Thoughts on Gay YA
So by now, most everyone interested in YA lit has seen the #YesGayYA tag on Twitter, and knows that it comes from a discussion on Genreville about two authors who…
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September 16, 2011
Irene Interlude
We interrupt your regularly scheduled Candlemark & Gleam notes to bring you some important news regarding Hurricane Irene. As some of you know, Candlemark & Gleam is located in Bennington,…
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August 30, 2011
A note to the pessimists
Lifted from a response I left on Cat Valente's blog, regarding the "sky is falling" attitude around publishing right now, and how publishing is collapsing, etc etc woe is us:…
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July 22, 2011
Ad-Supported Reading
We've talked a bit before about ads in eBooks and whether or not it's a good idea. Personally, I come down on the side of it being a good option…
April 13, 2011
Apps and Interactivity
One step closer to getting approved for the App Store, hooray! Soon, I hope, we'll have a dedicated app created for Hickey of the Beast, available for both iPhone and…
March 30, 2011
Content no more
There's been a lot of hubbub in the press lately about content, about pricing, and about "the eBook phenomenon." AOL's acquisition of the Huffington Post has brought "content" and "content…
March 28, 2011
Publicity as Primary
As we move into a new year, with many exciting book launches planned, I've been thinking more and more about marketing and publicity. You see, the hardest part of being…
December 21, 2010
Ads in eBooks
The Wall Street Journal just did an article on companies exploring the possibilities of adding ads to eBooks. I'm a bit torn on how I feel about this. On the…
December 14, 2010
Five Things – Some Thoughts
Grasping for the Wind recently did a post on Five Things Every Aspiring Author Should Know. I agree with most of what he says here, but I do have a…
December 6, 2010
