WARNING: There is publishing lingo in this post. I’m sorry. I haven’t used a lot of that so far because I don’t like the false glass wall between publishers and writers. But for this discussion, I figure it’s good to hear some of the terms that might be thrown at you, in case you’re ever at one of those power
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J. Mark Bertrand raised an interesting point in his comment last night. Thank you, Mark. “Core content developers” are the actual authors, whereas spokespeople are not. General editors make great spokespeople because they don’t actually do anything except lend their name and credibility to a book (okay, they might write an intro now and then if they’re really geared up),
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Who wants to hear about the acquisitions process at my house? I can hear that deafening rumble, the clamor to get to the front seat. Take it easy, now. There’s room for everyone. The internal acquisitions process is a consideration of the varied indicators of a book’s potentials for success (but don’t quote me on that). Often, an idea for
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This appeared on CNN.com recently. The National Catholic reporter John Allen wondered about the thousands of hard-core Da Vinci Code fans called “Code-heads” flocking to France to examine sites named in Dan Brown’s novel: “I think the deeper spiritual question here that the church really has to ask is, how is it that they have a hard time getting people
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I’m glad it’s Friday. And not just because I don’t have to go to work in the morning. But that’s definitely a bonus. Mainly, I’m glad it’s Friday because it’s nice to know I have finished another week at the mill, the old grindstone, that so often can feel like a slave’s job with a few perks thrown in. I
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