The Business Rusch: The Halo Effect Kristine Kathryn Rusch In October, my novel Wickedly Charming had a one-week e-book promotion. The book was free to e-book buyers on the big sites (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iBookstore) for one week only. This promotion wasn’t my idea. Instead, my publisher Sourcebooks set up the promotion with the […]
Continue ReadingThe Business Rusch: Free Kristine Kathryn Rusch I just came across a terrible article on Galley Cat from the Media Bistro site. Galley Cat bills itself “The First Word on the Book Publishing Industry,” and Media Bistro, when it started years ago, was supposedly going to shed journalistic light on the publishing industry. Let us […]
Continue ReadingThe Business Rusch: Promotion Kristine Kathryn Rusch Finally, a week that’s a little slower than some others on the news front. Yes, there are some great blogs out there and some interesting news stories, but nothing earth-shattering. Or should I say, nothing that can’t wait until next week. Since December, many of you have […]
Continue ReadingThe Business Rusch: More Modern Writer Survival Skills (Changing Times Part Nineteen) Kristine Kathryn Rusch This week hasn’t been quite as heady as last week was in publishing, but part of that is because the industry is trying to face the reality of the Borders bankruptcy filing. Most of the publishing blogs that I’ve read […]
Continue ReadingAsimov’s editor Sheila Williams has put together a spectacular digital anthology with tales from the magazine. She’s included my award-winning novella, “Recovering Apollo 8.” I’ve read every single story in the anthology when those stories originally appeared in Asimov’s, and I can tell you this is one amazing collection. It includes one of my all-time […]
Continue ReadingThe Business Rusch: Rapid Change (Changing Times Part Twelve) Kristine Kathryn Rusch Back when I wrote my first post on the changing times in publishing in October, I said that changes were happening so quickly that I knew some of what I wrote at the beginning of the series might not be relevant at the […]
Continue ReadingThe Business Rusch: Changing Times (Overview) Kristine Kathryn Rusch As I have mentioned many times in the past, my industry—publishing—is changing. I have written a few posts about it, but generally, I have avoided the topic. My reason is simple: this business blog, and the Freelancer’s Guide before it, are geared toward the general business […]
Continue ReadingThe Business Rusch: Small World Kristine Kathryn Rusch Yes, I’m finally home. I got home late Tuesday night and I’ve spent the day doing laundry, staring at my piled-up e-mail, and petting cats. This column will not be that complex because I thought I’d have a day between getting home and writing the column. Ah, […]
Continue ReadingMichael A Stackpole has a great post on the terms writers should insist on in their contracts. He writes about it better than I would, so head on over there and read this post now. http://www.michaelastackpole.com/?p=1626
Continue ReadingFor the first time in nearly twenty years, you can purchase my first novel, The White Mists of Power. Right now, it’s only available in e-editions, but by October, it’ll be available as trade paper as well. Don’t worry; I’ll let you know when that’s happening. Watch this space for more of these announcements. As […]
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