Links of Interest

CONTEST: The Jim Baen Memorial Book Contest

http://www.williamledbetter.com/contest.htm

BUSINESS OF PUBLISHING: The 15 things you need to know between "the end" and "send."

http://jetreidliterary.blogspot.com/2009/12/fifteen-things-you-need-to-know-bwitxt.html

NEGOTIATING CONTRACTS: Part 5 of Kristine Rusch's series. When do you and when don't you need someone else to negotiate the contract.

http://kriswrites.com/2009/12/31/freelancers-survival-guide-negotiation-part-five/

EBOOK FORMATS: A feature on how to format an ebook for the most popular readers.

http://www.teleread.org/2010/01/03/the-abcs-of-format-conversion-for-the-kindle-sony-and-nook-plus-some-calibre-tips/

WHAT AN EDITOR IS LOOKING FOR: The top 10 questions a Dutton editor asks herself when she is looking at a submission.

http://kathytemean.wordpress.com/2009/12/14/top-ten-question-dutton-editors-ask-themselves/

BUSINESS OF PUBLISHING: The difference between distributors and wholesalers in getting your book on the bookstore shelf.

http://accrispin.blogspot.com/2010/01/guest-blog-post-distributor-vs.html

HOW MUCH AN AUTHOR MAKES: Fantasy author Jim C. Hines talks about his publishing come from 2009.

http://jimhines.livejournal.com/484130.html

CRAFT: The difficulties of making analogies in made-up worlds.

http://www.sfwa.org/2010/01/the-moss-troll-problem/


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