Blog Archive
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The First Day of Bookmas
Dec 01, 2010
Welcome to day one of our Bookmas Giveaway contest. For those who missed the rules, hop back over to the November 30 post and give a quick read. Now on to our contest . . . On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me . . . Nothing says love like […]
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The Twelve Days of Bookmas Giveaway
Nov 30, 2010
To celebrate the holidays BookEnds is going to host a 12 Days of Bookmas Giveaway, a book giveaway just in time for holiday gift-giving or as a little treat for yourself. Since we close over the holidays, and we want to make sure you receive your prizes in plenty of time to place under the […]
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Strictly Agent Territory
Nov 29, 2010
I’m curious about the opinion you and Kim have about the rise in e-books and the rights therein. Is this an issue authors should pay closer attention to, or is it strictly agent territory—or perhaps, is it the responsibility of both parties? There is nothing in this business that is “strictly agent territory.” As the […]
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Email Fail
Nov 28, 2010
There’s nothing like a computer crash to really mess with your day. Mine happened on Thanksgiving morning. Luckily it was only my email and only a week’s worth of material. That being said, all email, sent and received, was lost between the dates of November 19-26 which means I can’t be sure which email I […]
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Nov 24, 2010
I have been completely crazed the past two months, crazed in a good way. In the months of October and November I have negotiated 11 contracts for a total of 18 books. It’s been a whirlwind to say the least, but it wasn’t until one of my authors said to me, “Are you happy about […]
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Building Your Career on Kindle, the Published
Nov 23, 2010
Yesterday I shared some of my thoughts on unpublished authors self-epublishing as a way to launch their careers. Hopefully I was able to present a fair and balanced portrait of my thoughts on the subject. Today I want to continue that discussion by looking at what self-epublishing can do for published authors. Just as unpublished […]
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Launching Your Career Via Kindle, the Unpublished
Nov 22, 2010
What is your thought about authors who publish on Kindle? I first became aware that authors were doing this with their backlist about a year ago. Kindle makes it easy by offering a 70% royalty rate at a certain price point. Then J.A. Konrath announced she was releasing a new title on Kindle. That seemed […]
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Query Status
Nov 19, 2010
It’s only 9am and already the morning is getting away from me. A quick update on where I am with submissions. All queries have been answered up through November 2. Which I’m actually thrilled about. I feel very on top of things. All requested material has been answered through the month of August. I currently […]
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Making the Most of Media Exposure
Nov 18, 2010
Like many of your readers, I’ve worked on novels for years, with each new manuscript drawing more interest than the last. After my most recent manuscript, which drew 7 full requests, another dozen partial requests, but no offers, I decided to take a break from fiction and start writing a humor blog. Since June, I’ve […]
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Your Option Clause
Nov 17, 2010
I’m in what I consider to be a bit of a bind. My publisher has not been the most active with my book, and not the most communicative in general. I find it rough, but understand I signed a contract, it’s technically their book now. There’s a Right of First Refusal clause in the contract, […]
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A Lot of Help from Friends
Nov 16, 2010
I’ve received a lot of requests for a follow-up post to the request for books from Valle Vista in Albuquerque, NM, and at last I’ve received a wonderful thank you to all who helped from the folks at the school: I wanted to write and give you an update regarding the Read-O-Ween celebration at Valle […]
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Rules in Publishing
Nov 15, 2010
This is going to be a rant, unless I can reel myself in. Frequently enough I reject or give my opinions on someone’s work, things like I didn’t find the character likeable enough or had a hard time understanding the world you’ve created, or the story didn’t feel like the genre you’re targeting, and all […]
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