to $5000 and can be used toward travel, education,…
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Your Writing Career
Past – Present – Future is a three-part seminar, part of the Sisters in Crime SinC Into Great Writing series, during which they’ll discuss the topic from different angles. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (MT) on Saturday, 5 March 2022. Free to Sisters in Crime members. $25 for non-members. The seminar includes three panels:…
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Mexican Gothic : From manuscript to marketplace
The Authors Guild is presenting Silvia Moreno-Garcia in conversation with Ashleigh Heaton, Julie Leung, and Eddie Schneider on the ever-relevant topic of marketing for authors. Learn more about the book, the author, and the panelists — and sign up. “Designed with an audience of fellow writers in mind, From Manuscript to Marketplace offers candid conversations…
