About This Writing Stuff...

This week, we get a double shot of David Gaughran as he discusses Big Publishing and the recent attacks on Amazon.  Dean Wesley Smith puts on his publisher thinking cap while Bob Mayer compares bestsellerdom to riding the long tail.  Konrath rails against the Agency Model which has received much attention lately due to the DoJ lawsuit against five NY publishing houses. Hallie Ephron offers advice on effective supporting characters and Phil Sexton tells you how to spy on your readers.

Kristine Kathryn Rusch puzzles over suspicious royalty statements and eBook accounting methods in two posts.  In the third, she addresses the recent decision by the Pulitzer board not to bestow an award for fiction and how publishing itself is changing (which seems to be a common discussion these days).

Don't Be Fooled: Big Publishing Hates Competition by David Gaughran

The Anti-Amazon Campaign Jumps the Shark by David Gaughran

Think Like a Publisher: Chapter 1 - The Early Decisions by Dean Wesley Smith

Reflections on the Value of Bestseller Lists vs. The Long Tail by Bob Mayer

The Agency Model Sucks by Joe Konrath

How to Write Effective Supporting Characters by Hallie Ephron

Amazon Lets Authors Spy on Readers by Phil Sexton


The Business Rusch by Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Royalty Statements

Royalty Statements Update

The Changing Definition of Publishing