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Free Fiction
One of the many changes this new blog design has allowed me is the chance to put free fiction on my website. So every Monday at some point in the day, I’ll put up a new story for free. The first four will be holiday stories, but be forewarned–some are decidedly not sentimental. (Of course, some are.) WMG is also posting about ten of my holiday stories electronically this month, along with three holiday collections. Enjoy! … Read entire article »
Filed under: Current News
The Karnikov Card: A Spade/Paladin Story
Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine just published my latest Spade/Paladin story, “The Karnikov Card.” You can find an excerpt here. And if you’re at all interested in other Spade/Paladin stories, check out Paladin’s website for updates. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Current News, free fiction
Freelancer’s Survival Guide update
It’s been a long saga on this project. WMG has just published the electronic book. I’ll have a link to that below. They tell me the actual paper version will be out by the end of the month. I’ve been sending e-mails to everyone who donated while I wrote the guide, so that I could send the promised free copy. Those of you who haven’t heard from me, please check your spam filter or e-mail me directly. I’ll check your name against the list, then send along the copy of the Guide. Thanks, everyone, for the support. I honestly, truly, could not have written this book without you. For those of you who’d like to buy a copy, here’s the Amazon link. The e-book will also be available on all the other … Read entire article »
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The Business Rusch: How E-Books Will Save Big Publishing (Changing Times Part Four)
The Business Rusch: How E-Books Will Save Big Publishing (Changing Times Continued) Kristine Kathryn Rusch In my very first post in this long series of linked topics, I advised anyone who cared about publishing to keep up with the day-to-day industry news. I wrote that blog post in my spare time over four days and I noted: “In four days, some parts of the [publishing] landscape changed—small parts, mind you, but they changed. That’s how quickly the sands are shifting.” The sands continue to shift. Last week, I mentioned that expensive overhead is one of the problems Big Publishing has—and by Big Publishing , I mean established commercial publishers who run multimillion dollar (in many cases multibillion dollar) corporations. (Find that definition and more essential stuff in my second post). One aspect … Read entire article »
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