Category Archives: publishing

A freebie and more

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Amanda

This week has been full of edits, work for Naked Reader Press and writing. Now I’m busy writing the third full length novel, and fourth title, in the Nocturnal Lives Series. To celebrate being able to get back to some … Continue reading →

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Another Amazon Problem — but caused by whom?

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Amanda

Over the weekend, a friend of mine (hi, Cedar!) pointed me to a link for another author’s blog. I followed and ended up scratching my head and wondering what part of the story we weren’t hearing. No, I didn’t think … Continue reading →

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Kansas State Library takes on the Big Six

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Amanda

(Thanks to Patrick Richardson for the heads up on this story.) Over at Mad Genius Club, I’ve blogged about how the Big Six in publishing (Hachette, Macmillan, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Random House and Penguin) have gone to war with … Continue reading →

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Random Penguin

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Amanda

(This is a cross-post from Mad Genius Club. Also, apologies for not getting back yesterday. I wound up getting snowed under with real world stuff. I really wish the real world would understand that the writing world really is more … Continue reading →

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Don’t You Just Love . . .

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Amanda

how folks are so quick to jump on the “Amazon is evil bandwagon” without knowing all the facts? In case you don’t know what I’m talking about, the internet was alive yesterday with a story about how evil Amazon had … Continue reading →

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Heinlein, Sturgeon and Writer’s Block

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Amanda

Last night I started trying to figure out what to write for today’s blog. After a day of slogging through e-mail, reviewing recommendations from the editorial board regarding slush submissions and sending out the inevitable rejections — and, thankfully, some … Continue reading →

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We’re not gonna take it anymore!

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Amanda

I woke this morning with this Twisted Sister song ringing through my head. The video, which I hadn’t seen in years, was vivid in my mind. The image of the father, leaning over his son, demanding “What do you want … Continue reading →

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It Can Be Done

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Amanda

Today’s post is a very different one from the one I had originally planned. Instead of discussing the responses filed by the three remaining defendants to the Department of Justice’s price fixing law suit, I want to talk about something … Continue reading →

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Stand up, speak out and take control

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Amanda

Yesterday I had occasion to go to the local Barnes & Noble. I’ll admit, I don’t go there often. These days, when I do it is because I’m meeting someone there. Part of the reason is the decline in customer … Continue reading →

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Good Writer, Here’s a Cracker

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Amanda

by Amanda S. Green All right, guys, I’ve just about lost patience with the whiners, the clueless and the traditionalists who simply can’t be bothered to explore the new opportunities offered by changes in the publishing industry. There are times … Continue reading →

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