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How to Beat “Synopsis Horror” and Quickly Summarise Your Book

November 27, 2019 Geoff For Writers, Publishing

How do you summarise your book in a couple of sentences? Impossible, right? You’ve written sixty-, seventy-, eighty-thousand words or[…]

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Dolly Parton’s indie deal

November 20, 2019 Geoff For Writers, Publishing

Despite her public persona, Dolly Parton is a savvy business-person, which probably explains a music career that’s now well into its sixth decade.

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Another publishing scam

November 15, 2019 Geoff Publishing, Scams

A few days ago, I received an enthusiastic email from a publisher I’d never heard of before. The phrasing is[…]

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An interview with Mandy Hager

November 13, 2019 Geoff For Writers, Publishing

There’s an interesting interview with multi-award-winning local author (and current New Zealand Society of Authors’ president) Mandy Hager over on[…]

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Why do people buy books?

October 10, 2019 Geoff For Writers, Publishing

Back in 2010, a survey of book buying behaviour in the US returned the following figures: Author reputation 52% Personal[…]

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Copyright, Contracts, Patreon and Personal Choice

June 9, 2019 Geoff For Writers, Publishing

If you use, or are considering using, Patreon, you might like to take a look at their Terms of Use first. Particularly this clause:

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Caveat Author

March 25, 2019 Geoff Publishing, Scams

Things didn’t go too well for Canadian author Robert L Barclay after his manuscript was accepted by “a commercial publisher[…]

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Had a bad review? Check these out!

March 22, 2019 Geoff For Writers, Publishing

Even the esteemed New York Times doesn’t always get it right, as these blasts from the past show … “Shall[…]

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Stay away from traditional book publishing

February 27, 2019 Geoff For Writers, Publishing

Dean Wesley Smith knows a thing or two about writing. He’s a prolific, with almost two hundred novels and hundreds[…]

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Quote: Joe Konrath, Publishing is a lottery

February 22, 2019 Geoff For Writers, Publishing, Quotes

No matter how talented you are, no matter how hard working, no matter how awesome and committed your publisher might[…]

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