The New York Times published this story on June 29. I’ve read about it in several other places since then.
I find this sort of thing to be rather interesting because we’re often told that the Internet and social media have “leveled the playing field” so to speak between the big cheeses and the “little guys”. [...]
Liz Strauss said it better than I ever could.
In summary, publishing is a business. Even if you self-publish, you’ve got to impress your editor and your publisher with a product that can sell. Do your editor and publisher have the skills to know what readers will buy?
The hard part is the marketing. If you aren’t [...]
There’s an interesting article in the online version of Wired Magazine about the future of newspaper delivery. Nick Bilton, an editor in the New York Times research and development lab, who doesn’t even receive the newspaper at his home, believes that in the future, newspapers will all be delivered electronically. It’s really not a brilliant [...]
After surveying the poetry blogosphere I’ve settled on there being about 5 different types of poetry blogs online today. There are different variations of the 5, but I think we can settle on placing them into 5 categories and I’ll outline those for you with some recommendations on which are the best blogs to read [...]
Got another rejection this evening. This is the most encouraging rejection I’ve ever received. I love getting personal notes from editors because if they say anything – ANYTHING – no matter how neutral it is then it’s a good sign that at least they respected your work enough to comment. This last rejection, however, was [...]
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