Apparently I’ve made some sort of blacklist for daring to blog about the EC suit against Dear Author. You know what? Fuck it, it’s a great group of people to be blacklisted with. And I will ALWAYS support the truth.
Writer Beware: Update on the problems with Ellora’s Cave.
I’ve posted an update over on the WriteYourAssOff.com blog about the ongoing troubles at Ellora’s Cave, including the fact that they’ve filed a lawsuit against blogger Dear Author.
Dear Newbie Writer: You suck…
. ..HOWEVER…Â http://writeyourassoff.blogspot.com/2014/09/dear-newbie-writer-you-suck.html Also, I’ve made two additions today to the article about the problems at Ellora’s Cave.
Writer Beware: Problems at Ellora’s Cave
This is a read, but there’s some massive WTF’ery going on. http://writeyourassoff.blogspot.com/2014/09/writer-beware-problems-at-elloras-cave.html tl;dr – I strongly recommend you do NOT submit to Ellora’s Cave. Period.
The one where I rant about a thieving small press.
I’m sick and tired of predatory small presses. They’re worse than trad-pub sometimes, because they make you think they’re your “friend” while they fuck you over. http://writeyourassoff.blogspot.com/2014/07/would-you-stay-with-abuser.html
Writer Beware: Another Silver Publishing update.
Since the news broke that Silver Publishing has finally gone belly-up, there are a couple of updates to that. Theo Fenraven: Another Silver Rant and an Update AJ Llewellyn: Silver Publishing Owner on the Run RJ Scott: Silver Publisher Liquidation
Writer Beware: How to research a publisher.
Silver Publishing’s epic and totally expected implosion this week is a reminder that it’s time for me to do my standard nagging PSA for newbie writers: DO. YOUR. FRAKKING. RESEARCH. BEFORE. YOU. SIGN. Where?
Writer Beware: See, I told you so. Silver Publishing kaput.
Whelp. I’m going to say it, and I don’t care if it makes me look like a fucking bitch. See, I told you so. (I’m pissed off friends of mine are getting screwed, so I’ll be a bitch if I
What NOT to do to win readers…
Ah, yes, Internet+Idiot Writer=HuffPo article that has tanked a pen name well and truly. Lynn Shepherd probably wishes she’d taken her friend’s advice now. And here is my response.
Thou Shalt Nots for Facebook for authors.
Over at WriteYourAssOff.com I posted about the “thou shalt nots” for Facebook specifically for authors. Feel free to stop by, check the lists out, and add your own suggestions if you have some. http://writeyourassoff.blogspot.com/2014/01/thou-shalt-nots-for-facebook.html
Can I use song lyrics in a book?
I thought I’d blogged about this before, but apparently I had not. Rectified. LOL http://writeyourassoff.blogspot.com/2014/01/can-i-use-song-lyrics-in-book.html
A Bad Publishing Contract Deconstructed, Part 3 – The Uglier Facts
See other posts in this series: Part 1Â | Part 2 We are going to finish deconstructing THIS contract. (If you haven’t read parts one and two, linked above, you’ll want to start there.) When last we left, my head was
A Bad Publishing Contract Deconstructed, Part 2 – The Ugly Truth
See other posts in the series: Part 1Â | Part 3 Okay, so we’re deconstructing THIS contract from a Maine university site. Apparently, several small start-up publishers have latched on to it and are using it as their “standard” contract for
A Bad Publishing Contract Deconstructed, Part 1
Other parts in the series: Part 2 | Part 3 This is a follow-up to my post the other day, the pop quiz about red flags in publishing contracts. Apparently, several new start-up publishers have stumbled upon this contract and
Pop Quiz: Contracts
Pop Quiz: Which of these are HUGE red flags in a publishing contract? a) Charging for editing. b) “Life of copyright” contract length terms. c) Asking for rights other than ebook and print formats. d) “Net” not clearly specified. e)