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The revolution is at the gates, methinks.
The author bears large opportunity costs as well as the risk of not finding a publisher. I think Jon's suggestion for a union is appropriate but I wonder how feasible it would be, given the high potential for scabs.
“All literary men are Red Sox fans - to be a Yankee fan in a literate society is to endanger your life.” -- John Cheever
I remember throwing down "The Godfather" after about thirty pages and blaming it on the poor prose. I didn't finish my latest Jeffrey Deaver for the same reason, though I once remember enjoying The Bone Collector a great deal. When you read alot--...
Comparisons are such an aid for thinking. I've got no problem with them per se. Some reviewers are capable of using comparisons appropriately.
I'll venture to say the vast majority of readers never register the name of the book reviewer. I rarely do, and I read a lot of mystery/suspense. I'll often read award-winning novels, major awards being a kind of collective review, and I'm often r...
I really enjoy the mix of comedy and suspense. Maybe that's why I'm a big Hitchcock fan, with North by Northwest being my fave of faves. I like Nelson DeMille's novels a lot for their humor. Jon I think you mentioned meeting Theresa Schwegel at th...
I should mention I have no idea whether my assumptions are accurate. I don't know, for example, whether there are an equal number of male and female authors writing the kind of serious books up for consideration. (And yes, what's considered seriou...
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- At 12:21am on August 30, 2009,
Donna Carrick said… - So Eric, your co-authored project sounds terrific! What are the latest efforts/developments, if you don't mind sharing? Wishing you the very best of luck -- it's a hard row we hoe, no doubt about that. With all your hard work, it will pay off eventually! (A dear friend of mine just signed a 3-book deal with Pengui. After 3 years w/an agent who didn't sell it, she changed agents and it sold in a month!)
- At 11:25pm on August 12, 2009,
Dana King said… - Eric,
I realized after I left that last comment that your post was several months old. not sure how it floated to the top of the list again. Once i saw it was dated, I was hoping we'd heard nothing else just because things were still pending. I'm sorry to hear ti didn't work out with the agent.
As I mentioned somewhere else the other day (I forget where), we're just going to have to keep knocking on the door until someone answers.
Good luck and keep the faith.
Dana
- At 9:38am on May 19, 2009,
Mark P. Henderson said… - Eric - Following your advice I've uploaded some material on YouWriteOn and I agree with you. The formal assessment system they use wouldn't be to everyone's taste (and to be honest, some of the material you're asked to assess is mediocre at best), but I like it. I've not yet received any feedback so I can't say yea or nay to your opinion of that, but I do see that it's a "fairer contest" than Authonomy. Nevertheless I enjoy Authonomy. I agree that writing talent isn't a determinant of ranking there, but I've networked with some lovely people - and there are one or two really fine books on the site (just not highly ranked!).
- At 11:23pm on November 17, 2008,
carole gill said… - just wanted to wish you the very best of luck, ERic!
i didn't answer in the forum, because I don't know very much about Agents.
take care and all the best!!!!
- At 9:30pm on December 4, 2007,
Olav Guldbrandsen said… - My good ol' folks, back in the 18 hundreds, had some Kristoffersons on my mothers side that went to the states after granny kristofferson drowned in Oslos factory river, Akerselva. - But it wasn't the name, I promise you. - It was MCSmiths mention, of course. You knew that. First time aboard the site yesterday, and started the rounds by searching after others interested in the same kind of writing as I like.
At work now. Must dally on with horrible book.
- At 6:16am on December 3, 2007,
Donna Carrick said…
- Terrific space, Eric. I like your alter ego -- bogey is one of my faves.
Donna Carrick www.donnacarrick.com
- At 1:53am on November 7, 2007,
Charlotte Williamson said…
- I like your picture. Funny.... you look a lot like Bogey. Or maybe Bogey looks a lot like you?
