When the disruption hit the publishing industry ten years ago, I watched with a wary eye. After I finished The Freelancer’s Survival Guide in the summer of 2010, I repurposed this weekly blog to help me understand the changes the publishing industry was undergoing. It seemed, in those heady days, that everything changed daily. And […]
Continue ReadingFrom 1991 to 2009, my entire career was about the failure to get my books to the readers who wanted them. Every week, I’d get a letter or an e-mail from a fan: Dear Ms. Rusch, Did you know that the fourth book of your Fey series is impossible to find? Do you have an […]
Continue ReadingThe Business Rusch: Quality Kristine Kathryn Rusch Last week, I finally figured out how to describe the changes going on in the publishing industry. My post, “Scarcity and Abundance,” went viral. If you haven’t read it, please do so, just so that I don’t have to redefine my terms again. As usual with a viral post, […]
Continue ReadingThe Business Rusch: Sneaky Growth Kristine Kathryn Rusch My website crashed just over a week ago, through no fault of my own. My ISP had a catastrophic server meltdown that took more than 36 hours to fix. I had a startling realization in those 36 hours. This website has become an important part of […]
Continue ReadingThe Business Rusch: Third Quarter Blues Kristine Kathryn Rusch This past week has been an utterly fascinating one for me. My husband Dean Wesley Smith and Scott William Carter taught a four-day workshop on the New World of Publishing. Professional writers from all over the spectrum (and all over the world) came to learn not […]
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