Blog Archive
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Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Conference
Sep 15, 2007
It’s early, early Saturday morning and I’m in Denver at the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writer’s Conference. I’ve actually been here since Thursday and apologize for my delayed update. So far I’ve been very pleased with my stay. Thursday night was a smallish mixer at one of the Writer’s homes. The food was great and the […]
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Are Editors Easier to Nab?
Sep 14, 2007
I was asked recently whether it’s easier for unpublished authors to nab an editor than an agent. I would say since it’s not necessarily easier for even published authors to nab an editor, the answer is decidedly no. Think about how many agented authors have difficulty finding a home. Also think about how many agents […]
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Contracts 101: Delivery and Acceptance
Sep 13, 2007
The dreaded and very important delivery and acceptance clause. Did you know that you don’t get paid until your work is delivered and accepted? While everyone seems to know this in theory, few seem to understand what that really means until they are hungry for a check, or just plain hungry and need a check. […]
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BookEnds Talks to Maya Reynolds
Sep 12, 2007
Maya ReynoldsBad GirlPublisher: NAL HeatPub Date: September 2007Agent: Jacky Sach (Click to Buy) Maya Reynolds has had a varied career path on her way to becoming an author. She trained to be a teacher and later became a stockbroker, but quit after ten years to return to graduate school. She became a psychiatric social worker […]
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Talent or Learning: What Makes a Writer an Author
Sep 11, 2007
I was scrolling through the Absolute Write message boards recently (a great Web site by the way) when I came across a very interesting discussion on whether or not writing is an innate talent or something that can be learned. Like many posters I have to agree that it’s a little of both…and it’s a […]
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Parting Ways . . . An Author’s Decision
Sep 11, 2007
If you’ve been following the blog I’m sure many of you remember the story of the agent who fired bestselling author Jennifer Cruisie. But what happens when a published author feels that she needs to make the decision to fire her agent? How does the author make that very scary change? What happens to the […]
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What Is a Packager?
Sep 10, 2007
I knew the time would come when eventually someone would ask me to explain what exactly a book packager is because, yes, when Jacky and I originally started BookEnds we began as packagers, and so many of you let it slide for so long that I guess it’s time I explain what that means. Book […]
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Friday’s random thoughts
Sep 07, 2007
It’s Friday and I’ve had a busy week so I wanted to share some random thoughts with you. First off let me tell you what a bang my week started off with. On Tuesday I concluded an auction that moved one of my authors to a new house. All last week I was taking bids […]
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Understanding Bestseller Lists
Sep 07, 2007
If you’re published it’s guaranteed that at least once each week you check Amazon and B&N.com for your rankings and Bookscan for your title. Right? But do you really know what you’re looking at or how these numbers relate to one another or your sales? They don’t. At least not really. Every list from the […]
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Julia Templeton on Her Path to Publication
Sep 06, 2007
Julia Templeton Return to Me Publisher: Berkley Heat Pub date: August 2007 Agent: Kim Lionetti (Click to Buy) Author Web site: www.juliatempleton.com I just blogged over at the Idea Boutique (https://ideaboutique.blogspot.com) about my new release, Return to Me, an erotic vampire historical, so rather than repeat myself here, I thought I’d talk about my long, […]
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Market Update
Sep 05, 2007
It’s been a while since I’ve posted on a market update and while I’ve been meaning to get to it all day it isn’t until now that I’ve finally had a chance, when I’m sitting at home and enjoying a magnificent glass of Cantina Faccagnini Montepulciano d’Abruzzo. So please excuse any and all typos. I’ve […]
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Promises Made, but Not Kept
Sep 05, 2007
I was directed to this recent post on C. S. Harris’s blog, When Bad Things Happen to Good Writers, and asked to comment. In the story C. S. Harris shared, an author was wooed over to a new publishing house and promised the world—promotion, marketing, and co-op money (money the publisher spends for special placement […]
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