- At 8:08pm on September 16, 2007,
carole gill said…
- Oh, you clever man! Quite right. I stand corrected. should it be a socially acceptable form of mulitple personality then? I only have one year credit so I bow to you! thanks.
- At 7:00am on July 19, 2007,
carole gill said…
- love the photo. just wanted to say Hi.
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Sojourn in Hammett's San Francisco
Just got back last night from a vacation in California, the last half of it in San Francisco. While my wife attended an academic conference, I made a four or five block pilgrimage to the corner of Post and Hyde streets to view the apartment where Dashiell Hammett lived from 1926 to 1929, where he wrote most of his short stories and his first three novels, the last being one of my very best favorites, The Maltese Falcon. (He lived in the top floor corner unit in the photo provided.)
His apartmen… Continue
His apartmen… Continue
Posted on August 13, 2009 at 3:00pm —
Find me on your Kindle
Well after the recent discussion here on Kindle publishing, I decided to stick one of my novels up there, even though I don't own the device.
It's a thriller and it got me my first agent but never sold to a major house, though it came close in a couple places. I've made one sale in the first days it's been available, first time I've ever been paid for my work.
(Weird feeling!) Below is the pitch and the link ...
Argus Ward is a former U.S. Secret Service agent who runs a protection agency… Continue
It's a thriller and it got me my first agent but never sold to a major house, though it came close in a couple places. I've made one sale in the first days it's been available, first time I've ever been paid for my work.
(Weird feeling!) Below is the pitch and the link ...
Argus Ward is a former U.S. Secret Service agent who runs a protection agency… Continue
Posted on July 25, 2009 at 7:30am — 3 Comments
"An Honor Just to be Nominated" for YWO's Book of the Year
A tad bittersweet coming in second though...
Just found out that "Frame-Up," my recently completed crime thriller co-written with Brad Schoenfeld took first runner up in a well-known British-based competition for unpublished writers in all genres.
The contest is run by a site called YouWriteOn, or YWO for short, which is sponsored by the British Arts Council. It's at http://www.youwriteon.com/
One gets nominated by one's peers at the site (and there must be a couple thousand entries each year… Continue
Just found out that "Frame-Up," my recently completed crime thriller co-written with Brad Schoenfeld took first runner up in a well-known British-based competition for unpublished writers in all genres.
The contest is run by a site called YouWriteOn, or YWO for short, which is sponsored by the British Arts Council. It's at http://www.youwriteon.com/
One gets nominated by one's peers at the site (and there must be a couple thousand entries each year… Continue
Posted on June 12, 2009 at 8:00pm —
Gothic thrillers anyone?
Hey I've decided my new WIP is going to be a Gothic thriller that takes place in a spooky mansion during the course of one night. I'm trying to get more familiar with the sub-genre. I've been turned on to Britain's Patrick McGrath but can you recommend any other writers working in this area?
Just for kicks, here's the (very short) prologue. See if it catches your interest ...
I, Miles Trenowyth, write down this record at the goading of Dr. Horace James, practitioner in the newfangled black… Continue
Just for kicks, here's the (very short) prologue. See if it catches your interest ...
I, Miles Trenowyth, write down this record at the goading of Dr. Horace James, practitioner in the newfangled black… Continue
Posted on June 1, 2009 at 6:16am —
Esther Newberg Says the Sky is Falling on New Authors
This is the second time in a week I've run across a quote from uber-agent Esther Newberg in some article on the current state of publishing that suggests it's a bad time for writers (and presumably others) to be breaking into the business: “It is seriously going to be a time for known commodities ... I would hate to be starting out in the business.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/26/books/26rich.html?_r=1&ref=arts
Sounds a bit self-serving to me. Guess who primarily reps known commodities?… Continue
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/26/books/26rich.html?_r=1&ref=arts
Sounds a bit self-serving to me. Guess who primarily reps known commodities?… Continue
Posted on November 28, 2008 at 1:30pm —
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