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Tag: Writing

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[Pre(r)amble: This post is pretty much all over the place. I've tried to distil the main points/questions as I go along, but it's not exactly a complete, ordered thought process. Consider yourself warned. ;)]…

The Inaugural Subdate Challenge

...and in last place.
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After compiling that

submissions list the other day, I found myself in the middle of a very entertaining, and ultimately challenging, Twitter conversation with @LaurieSteed and @TiggyJohnson, whose Twitter usernames aren’t so obscure that you wouldn’t …

Borderless

Closed for business
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You may have

heard the news that REDGroup Australia, owners of Borders and Angus&Robertson bookstores has gone into voluntary administration. That is, they’re broke. There are quite a few angles to view this development from, but …

Self-publishing and emerging writers: some extra thoughts

Memories of old / Memorias de antaño

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I’ve had some

time to mull over the response that the post previous to this one received, including some comments that I thought raised new points, so I thought I’d add a couple of additional ideas that …

Self-publishing and some advice for emerging writers

The slushpile, Tor, the Flatiron Building, New York City, New York, USA.JPG
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I’ve been seeing

a lot of conversation going on lately about self-publishing and how it relates to emerging writers. This is a topic that I’m quite interested in, having both considered the possibility of self-publishing and applied …