Isaac Stewart pointed this out to me. Wow. And what a change. Farland’s got a whole new look and feel. I don’t know much about cover art/marketing and how well various colors and styles do in the book store (will buyers gloss over this because of its dark color?–I hope not). But however this performs
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Many artists think you can’t. And not simply because they envy those who are selling hundreds of thousands of copies. The reason they think this is for the simple fact that the creative process is fueled by following the zing. It’s ruled by passion. You have to care about AND believe in what you’re writing. You have to
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A lot of folks hear I’m going to be published and automatically classify me with J.K. Rowling, James Patterson, or Dan Brown. Heck, I at least ought to be categorized with Joe Schmo who was featured on Oprah. And why shouldn’t they think that? Those are the authors they see. That’s what it means to them
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So how many copies do you have to sell to become a best seller? And how many authors achieve this? Best Selling Books of 2007: Hardcover, Paperback, Childrens. One person’s numbers for making #19 on the NY Times list. The Times on making their list.
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You already know how I feel about writerly rules. So when I read James Maxey’s “The Only Law of Literature,” I had to share it. I want to quote the whole thing here. But I’ll resist and quote only the conclusion. [In response to critiquing stories that don’t work for you] All the literary analysis of
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