Monthly Archives: December 2006
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• truepenny on whether short stories are necessary (Necessary for what?) • raleva31 offers consolation and inspiration to frustrated writers • the results of Tobias Buckell’s survey on how many novels people wrote before selling one (More than one, mostly.) … Continue reading
Survey: Why do people buy books?
David Louis Edelman surveyed people about why they bought the books they bought. Top three reasons: They read other books by the author, a friend recommended it, and they judged the book by its cover. Those are generally my reasons … Continue reading
Regret the Error – Year in Media Errors and Corrections
Regret the Error has run its 2006 Year in Media Errors and Corrections. It's both funny and depressing. In lieu of a studious discussion of corrections, here is my favorite: the Typo of the Year, which went to Reuters.
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In today's paper, there was an article about a woman whose first novel was recently published; she's been writing for 28 years. Or 15, depending how she counts. Also, another article on the marketing efforts authors have to make (some … Continue reading
Links: The Life of a Full-Time Writer
Various posts on the hard life of a full-time writer have been floating around (these are courtesy magicnoire, I believe): Alison Kent has found a day job that seems to be ideal for a writer, although I think the boredom … Continue reading
