Apr 21, 2008
By John B Rosenman
by John B. Rosenman
In the spirit of public service to writers everywhere, especially beginners, this is the first in a series of fearless exposes of GREAT WRITER MYTHS. Illusions may be nice and comforting, but they have a downside: they can blind you to reality and prevent you from coping with it. For a writer [...]
by John B. Rosenman
In the spirit of public service to writers everywhere, especially beginners, this is the first in a series of fearless exposes of GREAT WRITER MYTHS. Illusions may be nice and comforting, but they have a downside: they can blind you to reality and prevent you from coping with it. For a writer this can be particularly deadly and pernicious. Thinking that stuffed, DOA turkey you wrote is actually a living, champion thoroughbred about to win the Triple Crown will ... Read More
Apr 2, 2008
By Elizabeth Massie
On any given day I’m writing for pay. Gotta do it. Got bills. ‘Tis me job, and I do love it. I might be working on a novel, a short story, a poem or two, a radio play, a comic book, an article, a chapter for a history textbook, you name it. Most of my [...]
On any given day I’m writing for pay. Gotta do it. Got bills. ‘Tis me job, and I do love it. I might be working on a novel, a short story, a poem or two, a radio play, a comic book, an article, a chapter for a history textbook, you name it. Most of my work falls in the horror/fantastic realm, though some does not. (History can be classified horror, though, if you really look at some of the shit that went ... Read More
Mar 2, 2008
By Elizabeth Massie
Most writers who have been in the biz for a while and have scored some decent sales to decent publishers that resulted in decent books will be asked by those who want to join the game, “How do you get published?” It’s inevitable. It’s also a fair question, because those who don’t know want [...]
Most writers who have been in the biz for a while and have scored some decent sales to decent publishers that resulted in decent books will be asked by those who want to join the game, “How do you get published?” It’s inevitable. It’s also a fair question, because those who don’t know want to know, and who better to ask than those who supposedly DO know? And sharing information does not lessen another’s success.
But herein lies a myth. Those of ... Read More
Jun 15, 2007
By Joe Nassise
Earlier this month I received my editorial letter on the third book in the Templar Chronicles series, DIE SCHATTEN (The Shadows).
For those of you unfamiliar with the term, an editorial letter is just that – a letter from your editor. In it, the editor will point out and explain any changes and [...]
Earlier this month I received my editorial letter on the third book in the Templar Chronicles series, DIE SCHATTEN (The Shadows).
For those of you unfamiliar with the term, an editorial letter is just that – a letter from your editor. In it, the editor will point out and explain any changes and revisions they would like to see made to a manuscript before it goes into final production. The intent is clear – to use the editor’s ... Read More
Apr 15, 2007
By Joe Nassise
Several years ago, when I first got into this business, someone told me that it is better to be published well than to simply be published. I thought I knew what that meant. But I’ve come to understand that sometimes, you think you are being published well, when in reality, you are not.
Case [...]
Several years ago, when I first got into this business, someone told me that it is better to be published well than to simply be published. I thought I knew what that meant. But I’ve come to understand that sometimes, you think you are being published well, when in reality, you are not.
Case in point.
In 2005, Pocket Books published my second mass market novel, HERETIC. It was the first book in a series known as the Templar Chronicles, a ... Read More
