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Posted by Justine at 4:52, December 19th, 2008 under Bloggery, Publishing business |
Posted by Justine at 0:06, December 18th, 2008 under Bloggery, Book tour, Publishing business, Writing life, Young Adult literature |
One more thing that I think some wannabe published writers don't understand. Being a professional writer means having homework ALL THE TIME. (Thanks to Jennifer for
pointing this out.) And when your homework comes back covered in red you have to do it over. Sometimes you have to do it over multiple times. And then your homework gets checked again by several other people (copyeditor, proofreader) and then you have to look at it again.
It's like the worst homework ever. Homework that NEVER EVER ENDS.
I'm just saying . . .
Posted by Justine at 0:28, December 9th, 2008 under Bloggery, Publishing business, Ranting, Writing life |
Well,
yesterday was
crazy. People I know lost their jobs or are now in danger of doing so. Some author friends lost their imprints. It's all scary stuff. But publishing is not the only industry in convulsions. We're in a recession. It's bad all over.
To answer those asking if I still stand by
Tuesday's comments. I do. Things are bad, but they're less bad for children's than for adults'. Publishing is going to change a lot over the next decade.
But here's my main source of comfort: People are always going to want stories.
My sympathies to everyone who had a really bad day yesterday.
Posted by Justine at 11:26, December 4th, 2008 under New York City/USA, Publishing business, State of the World |
Posted by Justine at 0:00, December 2nd, 2008 under Magic or Madness trilogy, Publishing business, State of the World, Young Adult literature |
Posted by Justine at 16:05, November 20th, 2008 under Book tour, Fans & readers, How To Ditch Your Fairy, New York City/USA, Publishing business, Scott's books |
Posted by Justine at 0:00, October 21st, 2008 under Book tour, Publishing business, State of the World, Writing life |
Posted by Justine at 0:00, October 16th, 2008 under New York City/USA, Publishing business, Ranting, Reading, Sydney/Australia, Young Adult literature |
Posted by Justine at 0:00, September 23rd, 2008 under Magic or Madness trilogy, Publishing business, Writing life |
Posted by Justine at 0:00, September 11th, 2008 under Publishing business, Titles & names |
Posted by Justine at 21:20, September 2nd, 2008 under Book tour, Cons & Other Gatherings, Fans & readers, How To Ditch Your Fairy, Publishing business |
Posted by Justine at 3:39, August 2nd, 2008 under Fans & readers, Publishing business, Reading |
Posted by Justine at 0:05, July 15th, 2008 under Publishing business, Writing goals & milestones |
Posted by Justine at 9:50, July 14th, 2008 under Publishing business, Sydney/Australia |
Posted by Justine at 0:36, July 13th, 2008 under Publishing business, Sydney/Australia |
Posted by Justine at 10:55, July 12th, 2008 under Publishing business, State of the World, Sydney/Australia |
Posted by Justine at 12:27, July 11th, 2008 under Publishing business, Writing goals & milestones, Writing life |
Posted by Justine at 14:18, July 2nd, 2008 under Praising, Publishing business, Reading, Sport, Travelling, Writing life |
Posted by Justine at 11:58, June 24th, 2008 under Publishing business |
Posted by Justine at 18:44, June 17th, 2008 under Bloggery, Excuses, How To Ditch Your Fairy, Publishing business |
Posted by Justine at 0:00, June 16th, 2008 under New York City/USA, Publishing business, Ranting, Reading |
Posted by Justine at 11:01, June 3rd, 2008 under Publishing business, State of the World, Young Adult literature |
Posted by Justine at 12:18, June 2nd, 2008 under Liar, New York City/USA, Praising, Publishing business, Young Adult literature |
Posted by Justine at 12:14, May 21st, 2008 under Best of Blog, Publishing business, Writing life |
Posted by Justine at 10:46, May 3rd, 2008 under Praising, Publishing business |
Posted by Justine at 12:14, May 2nd, 2008 under Bloggery, Publishing business, Young Adult literature |
Posted by Justine at 13:46, April 29th, 2008 under Publishing business, Reading |
Posted by Justine at 13:39, April 15th, 2008 under Publishing business, Scott's books, Sydney/Australia, Travelling, Writing life, Young Adult literature |
Posted by Justine at 14:18, April 11th, 2008 under Bloggery, Cons & Other Gatherings, Publishing business, Travelling |
Posted by Justine at 10:32, April 1st, 2008 under Publishing business, Vainglory, Writing goals & milestones |
Posted by Justine at 0:00, March 12th, 2008 under Bloggery, Publishing business, State of the World |
Posted by Justine at 11:12, March 11th, 2008 under Publishing business |
Posted by Justine at 11:24, March 10th, 2008 under Publishing business, Young Adult literature |
Posted by Justine at 17:10, March 9th, 2008 under Bloggery, Publishing business, Ranting |
Posted by Justine at 13:19, January 28th, 2008 under Ideas, Praising, Publishing business, Ranting, Zombies |
Posted by Justine at 16:18, November 20th, 2007 under How To Ditch Your Fairy, Publishing business, Words & Language, Writing goals & milestones, Writing process |
Posted by Justine at 9:55, November 13th, 2007 under Basketball, Bloggery, New York City/USA, Praising, Publishing business, Ranting, Sport, State of the World |
A friend will be in town next week to meet her agent and some editors who are interested in her writing. She is very nervous and asked me what to expect. I directed her to agent Kristin Nelson's blog where a while back she gave the
lowdown on the shennanigans that take place at agent-editor lunches. It's shocking stuff!
