Since my last post on indie publishing, I’ve been thinking a lot about this subject. I haven’t decided to take the plunge into self published ebooks yet, but I have decided to make some changes in my writing and my career strategy, in order to position myself more favorably if/when I choose to do so.… Continue reading More thoughts on indie publishing
Tag: career decisions
Paradigm shifts and finding balance
Yesterday, I was going to write a post about how pathetic this past week was: I only wrote about 1.5k per day (while unemployed), and spent most of my time on the internet reading blogs. However, after reading some more of Dean Wesley Smith’s blog series, Kililng the Sacred Cows of Publishing, I have to… Continue reading Paradigm shifts and finding balance
Thoughts on traditional vs. indie publishing
In case you didn’t know, the publishing industry is in the throes of a major revolution. With the growing popularity of e-books and the collapse of distribution channels and chain bookstores such as Borders, traditional business models are proving simply untenable. I’ve been perusing several internet sources to make sense of all the craziness, among… Continue reading Thoughts on traditional vs. indie publishing
Deceptively productive day and other updates
Man, I revised through about 4k words today…and wrote a 1.5k outline for Edenfall to boot. Not bad, considering how much time I spent putzing around reading publishing blogs and job hunting on craigslist. Things are going well with WAFH; after a slight dropoff at the end of last week, I’m rebuilding momentum rather quickly. … Continue reading Deceptively productive day and other updates
Sick (blegh!), submitting, and thoughts on self-publishing
Sorry I haven’t been posting much recently; I came down with a nasty fever this week, and I’ve spent the last two days recovering. It really sucks, because my two temp jobs just finished, and I was hoping to get into another writing routine. The jobs were sucking up all my time, though it was… Continue reading Sick (blegh!), submitting, and thoughts on self-publishing
Some thoughts on the future
I went to the first class of English 318 yesterday, and the lecture got me to thinking about my mid- to long-term future as a writer. Brandon spent most of the period organizing the class, which was made doubly difficult by the ridiculously small classroom size. I swear, bureaucracies exist only to make life difficult. … Continue reading Some thoughts on the future
Q4 report, 2010
For those of you who don’t know, I do a report on my blog at the end of each quarter, giving a progress update on my writing. I like to think it helps me keep things professional. Whether or not it does, it’s certainly helpful to look back on how I did. So anyhow, here’s… Continue reading Q4 report, 2010
The Obligatory New Year’s Post
So I guess I was lying when I said that my last post was the second to last post of the year. Oh well–better late than never, I suppose. Last night at a party, I told someone that 2010 wasn’t that bad…but it was also the worst year of my life. I suppose that’s true:… Continue reading The Obligatory New Year’s Post
The second to last post of the year
I’ve been figuring out what to say in my Obligatory New Year’s post–resolutions and all that. Before I do that, though, I wanted to give an update on recent goings-on. First, the writing: I’m making excellent headway in the latest draft of Mercenary Savior, and should be finished by the end of next week. WAFH… Continue reading The second to last post of the year
Out of it
Man, I feel like I’ve been so out of it recently. I’ve been getting up around 9 am or 10 am every day, going to bed every night around 2 am or 3 am, and running around so much that I hardly seem to have time to write. Life is good, and between plasma and… Continue reading Out of it