Dorothy and I are enjoying a convention weekend – not the usual literary conventions, which have been disrupted by COVID-19 since early last year, but
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Paper or Screen? Musings and conundrums
This week brought news of a major publishing sale – and a reason for it that at first seemed odd to me. Publishing giant News
Guest Post: Copyright Office Requirements for POD by Laura Montgomery
The Copyright Office Still Requires Two Copies of Your Book if You’ve Created a Print Version using a POD Service The problem: A friend asked
Beware the coming wave of censorship
With a new Administration in Washington, D.C., and the oligarchs of Big Tech now dominating US politics, we as writers have to expect a new
Books are struggling to survive
In past articles, I’ve frequently commented that the market for books is only one element of a much broader market – that for entertainment as
When the old is new
Once upon a time, in trad pub, books that were perennial midlist sellers were re-issued every 10 years with new covers to keep up with
