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Monthly Archives: May 2010
Video Games and Publishing
Wrote a quick piece on a model used by independent video game developers that might be of value to writers.
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I went golfing on Saturday. I go once a year with my in-laws, and while I’m not a huge golf fan, I LOVE to play golf with the Olsens. It’s always a rip-roaring good time with them. For readers of … Continue reading
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eBook Sales
It looks like eBook sales are up. O’Reilly reports 50% growth in 2008, 104% growth in 2009, and projects roughly 200% in 2010. From the article: “While it’s still true that the bulk of the cost of producing and selling … Continue reading
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The Open Model
Writing a book is hard. Writing a good book is even harder. Writing a good book and getting published is crazy wild hard as a really hard diamond hard. These are the steps you must follow: Learn the craft (estimated … Continue reading
The Open Model
(Cross posted here) Writing a book is hard. Writing a good book is even harder. Writing a good book and getting published is crazy wild hard as a really hard diamond hard. These are the steps you must follow: Learn … Continue reading
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Work in Progress
I’ve been involved in an interesting writing experiment recently. Let me asplain. Sometimes it’s helpful to describe your book using similar titles. So you might say, “This book is Gone With the Wind meets Harry Potter.” Sounds like a winner, … Continue reading
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Google Enters the Scene
I intended to have a set order of my posts, and lay out the case for openness in the publishing world step-by-step. But then this news comes along, and I have to throw it out there. First it was Amazon … Continue reading
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I’m an author. I also happen to know a lot about the culture of Openness–you know, open source, open education, open content. I’ve seen the recording industry, the television industry, and the movie industry struggle as they move into the … Continue reading
YAB
After the Storymakers conference, I couldn’t help but start thinking again about all of the changes taking place in the world of technology, how directly those changes relate to us in the publishing world, and how often we as authors … Continue reading
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