by Merianna Neely Harrelson | Jul 25, 2013 | content creation, publishing
In transferring from being an agent to being a publisher, the hardest question for me to answer is always, “How do I decide what to accept and what to reject?” Because I know what it involves to create a submission. It takes courage and hard...
by Merianna Neely Harrelson | Jul 11, 2013 | publishing
Apple is pushing Amazon’s dominance of e-books: Apple was accused of conspiring to undercut Amazon.com Inc’s e-book dominance, causing some e-book prices to rise to $12.99 or $14.99 from the $9.99 that the online retailer charged. Amazon once had a...
by Merianna Neely Harrelson | Jun 24, 2013 | content creation, publishing
From Curation Nation: “Bob Garfield explained the change this way: ‘The world has changed, in that customers are no longer passive victims of the corporate agenda.'” You can’t afford, as a creator, not to listen to your audience. Don’t...
by Merianna Neely Harrelson | Jun 18, 2013 | publishing
Not bad stats if you are considering the self-publishing route: Rachel Schurig has sold 100,000 e-books and made six figures last year. She is the story of self-publishing. Rick Gualtieri cleared over $25,000 in 2012 from his writing. He says...
by Merianna Neely Harrelson | Jun 17, 2013 | publishing, writing process
As I have worked with clients, I am continually recommending that they consider self-publishing. I almost always get the response, “But isn’t that looked down upon?” I can honestly answer, no. Self-publishing and the tools that allow you to...
by Merianna Neely Harrelson | Jun 5, 2013 | publishing
So, tell me your story. It’s how I begin all conversations with authors and potential authors. I never start with tell me about your book or tell me your idea. I start with story. How you tell your story about yourself or the one that is currently keeping you up...
