Jul 30, 2012 | Publishing, Writing |
Well, I always suspected it was true, and now I know it is – it’s a lot harder to blog once a week than to blog once a day. A lot of the blog gurus preach that you really don’t need to update a blog very frequently. Once a week should be enough, if...
Jul 6, 2012 | Publishing, Writing |
A few days ago, my book The Little Book of the Icelanders was published by a legacy publisher (Forlagið). I had originally released it as an eBook through my website, and it had done quite well (which I’m sure scored it some merit points in the legacy...
Jun 16, 2012 | Publishing |
Almost a year ago to this day, I sat in a publisher’s office and signed my first publishing deal. It was for a little book that I had penned and originally released as an eBook. The publication date was slated for 1 May 2012. The rather lengthy wait was...
May 10, 2012 | Publishing, Writing |
Once upon a time, it was virtually impossible to get a publishing deal without an agent (in English speaking markets, at least). And getting an agent was just as hard as getting a publisher. There were all these rules: First, you had to write a query letter, in which...
