Dell Magazines – Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Business Musings: The Popcorn Kitten Problem

December 9, 2014December 6, 2014Kristine Kathryn Rusch23 Comments

This year, I hurt my writing career by working on my writing career. Okay, that’s not entirely true, but it feels true, which for writers is often the same thing. Here’s what I did: I had to finish the massive Retrieval Artist project. I was writing a huge story arc, something that ultimately became 8 […]

The Business Rusch: Samples (Discoverability Part 12)

March 12, 2014Kristine Kathryn Rusch46 Comments

Every now and then, indie writers erupt into discussions of price. Writers remain convinced—no matter how much logic you show them—that readers won’t buy a book written by a new writer unless that book is cheap. If that statement were true, then traditional publishing would not exist. Traditional publishing—as long as it has been around—has […]