Avril asks: How do you pick a cover designer?
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Category Archives: Business
Questions 701: Collaboration, pt. 2
JB asks: If a collaboration isn’t working, how do you get out of it gracefully?
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Questions 696: Dealing With Fame
Jeanne asks: How do authors—especially introverted ones—deal with fame?
Resources Mentioned:
Breaking Bad
Babylon 5
Star Trek TNG
Star Trek DS 9
Lost
Battlestar Galactica (2003)
Brooke Magnati: How to Blog Anonymously And How Not To
Edward Snowden: How to Reclaim Privacy
How Laura Poitras Helped Snowden Spill His Secrets
How To Create An Anonymous Blog
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Questions 690: Making A Living
Kelson asks: “I’ve heard authors can’t make a full-time living with their writing. Is this true? How was it for you?”
Resources Mentioned
Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicolas Taleb
Business 101 by J. Daniel Sawyer
Rattle and Hum
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Questions 663: War Boards?
Sarah asks: What is a war board and what does one look like?
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Questions 647: Choosing Editors
Robert asks: “What should I look for when choosing an editor?”
Resources Mentioned:
Astounding Science Fiction Anthology, edited by John Campbell
Best of Amazing Stories, edited by Hugo Gernsback
Who Goes There by John Campbell
Writing to Sell by Scott Merideth
Basic Instinct
Jade
Jagged Edge
Showgirls
The Devil’s Guide to Hollywood
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Questions 644: Copyright, ISBN, and IP
Ian asks: “Do we need to register copyrights to defend our IP in court? Does buying ISBN numbers have any bearing?”
Resources Mentioned
The Copyright Handbook by Stephen Fishman, J.D.
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Questions 636: Ingram Spark vs. Amazon
Melisa asks: “What are your thoughts on using Ingram Spark vs. KDP Print for paperback editions?”
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Questions 629: Kitty’s LaTEX Book
Melisa asks:
“Has Kitty finished her book on LaTEX layout yet?”
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Special: Your Writer Goals for 2019
A couple of our listeners send in their 2019 writer goals
Resources Mentioned
Episode 612: Writer’s New Years
Lester Dent’s story formula
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