by Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Originally published here on August 3, 2011) Before we get too deep into this week’s blog post, let me point you to a few things that came up in the last few days. Last week, I … Continue reading
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Traditional Publishers are Getting What They Deserve by Dean Wesley Smith (Originally published here on October 3, 2011) A beginning note: This post came about because lately I’ve been getting the writer-as-center-of-the-universe questions a great deal. Writers believe that when … Continue reading
by Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Originally published here on March 14, 2012) For nearly two years now, I’ve been trying to find a succinct way to express how publishing is changing. So imagine my pleasure when I found the exact analogy … Continue reading
by Tosh McIntosh When I first joined NIP in 2002, a typical meeting might have over 20 members in attendance, and a relatively large percentage of them were actively submitting for roundtable. With a maximum of 22 scheduled slots available … Continue reading
by Tosh McIntosh In December, 2017 fellow NIPer Lolly Walter sent me a document titled “Paths to Publication,” with the following request: “My main reason for writing is that I’m refreshing my memory about book self-publication. I want to make … Continue reading
by Tosh McIntosh After inserting comments in Lolly’s document I “revised and extended my remarks” as follows: Not being familiar with your references to Friedlander 2012 and Friedman 2017, I can’t comment on the information provided there. What I can … Continue reading
by Tosh McIntosh What follows is the text of my talk on “How to Publish Your Own Novel,” presented to the second meeting of the Lake Travis Fiction Writers on November 17, 2012. INTRODUCTION Good afternoon, and thank you for … Continue reading
by Tosh McIntosh As shown in the screenshot below, Thursday, January 12, 2012 marked inauguration of the Austin Indie Writers Blog. As I write this, it’s been six years and a day since the last post, published on 8/27/13, authored … Continue reading
by Tosh McIntosh (Originally published 11/28/12) Unless you’ve been living off the planet for the past five years, you are more than likely aware of the ongoing turmoil in the publishing industry which began when Amazon introduced the Kindle on November … Continue reading
by Brad Whittington (Originally published 2/26/13) A few months back Deanna wrote an excellent post on the timeline for a book launch. I’m going to tackle one small but crucial aspect of a successful indie book launch: getting a critical mass … Continue reading