The Business Rusch: Pushing The Envelope Kristine Kathryn Rusch Monday morning, I ripped off the previous page on my Pearls Before Swine 2011 Day-To-Day Calendar to find Pig and Rat, sitting at a table. On the table, a steaming cup of coffee and an envelope. Pig’s hand (paw?) is on the edge of […]
Continue ReadingThe Business Rusch: Even More Writer Survival Skills (Changing Times Part Twenty) Kristine Kathryn Rusch This past week also saw a lot of changes in the publishing industry, most of which I did not have time to process. Also, I’m not sure if these changes are simply steps along a path leading in a direction […]
Continue ReadingThe Business Rusch: Midlist Writers (Changing Times Part Eleven) Kristine Kathryn Rusch When I started this series on the changing times in publishing, I was responding to a cacophony of voices. Two of those voices were from published writers on the opposite ends of the e-book spectrum—New York Times bestselling author, Scott Turow, president of […]
Continue ReadingEven though I extol the virtues of electronic books, there’s still something to be said for going to the bookstore. I picked up the Barrowcliffe below because it was on Powells Books (airport) recommended shelf. I found half a dozen books in stores this week that I wouldn’t have seen otherwise. I read a lot […]
Continue ReadingThe Business Rusch: Those Pesky Bestselling Writers Again (Changing Times Part Ten) Kristine Kathryn Rusch I finished the first draft of the book yesterday, my brain is made of Swiss cheese, and now I’m faced with this post. When I finish it, I’ll collapse on the couch and let visions of sugar plums dance in […]
Continue ReadingThe Business Rusch: Bestselling Writers Continued (Changing Times Part Nine) Kristine Kathryn Rusch It’s dark and raining and cold, prime winter weather here on the Oregon Coast. I have a hot mug of tea beside me, and holiday music on the stereo (iPod dock, if you want accuracy). I have 50 to 100 pages to […]
Continue ReadingThe Business Rusch: Bestselling Writers (Changing Times Part Eight) Kristine Kathryn Rusch Every single writer I’ve ever met wants to become a bestseller. Writers want their work read by everyone from their teachers to the grade-school bully to some person in a small unsung island in the Pacific. The problem is that vision of a […]
Continue ReadingThe Business Rusch: The Nimble Presses (Changing Times Part Five) Kristine Kathryn Rusch Last week, I wrote about how I believe e-publishing will save Big Publishing and got a lot of great comments. I also got some private letters accusing me of being a “defender” of Big Publisher, a “shill” for Big Publishing, and a […]
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