Benjamin Sobieck's Blog – August 2009 Archive (3)

PMN Releases State of Crime Fiction Industry

The excellent blog Pimp My Novel recently wrote up a State of the Union of Crime Fiction of sorts. Click here to read it. Here are some of the highlights as copy/pasted by me:

1) Mystery sales account for almost a quarter of all adult sales (units), so as long as your… Continue

Added by Benjamin Sobieck on August 30, 2009 at 1:13pm — 2 Comments

Dominick Dunne Dead at 83

Dominick Dunne was one of the foremost journalist/novelist crossovers. He based much of his most celebrated crime fiction on real events, such as the murder of his daughter and a number of high-profile court cases. He also medaled in World War II, wrote for countless national magazines, made thousands of television appearances and had a hand in several movies. They don't make them like Dunne… Continue

Added by Benjamin Sobieck on August 27, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

Agent: Exclusives with an Agent are a Bad Thing

According to Janet Reid, an agent with FinePrint Literary Management, "Exclusives aren't a good business practice." Click here to read why on her blog.

What do you think?

Added by Benjamin Sobieck on August 3, 2009 at 2:00pm — 4 Comments