Sunday, April 23, 2006

alg: P&Ls and how books make (or don't) money: part the first: the mass market original complete failure

This link will take you to an article written by an editor at Tor, which delineates the cost of printing a mass market book. Interesting stuff!

alg: P&Ls and how books make (or don't) money: part the first: the mass market original complete failure

Friday, April 21, 2006

Building Fictional Characters

A lot of useful information here on building characters.

Building Fictional Characters

Monday, April 17, 2006

WSJ.com - Publishers' Solution to Slow Sales: My Story (And His, Too)

Great news for memoir writers in the Washington Post article. Despite James Frey's deception, the memoir market still thrives and did not explode into a million little pieces.

WSJ.com - Publishers' Solution to Slow Sales: My Story (And His, Too)

Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Fresh And Original

Agent Kristen at Pub Rants posted this exceedingly relevant article about having an original story line. It is relevant because last night I had attended a MWA Mentor Panel in New York City with agents, an editor and authors. One of the topics of conversation was having an outstanding hook. Kristen echoes this sentiment. I would strongly recommend reading her post at http://pubrants.blogspot.com/.