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Killing the Top Ten Sacred Cows of Publishing: #3…Rewriting
This series of posts will turn into a book called Killing the Top Ten Sacred Cows of Publishing later this fall with an introduction. And then it will be followed by a book called Killing the Top Ten Sacred Cows of Indie Publishing. But first I wanted to put each myth or “Sacred Cow” up here again as I promised. This third Sacred Cow article was published here in 2010 and I redid it once in 2011, but now it is slightly redone for the world of 2013/2014. However, this third incarnation hasn’t changed that much. On many of these posts it is amazing to me as I redo them…
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Killing the Top Ten Sacred Cows of Publishing: #2
This series of posts will turn into a book called Killing the Top Ten Sacred Cows of Publishing later this fall with an introduction. And then it will be followed by a book called Killing the Top Ten Sacred Cows of Indie Publishing. But first I wanted to put each myth or “Sacred Cow” up here again as I promised. This second Sacred Cow article was published here in 2010 and I redid it once since, but now it is slightly redone for the world of 2013/2014. However, this third incarnation hasn’t changed that much. On many of these posts it is amazing to me as I redo them how…
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Killing the Top Ten Sacred Cows of Publishing: #1
This series of posts will turn into a book later this fall with an introduction. And then it will be followed by a book called Killing the Top Ten Sacred Cows of Indie Publishing. But first I wanted to put each myth or “Sacred Cow” up here again as I promised. This first Sacred Cow article was published here in 2010 and I redid it once since, but now it is completely redone for the world of 2013/2014. On many of these posts it is amazing to me as I redo them how far my beliefs have changed in a few short years. And how far publishing has changed as…
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Killing the Sacred Cows of Publishing: The Myth of Giving Away 15% Ownership in Your Work.
Oh, oh, I’m doing another Killing the Sacred Cows of Publishing post. Stay tuned, I have a hunch there will be more. And it’s time for me to redo some of the old ones as well. Things have changed. Why this topic? Why now? Over the last month or so I have been hammered by all kinds of writers bent on the belief, the myth, that giving a percentage of their work away is a good and smart thing to do. I went to the conference I talked about in a previous post and heard writers talking about giving away percentages. My wife, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, on her blog every…
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Chapter 15: Killing the Sacred Cows of Publishing: You Can Only Write What Is Hot
Series Note: I am now working on updating each chapter and putting together this book, finally, after over 100,000 words that started back in 2009. So I am updating each chapter and putting it up here now for those who have not seen them. One new updated chapter every few days will still take me all summer to finish. Feel free to make comments and talk about each topic. And again, anyone who has donated over the years will get a free electronic version of the book when it is all done. Thanks again for the support! — The Myth: “To sell either to editors or on Kindle, you must…
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Chapter 14: Killing the Sacred Cows of Publishing: You Have It Made When…
Series Note: I am now working on updating each chapter and putting together this book, finally, after over 100,000 words that started back in 2009. So I am updating each chapter and putting it up here now for those who have not seen them. One new updated chapter every few days will still take me all summer to finish. Feel free to make comments and talk about each topic. And again, anyone who has donated over the years will get a free electronic version of the book when it is all done. Thanks again for the support! — This myth fits perfectly with the last three chapters: The Myth that…
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Chapter 13: Killing the Sacred Cows of Publishing. The Myth of Knowing it All
Series Note: I am now working on updating each chapter and putting together this book, finally, after over 100,000 words that started back in 2009. So I am updating each chapter and putting it up here now for those who have not seen them. One new updated chapter every few days will still take me all summer to finish. Feel free to make comments and talk about each topic. And again, anyone who has donated over the years will get a free electronic version of the book when it is all done. Thanks again for the support! — This myth fits perfectly with the last two chapters: The Myth that…
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Chapter 12: Killing the Sacred Cows of Publishing: The Myth of Talent
Series Note: I am now working on updating each chapter and putting together this book, finally, after over 100,000 words that started back in 2009. So I am updating each chapter and putting it up here now for those who have not seen them. One new updated chapter every few days will still take me all summer to finish. Feel free to make comments and talk about each topic. And again, anyone who has donated over the years will get a free electronic version of the book when it is all done. Thanks again for the support! — The word “talent” has been used for a very long time to…
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Chapter 11: Killing the Sacred Cows of Publishing: Writers Don’t Need to Practice
Series Note: I am now working on updating each chapter and putting together this book, finally, after over 100,000 words that started back in 2009. So I am updating each chapter and putting it up here now for those who have not seen them. One new updated chapter every few days will still take me all summer to finish. Feel free to make comments and talk about each topic. And again, anyone who has donated over the years will get a free electronic version of the book when it is all done. Thanks again for the support! — This myth, that writers don’t need to practice, is so damn silly…
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Chapter 10: Killing the Sacred Cows of Publishing: Book as Event
Series Note: I am now working on updating each chapter and putting together this book, finally, after over 100,000 words that started back in 2009. So I am updating each chapter and putting it up here now for those who have not seen them. One new updated chapter every few days will still take me all summer to finish. Feel free to make comments and talk about each topic. And again, anyone who has donated over the years will get a free electronic version of the book when it is all done. Thanks again for the support! — The myth of Book as Event, put as clearly as I can. Myth: All…