by jamesyoung | May 31, 2019 | Writing Business
There’s an old saying about commercial relationships: “Never do business with someone you’re not ready to do business to.” I can’t recall when I first heard it (recent attempts to blame my mother have been vehemently refuted by Mama...
by jamesyoung | May 28, 2019 | Air Warfare, Writing Business
For the next Phases of Mars anthology: Yep, that’ll do! Pretty excited about the line up we have–this should go very well.
by jamesyoung | May 25, 2019 | Promotions and Interviews, Writing Business
It’s always fun to make any reading list. It’s double fun when that list is curated by your local library.
by jamesyoung | Mar 6, 2019 | Admin, Writing Business
A friend of mine shared this news story out of Los Angeles today. When I saw the headline and preview, I had to do a double take to make sure it wasn’t The Onion. I cant’ really fathom who thought this was a good idea to try and fit into an employment...
by jamesyoung | Mar 3, 2019 | Contests and Essays, Writing Business
So there was a discussion on a fellow author’s Facebook about anthologies. While I wasn’t going to add to my long “to do” stack, Cedar Sanderson felt strongly enough about the issue to put together a great post about the topic, while Dorothy...
by jamesyoung | Feb 28, 2019 | Con(vention) Life, Writing Business
So about a year ago, when I was talking to several of my fellow indie author friends, they mentioned a convention known as “LTUE.” When I asked what the acronym stood for, I was told, “Life, The Universe, and Everything.” Being familiar with conventions overselling...