Too many long queries lately. Don’t.
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Too many long queries lately. Don’t.
We’re going hypothetical today. It’s like a thought experiment on steroids, only if the steroids had themselves had been taking steroids in order to become super steroids on steroids. Or not. Here goes. Question #1: Let’s say there was a seer who could tell you definitively whether or not you have the talent to be […]
Also the sky is blue, grass is green, and I hate the Lakers. After months of dithering in the name of “assessing” and “waiting for Mac compatibility,” I have at last succumbed to temptation and am awaiting the arrival of a nice shiny… er.. matte finish white plastic Kindle. The future is now. I am […]
An abbreviated week in publishi…. Everyone should know about this: a New Jersey literary agent is suing some of my favorite bloggers, and the article about the case is here. Because it’s an ongoing suit I’m not going to say anything, except that I trust everyone to draw their own conclusions from the article. Jonathan […]
Some people have noted in the comments section of yesterday’s post that with the promise of Vanguard Press’ marketing budget comes a big question: what makes for a great marketing plan? My favorite book story promotion was when Po Bronson sold shares in his debut novel BOMBARDIERS, which was about stock brokers — it was […]
Next up in our Imprint…… of the Future series (which really should have a soundtrack. Imagine some cymbals crashing or a nice synthesizer track playing after “of the future”) is Vanguard Press, which is a division of Perseus (the parent company of Basic, PublicAffairs, Running Press, the remnants of the artist formerly known as Avalon […]
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