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January 21, 2020
I am Ready to Fail.
Writing has been something I had wanted to do for a long time. Heck, I even went and got a degree simply so I could write more! Yet, I…
January 20, 2020
Cleaning Up a Dirty Mind-5 Simple Ways to Upgrade Your Thoughts
When I say I have a dirty mind and I’m working on cleaning it up, I’m not referring to sexual thoughts and fantasies. I’m referring to the…
Use Fear to Drive You, Not Contain You
Fear comes in many different forms. For most creatives, business men, entrepreneurs, and of the like, the biggest fear that can come to…
The Atlantic is back to publishing short fiction
Once known for its short stories, The Atlantic seems to be getting back to its roots. They’ve recently announced that they will be more focused on publishing short stories again. To kick off this announcement, they published a short story by Lauren Groff called Birdie.
For writers, this is another outlet we can take advantage of to get our stories heard. Like I mentioned, The Atlantic has a long history of publishing authors. It’s good to see them getting back to that.
Read more about that story here.
CRY
MORE FROM CRYHave you read my novela Thoughts of a Fractured Soul? It’s about a teenager whose life changes when he becomes a father at 17. The story is an emotional depiction of the battle he faces between his ambitions and the real-life responsibility of being a parent.
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January 18, 2020
Audible lawsuit update — they settled with publishers
As promised, here’s an update on the whole Audible thing. As a quick reminder, Audible was planning to release a text transcription of audiobooks on their platform. Publishers then sued Audible basically saying that producing text is essentially reproducing an unauthorized version of the book.
Audible even admitted that their transcriptions would not be 100% accurate.
Regardless, Audible has settled with the seven publishers who sued them for an undisclosed amount. Is this a win for publishers? Or more importantly, for authors?
Read more about that story here.
CRY
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Audible lawsuit update — they settled with publishers was originally published in C.R.Y on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.
January 17, 2020
Uh Oh, Amazon is starting to succeed publishing popular authors
I’m not sure if this is an uh-oh or an opportunity for authors, but Amazon is making some headway in the publishing space. They’ve recently published two big named authors — Dean Koontz and Patricia Cornwell — whose books were both subsequently blacklisted by booksellers. That means the books are pretty much only available on Amazon, but that doesn’t seem to be a problem.
When I say Amazon is publishing these authors, I mean they’re signing them to deals and putting together full-fledged marketing plans that includes digital (Amazon owns Kindle), audio (Amazon owns Audible) and possibly even streaming deals (Prime Video).
Even with the boycott by booksellers, Amazon claims that Cornwell’s book, Quantam, has “reached approximately 600,000 readers across print, audio, and digital sales and downloads.”
We know how publishers feel about this, but what do you think? Uh-oh or opportunity?
You can read more about this story here.
CRY
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Uh Oh, Amazon is starting to succeed publishing popular authors was originally published in C.R.Y on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.
January 16, 2020
My Near Death Experience Changed the Way I Face My Fears
This is my story of how I discovered that facing my fears and living an authentic life can sometimes be scarier than death.
