I have talked on occasion about the various projects I’m working on. Up until now, I haven’t been able to give any dates when my projects are coming out. Well, that is over. At least, I can tell you about some of the projects I have coming out. So, here goes. Mik Murdock, Boy Superhero now has an official release date. It is scheduled for release August 1, 2012. There is one more edit to go and then the layout has to be done, galley’s reviewed and review copies sent out. It will be a busy few months coming up. Mad Scientist Anthology has been picked up by Five Rivers Publishing. Five Rivers has traditionally been a Canadian-only press however, Lorina […]
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Editing Update – My Transgressions Have Caught Up With Me
I have learned a lot in my current round of revising my “Mik Murdoch” manuscript. The very biggest lesson has been not to rush the story. I know I’ve mentioned this, but I sometimes find myself hurrying a story to finish it. It results in glossed over scenes, scenes that end too abruptly or just situations that are unlikely. As you might imagine, I’m getting tagged with more of those at the end of the book than I was at the beginning. So, I’ve been working for the past several days trying to get to that most sought after page, the last. Except, I keep getting tripped up with little comments like “Expand this” or “Ends too suddenly” or even […]
Read moreThe Changing Landscape of Books
The fact that the book industry is changing has never been driven home quite as clearly as it was in the last few days. The first epiphany was when I read a post by my publisher, Lorina Stephens of Five Rivers Publishing. She wrote about how Indigo (the 500-pound gorilla in Canada for book sales) is now pushing the small and indie presses around (post found here). Essentially, the book chain has made the decision to supplement their waning book sales by selling giftware. Fair enough. If it helps them survive, all the power to them. But, and here is where the bullying comes in, they are also basically pushing the small presses out. Lorina says it better than me by far, so I […]
Read moreGet Published Episode 52 – Nate Hendley: Journalist, Author, Editor
Whew! Have you ever had one of those weeks where you always seem to be scrambling around? I’m sure you have and this week has been one for me which ended with a weekend in the mountains building snow shelters with my Scout troop. Fun, but not exactly time I could spend working on Get Published. Still, I am very pleased with the interview you will hear with Nate Hendley. Nate is a Journalist (since the 1990’s), an Editor and an Author. I’m very happy to have a non-fiction author on the show to talk to us about the differences (and similarities) between fiction and non-fiction writing. Nate has a lot of great experience to share and I got a […]
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