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Oddest Book Title of 2020

November 8, 2020 Geoff For Readers, Fun, Publishing

And here they are, the finalists for 42nd Diagram Prize for the Oddest Book Title of the Year: A Dog[…]

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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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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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J K Rowling: On failure

September 14, 2019 Geoff For Writers

Ultimately, we all have to decide for ourselves what constitutes failure, but the world is quite eager to give you[…]

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Quote: Don DeLillo

July 12, 2019 Geoff For Writers

A writer takes earnest measures to secure his solitude and then finds endless ways to squander it. Don DeLillo

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J K Rowling’s Diary

July 12, 2019 Geoff For Writers

In late December 2005, J K Rowling’s original website, jkrowling.com, contained the following message: Until very recently, JKRowling.com was a[…]

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Quote: Meg Cabot

June 9, 2019 Geoff For Writers

Write the kind of story you would like to read. People will give you all sorts of advice about writing,[…]

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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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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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The collective insanity of the publishing industry

March 4, 2016 Geoff Business, For Writers, Publishing

“Publishing is about she who writes and she who reads. Everyone else can lend a hand or fuck off.” Hugh[…]

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