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Publishers Weekly Moves Into Self-Publishing

A couple of years ago, I blogged about the launch of PW Select, an online supplement to the regular PW magazine. PW Select, which is published quarterly, allows self-published writers to buy brief listings (author, title, subtitle, price, pagination and format, ISBN, a brief description, and ordering information) for $149.

Two Surveys

Two fascinating surveys appeared this week. They look at opposite ends of the writing business, but dovetail in interesting ways.

The Writers’ Wo…

Quick Updates for 2012-05-20

Reminder: The SFWA business meeting is at 11:00 in the Conference Theater. We have food and news. #Nebs2012 # Reminder: Follow hashtag #nebs2012 as sanctioned by The @scalzi, to follow the Nebulas. #

Guest Post: Obsession

A professional writer is no longer writing out of pure love, because career considerations have become important. In a sense, writers destroy their own pleasure when they go from amateurs to pros.