Monthly Archives: December 2009

Four essential thoughts on self-publishing your book

  By Maryan Pelland | December 7, 2009 - 6:14 pm | Uncategorized
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Do you know the difference between various self-publishing options available to authors? The following specific definitions of publishing options is attributed to the Writer Beware section of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. It bears repeating. A commercial publisher purchases the right to publish a manuscript (usually together with other rights, known as subsidiary rights), and pays the author a royalty on sales. Most …(there’s more) Continue reading →

Book Contest marks outstanding independent publishing

  By Maryan Pelland | December 4, 2009 - 2:34 pm | Uncategorized
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The 4th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards (NIEA) announces a call for submissions for their book competition. Excellence in independent publishing is the focus. The award program is coordinated by Beverly Hills, California based book shepherd Ellen Reid, who says, “The goal is to recognize excellence in independent- and self-published books, a rapidly growing segment of a publishing industry that is going through constant growth …(there’s more) Continue reading →

Writers: Refuse substandard pay and substandard respect

  By Maryan Pelland | December 3, 2009 - 11:48 am | Uncategorized
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Go to any forum, social media or networking site, or writer blog and you’ll find the battle of what writers should get paid raging on and on. An interview with a most successful writer/ghost writer/publisher, Claudia Suzanne, turned up dead -on advice: Don’t settle for substandard pay. “Bow to your fears, and you will be made afraid.” Don’t tolerate sub-standard treatment. Claudia holds that we …(there’s more) Continue reading →