Comments on: What do authors need?

By: The evolution of the author/publisher relationship « Another Lost Shark

The evolution of the author/publisher relationship « Another Lost Shark — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:22:50 +0000

[...] evolution of the author/publisher relationship Jump to Comments I was over at Electric Alphabet the other day and was interested in Kate Eltham’s examination of the question posed by Mark [...]

By: Do Publishers Still Need Authors? | Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

Do Publishers Still Need Authors? | Guy LeCharles Gonzalez — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:15:00 +0000

[...] In a smart response to Coker’s post, Kate Eltham, CEO of Queensland Writers Centre, addressed the reality of the situation in “What Do Authors Need?“: [...]

By: Kate Eltham

Kate Eltham — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:48:45 +0000

Exactly, Sally. And a spectrum of options probably means publishers need to think of offering a spectrum of services to authors. (oh and hi! *wave*)

By: Sally Collings

Sally Collings — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:01:07 +0000

Traditional wisdom is that there are 3 ways to get published: snag a contract with a trade publisher, pay a vanity publisher, or self-publish. Seems to me that now there is a spectrum of options for authors, depending on their desire and capacity to get involved in the dark side of publishing (editorial, marketing, distribution etc). The standard publishing model is being turned on its head, and I reckon that’s good news …

By: A message from the Spokesbear | Random Acts of Literary Vandalism

A message from the Spokesbear | Random Acts of Literary Vandalism — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:23:08 +0000

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By: Anne Wayman

Anne Wayman — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:36:38 +0000

Oh dear, came her to get home url for my feed… and look at that kitty – that’s an editor cat for sure… now to read the article… (time passes)

“bespoke” publishing – excellent term… and it will be up to writers to ask for the contracts they need – and the agents, but mostly the writers.

thanks