We must always remember that there are only two players that count, the author who creates the work and the reader who pays for it. All the rest are intermediaries who should add value and invariably also cost. If value is not seen then just like in other sectors no one’s position is safe, agents, publishers, printers, distributors, retailers etc. Write to Earn Write to Earn
It is no secret that I hate publisher websites. The vast majority of them can be best described as “suffers from multiple personality disorder”. And I’m not just talking about the fact that publishers can’t figure out who the target audience of their site is. Visiting a publisher site means being subjected to bad design, bad search, and — yes — bad content. Not a single one of these is forgivable. Are you just serving up the same old book blurb they can get anywhere else with less hassle? I imagine that most of the industry is working frantically to
I have a serious question for you. What if thousands of kids were reading and writing and nobody bothered to notice? I swear it’s happening. We are raising a nation of readers, writers, artists, and even activists. Better, we are raising a nation of communicators. Now we have nurture and protect this new wonder. I’m serious. All of you are, in some way or another, connected with the world of publishing. If you want to reach readers, you need to offer content that reaches these readers where they are — online. If you’re seeking writers and artists, what comes over
A week or so ago (time flies when you’re in Austin and then down with the modern cold), I did a radio interview with Susan Benjamin for her show Greater Voices. We talked about a few favorite books, and since the show is airing — access through this link — I thought I’d offer a few resources for the books I suggested. The three books were The Girl In The Glass by Jeffrey Ford, Always by Nicola Griffith, and The Spymaster’s Lady by Joanna Bourne. I chose these titles because they are all terrific examples of authors with great voice.
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