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Don’t Be a Writer, Be a Creator

Published on August 20, 2010 By Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

And by independence, I mean making a sustainable living, not just self-publishing your book via Amazon or Lulu or Smashwords and declaring yourself an “indie”.

Everything You Thought You Knew is Wrong

Published on November 23, 2009 By Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

And this is what surprises me. Harlequin, you’re brilliant. You’ve made nothing but all the right steps in all these decades of publishing. You flourish where others founder. You took a great (welcome) leap with Carina, but this? This displays the business sense of a kindergartner. –Moriah Jovan, Harlequin: Ur doin it rong How fast [...]

Do Publishers Still Need Authors?

Published on October 28, 2009 By Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

Just as many entrepreneurs no longer need venture capitalists to launch their companies, authors no longer need publishers to publish. Mark Coker, Do Authors Still Need Publishers? Picture this: In the future, as the risks of publishing shift from the publisher to the author, publishers will be able to invest in technologies that allow them [...]