Americans spend nearly a quarter of their time online on social networking sites and blogs, according to the latest Nielsen…
“Weird and Wonderful”? Me, on the Future of Publishing
The above tweet led to a fun interview over the at the Book View Cafe blog, “Weird and Wonderful: Digital…
On Inception, The Passage, and Writing in The Obama Era
The weakness of “It’s all a dream” — why we hate that, why we feel cheated when narratively anything is…
Reading Is Fun(damental)
“A man practices the art of adventure when he breaks the chain of routine and renews his life through reading…
So You Have a Platform; Now What?
And now blogging is — and very shortly became — something people do do because they are ambitious. –Lizzie Skurnick…
On Transmedia and Fan Fiction
For transmedia novelists (and publishers) to retain creative control will require more than a repurposing of content. This might give…
BEA 2010: Maybe it’s just me?
BEA is North America’s largest gathering of book trade professionals, typically attracting between 20,000 – 30,000 people. Book industry professionals…