Cristiane Serruya has turned out to be an archetypal 21st-Century plagiarist. She exemplifies genre-fiction plagiarism at its “best”: minimum cost and effort, maximum profit and social success. She had high standards for whose work she plagiarized—only rip off the best—and she “serruyaed” together scenes and passages from more than seventy different sources for each of […]
Creative Paths to Publishing: Inkshares
As I say in my Path to Publication workshop, there are thousands of different paths to publication these days. The challenge is no longer just “to get your book published.” The challenge is “to publish wisely.” Here’s another publication option (once you get to that point)—integrated crowdfunding with “hybrid” publishing, with Inkshares. The idea is […]
Back Cover Ingredients
If your manuscript has been accepted by a traditional publisher, you don’t need to worry about this. They have expert teams, usually in the marketing department, who whip up lovely back covers for you, and all you need to do is reply to their emails and answer any questions they may have for you. Maybe […]