Killing the Sacred Cows of Publishing |

I will be slowly going back over the chapters below and updating some of them and bringing them up to 2012/2013 world of publishing. So caution, some of the older ones, even though they say “updated” may be dated.

Just click on the links to go right to the chapter. And make sure you read all the comments. Great discussions in the comments.

KILLING THE SACRED COWS OF PUBLISHING

The Newest link…
Myth: Giving Away 15% of Your Work.

Older chapters… Again, warning, even though they say they are updated, they may not be suited for this new world of publishing. You might be better served until I can get some of this redone going back slowly from the present through the blogs listed as “The New World of Publishing.” And make sure you read the comments as well.

—Chapter One: Only One Way (updated)

—Chapter Two: Speed (updated)

—Chapter Three: Rewriting (updated)

— Chapter Four: Rewriting Part Two (updated)

—Chapter Five: The Myth of Workshops (updated)

—Chapter Six: Researching Fiction (updated)

—Chapter Seven: Writing is Hard (updated)

Part Two: Thinking That Causes Bad Decisions

—Chapter Eight: New York Works as a Quality Filter (updated)

—Chapter Nine: You Can’t Make a Living Writing Fiction (updated)

—Chapter Ten: Book as Event (updated)

—Chapter Eleven: Writers Don’t Need to Practice (updated)

—Chapter Twelve: Talent is a Myth

—Chapter Thirteen: The Myth of Knowing it All

—Chapter Fourteen: You Have it Made When…

—Chapter Fifteen: You Can Only Write What is Hot

Part Three: Agents and All the Myths

— Not updated… Just read any of the posts with agents in the title below, starting at the top. And read the comments.

(I will update in a final section the non-agent posts at some point down the road.) HUGE CAUTION!!! Much of the data in these posts about agents no longer applies. Please use caution reading them and the comments until I get them updated.

(Chapters left to be put in order and updated)

—Agents Care About Writers First

—Agents Can Give Career Advice

—Agents and Your Money

—Your Agent Sells Your Book Overseas

—Follow the Rules to Get Published

—Asking Your Agent Permission

—Rejections