Recent content by C Hollis

Some e-tailers require the author name and book title on the cover. As far as a different cover for print, and another for e-book, I wouldn't do it myself (that's not to say it's wrong). When my books show up on Amazon, I want the reader to recognize right off that the print version is...

As much work as I put into finding an appropriate agent, I never found 80 that I wanted to submit my work to. Maybe my criteria is too strict, dunno. Maybe too ambitious, dunno. There's no way I would submit to 80 different agents just to get to 80. My luck, I would end up with that tool I...

Oh heck no. I can only stomach so much. But, if we all do our part when we come across that bad book, it adds up. Too many times I hear people railing against self-publishing, but they never take the time to write that bad review for the books they read. It's like I always encourage my...

And I said this where? Sometimes I fail to express my thoughts clearly, but this was definitely not implied. I actually agreed with your post... Maybe I should have disagreed?:p

I agree, but I think the criticism should be more focused than the "self-publishing" is crap. The criticism should be directed at the writers who help strengthen that belief. Call out the writers who pollute the market with hastily written garbage individually. Call out the writers who do it...

Yep, that's it. Just found myself browsing romance when I wanted an orc story...

I had a similar conversation with my wife a couple of days ago. I enjoy epic fantasy a lot, it has always been in my rotation of reading, but as much as I enjoy it, I tire of the "save the cheerleader, save the world" premise. Why does it typically have to be the entire world? Why can't it be...

^this Gah. There was something else that grabbed my attention but can't find it. Good article.

I agree that there is a great opportunity here to push the boundaries, but you have to keep in mind that the indie faces many of the same hurdles as a traditionally published writer. A writer (trad or indie) needs to build a fan base with "traditional" writings if they want that groundbreaking...

I am intrigued. The cost is reasonable.

So, when I consider this stamp of approval, I see one difference between it, and making it beyond the slush pile; sales. When an editor or agent peruse a manuscript, alongside their basic opinion is the question of whether they think the book will sell. They could very well believe the story...

I think my numbers were about 1 in 220. These numbers just illustrate how hard actual reader reviews are hard to come by. One other thing to keep in mind, if a self-pubbed author doesn't like a review, more times than not he can get Amazon to remove it for a number of reasons (even made up)...

Some of the greatest inventions began with the masses screaming it couldn't be done.

To me, it seems almost a staple in fantasy. I finished Mistborn the other day and the first "name-confusion" that comes to mind is when Vin goes to the balls and Sanderson fills your head with names of different nobles (many of which never hear from again). I've been re-reading Song of Ice and...

I suppose my perspective on this article has more to do with the trend of the chart. There are three spikes on the chart: '08, '11, and '13. In '08 he attributes the spike to his introduction into foreign markets (particularly Germany). In '11 the spike is from two advances. In '13 the spike is...