All Discussions Tagged 'james' - CrimeSpace2024-03-28T09:48:57Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=james&feed=yes&xn_auth=noTHE WAR BETWEEN THE COVERStag:crimespace.ning.com,2014-08-19:537324:Topic:3969552014-08-19T20:07:31.959ZJames Fouchehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JamesFouche
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<p>After a long absence, I am back in the writing game with my next book. For those who might wonder why, ask the corrupt US publisher who had me trapped in a three year contract and never paid any royalties. Alas, now I'm free to publish at will.</p>
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<p>We had only just begun the marketing process and I pick up a funny notion about cover designs…</p>
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<p>After a long absence, I am back in the writing game with my next book. For those who might wonder why, ask the corrupt US publisher who had me trapped in a three year contract and never paid any royalties. Alas, now I'm free to publish at will.</p>
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<p>We had only just begun the marketing process and I pick up a funny notion about cover designs across waters. I have had favourable feedback from US folks regarding the cover design, but it seems the cover is too offensive for South African stores. I know some releases have different covers for different countries.</p>
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<p>I am not sure if it is because of the bit of blood on the cover or because of what the cover represents. Maybe with the issue of brutal farm attacks, it is a bit too close to home? A section of the story does touch on this topic.</p>
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<p>What do you think? Would this cover offend or intrigue you?</p>
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<p>James</p>
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<p></p> Posing for photostag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-03-09:537324:Topic:3336982012-03-09T12:57:27.713ZJames Fouchehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JamesFouche
I was photographed for the autumn version of SOUTH magazine. The end result was a very scary-looking James. I tried smiling but it only made me look even scarier.<br />
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Having spoken to many different authors about the social obligations that form part of the author's vocation, the feedback was unanimous: we hate the limelight. Well, surely not all authors but most of us.<br />
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I believe the reason for this is because most of our interaction takes place with fictional characters who understands us. There…
I was photographed for the autumn version of SOUTH magazine. The end result was a very scary-looking James. I tried smiling but it only made me look even scarier.<br />
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Having spoken to many different authors about the social obligations that form part of the author's vocation, the feedback was unanimous: we hate the limelight. Well, surely not all authors but most of us.<br />
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I believe the reason for this is because most of our interaction takes place with fictional characters who understands us. There is no real solution to this. We simply prefer to be behind a computer screen or in the back of a coffee shop studying the other patrons.<br />
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If indeed I form part of the minority then I stand corrected. Other authors, dovyou like the limelight? And to all the readers, do you like seeing pictures of the authors you read?<br />
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James Fouche<br />
<a href="http://www.jackhanger.com">www.jackhanger.com</a> How Many Directions Does This Street Run?tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-07-09:537324:Topic:2068202009-07-09T19:20:28.962ZDana Kinghttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DanaKing
Scott Phillips is an excellent writer (The Ice Harvest, Cottonwood) with a strange and entertaining blog called <a href="http://pocketfulofginch.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Pocketful of Ginch</a>. Scott <a href="http://pocketfulofginch.blogspot.com/2009/06/where-wayne-lived.html" target="_blank">recently posted</a> about his agent’s refusal to submit his most recently completed work to publishers, as she found it “offensive.” (Scott’s term.)<br />
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Yesterday I read an <i>interview with James lee…</i>
Scott Phillips is an excellent writer (The Ice Harvest, Cottonwood) with a strange and entertaining blog called <a href="http://pocketfulofginch.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Pocketful of Ginch</a>. Scott <a href="http://pocketfulofginch.blogspot.com/2009/06/where-wayne-lived.html" target="_blank">recently posted</a> about his agent’s refusal to submit his most recently completed work to publishers, as she found it “offensive.” (Scott’s term.)<br />
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Yesterday I read an <i>interview with James lee Burke</i>, where he tells of his agent receiving 111 rejections of The Lost Get Back Boogie, the book that earned him a Pulitzer Prize nomination when it finally saw print. (Previous agents had rolled up their own impressive totals.<br />
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Here’s my question: How much of a two-way street should the author-agent relationship be? If an agent agrees to represent your “work,” should the author not be able to infer this means “all of your work.” Authors sign exclusivity agreements with agents; we can’t shop individual books around to different agents. If agents can cherry pick which book they feel like representing, should they then be entitled to come back later in the process, read the contract, and collect their 15%? Or should this be grounds for severing the relationship?