They eat food and gossip! Who'd've thunk it?
I then revealed to my friend that the exact same thing happens at editor-author lunches. Food is et and (rarely) wine is drunk, and the publishing industry, family, friends, mutual acquaintances, as well as Ugly Betty, and books just read are discussed and dissected. Much fun is had.
I found this all very ...
Posted by Justine at 13:25, November 7th, 2007 under Bloggery, New York City/USA, Publishing business |
Several people have been bewildered by
my enjoyment of
this article about the Frankfurt Book Fair. Don't you get depressed by how it's not about the authors? they ask. How it's about books as product? How there are so many, many, many books?
Nope.
Books are products.
That's not all they are, but it's a pretty bloody important aspect, especially for those of us who are trying to make a living writing (or editing or selling) them.
Publishing is an industry. Part of what it's about---and has always been about---is making money. For most of its history most of that money has been made by people other than writers. ((Most editors and publicists and sales reps and booksellers don't make ...
Posted by Justine at 0:09, October 18th, 2007 under Publishing business |
Posted by Justine at 9:34, October 15th, 2007 under Publishing business |
Posted by Justine at 13:59, September 19th, 2007 under Bloggery, Book tour, Cons & Other Gatherings, Fans & readers, Publishing business |
Posted by Justine at 19:08, September 12th, 2007 under Publishing business, State of the World, Young Adult literature |
Posted by Justine at 0:01, September 8th, 2007 under Publishing business, State of the World, Writing life |
Posted by Justine at 8:39, September 7th, 2007 under Bloggery, Publishing business, Writing life |
Here's why I will never join SFWA:
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America has used the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to fraudulently remove numerous non-infringing works from Scribd, a site that allows the general public to share text files with one another in much the same way that Flickr allows its users to share pictures.
Included in the takedown were: a junior high teacher's bibliography of works that will excite children about reading sf, the back-catalog of a magazine called Ray Gun Revival, books by other authors who have never authorized SFWA to act on their behalf, such as Bruce Sterling, and my own [Cory Doctorow's] Creative Commons-licensed novel, "Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom."
SFWA's attitude to ...
Posted by Justine at 11:48, August 31st, 2007 under New York City/USA, Publishing business, Ranting, State of the World |
Posted by Justine at 0:04, August 24th, 2007 under Bloggery, Publishing business, Writing life |
Danica Eakins who starts her final year of high school in September loves books and wants to become an editor, but doesn't know how you go about doing that. Could those of you who are professional editors give her some advice? Tell her about internships and the like?
Here are her questions:
I'd like to know things like, which university courses would be most beneficial, how does one actually find a job as an editor, what are the perks and downfalls of the job, what is the average pay, etc.
I've never worked as an editor so I have only the vaguest inkling of the answers to these questions. I realise I don't even know how much editors get paid. Other than it ...
Posted by Justine at 8:00, August 15th, 2007 under Publishing business |
Posted by Justine at 11:33, August 13th, 2007 under Bloggery, Publishing business |
Posted by Justine at 17:57, August 8th, 2007 under Bloggery, Publishing business, Ranting, Writing life |
Posted by Justine at 14:36, August 6th, 2007 under Bloggery, Publishing business, Ranting, Writing life |
