Podcast Interview by Joey Garcia with guest Walter Mosley. When questioned about his thoughts on writers sometimes being told to “pick a lane and stay in it,” i.e., choose fiction or nonfiction—but not both—Mosley explained that notion is inherently a capitalist one. He added that even when artists are told that what they are working
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An Update from the World of Publishing (from an agent’s POV)
By Laurie McLean, Fuse Literary Co-founder and SFWC Director It’s mid-April as I write this, and the world has entered the second stage of this horrific pandemic. Most of us are staying at home, only going out for essentials like groceries and gas. Writers are either actively writing or at least keeping notes on their
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What’s New with IngramSpark | New IngramSpark Tools
Carla King interviews Robin Cutler about IngramSpark Publishing. Subjects covered in this podcast:What’s new with Ingram Spark. Ingram Spark website redesign and enhancements. By mid-March, users will start seeing changes to the Ingram Spark website. Enhancements will provide a more user-friendly, intuitive way for users to set up titles on IngramSpark. Other new tools include
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Pros and Cons of Indie Publishing
Common misconceptions new authors have about publishing. Great interview with Brooke Warner of SheWritesPress, by Joey Garcia. Subjects covered Author misconceptions about the future of publishing. Upcoming creativity and change most likely in the indie publishing space. One common author misconception: Traditional publishing is end all be all. Indie publishing offers a way in for
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Common Mistakes of Indie Authors by Kathy Meis of Bublish
Please enjoy this interview by Carla King with Kathy Meis of Bublish, recorded at the 2020 San Francisco Writers Conference. Here’s what you’ll learn. What indie authors should do three to six months prior to publication The importance of planning ahead and having a plan The importance of building a platform prior to launch Considering
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Motivation Monday: The Technology That Binds Us
by Carla King Today we experience a profound wonder and appreciation for the technology that binds us to our very humanness. It’s difficult to imagine isolation without it, and I have to cast my mind back to the delay factor that we lived with before the internet. Back in 1995, when I started blogging, the
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