2016 in review is a work related round-up, because it’s been an absolutely awful year personally. The other day somebody sent around a “some good things must have happened at least on a personal level in 2016, please post them!” and I honestly couldn’t think of anything actively good enough to stand out.

So, this year in publication review: ( Read more... )

Part two of my series on all-out self publishing, a project I’ve taken on with MAGIC & MANNERS, a Jane Austen pastiche in which I wondered what would happen if the Bennet sisters had too much magic rather than too little cash. Part One, which focuses on finding and working with a production team as well as developing a work flow (including a ( Read more... )

For those of you who have not been following along-and frankly, I have no expectation that the larger percentage of my readers will be, because it’s a topic that at best affects them from a distance-Amazon is trying to force publishing house Hachette to agree to more-favorable-to-Amazon contract clauses.

They’re doing this by:
- not listing Hachette ( Read more... )

By reader request, I’m posting Judith’s entire Escaping Stockholm essay as one post, too, for ease of linking and perhaps ease of discussion. I shall, however, put it all behind a cut tag straight off, in order to not re-flood the friends’ list. :)

If you wish to break it out and read each section individually, here you go:

Part One | Part Two | ( Read more... )

Introducing the third and final part of author Judith Tarr’s inspired rant on the changes in the publishing industry, and the expectations we writers have come to live with and accept.

Escape from Stockholm: An Epic Publishing Saga
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Part One | Part Two

This is no longer the only game ( Read more... )

Escaping Stockholm: Second in a series of publishing industry essays by author Judith Tarr, about whom the following is all perfectly true:

Judith Tarr hates writing bios of herself. She would rather write historical fantasy or historical novels or epic fantasy or the (rather) odd alternate history, or short stories on just about any subject that ( Read more... )

I’ve said this before and will no doubt say it again: one of the coolest things about the intarwebs and growing up to be a writer is having become friends with some of my writing heroes. People I wanted to grow up to be, or whose work touched me, or who I admired the holy living bejeezus out of, or I learned from by reading their books, or all of ( Read more... )

Novelist Kameron Hurley talks about some of the hurdles of the publishing industry.

Tansy Ranyer Roberts responds thoughtfully to Kameron’s post.

Sarah Rees Brennan & Holly Black talk about characters of color in their YA novels. You can check out my own post on the topic, too.

Laura Anne Gilman L.A. Kornetsky announces two more books in her Gin & ( Read more... )

New Novel Re-tells ‘Pride and Prejudice’ From Servants’ Perspective. Wish I’d thought of that.

Also, a romance novelist with a 20 year career turns out to be an 89 year old man. Awesome. :)

(x-posted from The Essential Kit)