Sherwood Smith and Rachel Manija Brown
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Commented on Brontosaurus BDSM, Werewolf Marines, and Serious Social Issues: Self-Publishing in the Wild
Antonia, it's not necessary to watch porn movies as research in order to write sex scenes. I have written many sex scenes, and I don't watch porn. I just use my imagination, the same as if I was writing any...
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Commented on Brontosaurus BDSM, Werewolf Marines, and Serious Social Issues: Self-Publishing in the Wild
Tor has been releasing series quickly for a while - I think they did that with Elizabeth Bear's first novels, if I recall correctly. I'm guessing that's been working for them, since they still do it. I know I...
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Posted Brontosaurus BDSM, Werewolf Marines, and Serious Social Issues: Self-Publishing in the Wild to Charlie's Diary
Hello. I'm Rachel Manija Brown, co-author (with Sherwood Smith) of the YALSA Best Book for Young Adults, Stranger, and its sequel, Hostage. Stranger was published by Viking. Hostage was self-published. More on that in a moment. Hello again. I'm also...
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Commented on The Faces of Publishing
Ian, I'm a little unclear as to whether or not you're already aware of the existence of writers' collectives. If not, since you obviously want to support them, I suggest that a good first step would be doing your book...
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Commented on The Faces of Publishing
ETA: Comment 19 was by Rachel....
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Commented on The Faces of Publishing
J. Thomas, there are many writers, many readers, and many experiences. You can indie publish without ever putting your books on Amazon. However, it is incorrect that no writers succeed on Amazon unless they're already succeeding without it. Many first-time...
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Posted The Faces of Publishing to Charlie's Diary
At the start of this year Rachel Manija Brown and I decided to self-publish Hostage, the second book in our YA dystopia series. The long explanation is here. Some people applauded, others shook their heads, but most discussion has not...