In today’s Journal
* I caught my breath
* Yesterday
* Of Interest
* The Numbers
I caught my breath when “Intellectual Property: The Big Picture for Authors” popped into my inbox this morning. (First item in “Of Interest” below.)
Could this be a post about (gasp) licensing? And one that’s not from Kris Rusch or Dean Smith?
It is. Not only that, it’s posted on Jane Friedman’s site and was written by literary agent Ethan Ellenberg. What?
Yeah, I could hardly believe it either. But it’s a great overview, entry-level article. If you read nothing else today, read this article.
Afterward, I still advise you to sign up for Kris Rusch’s Patreon page (as little as $5 per month) and there’s still probably time to jump into Dean’s year-long Licensing Transition course.
But this post gives me hope that the traditional publishing pundits are beginning to understand there’s more to life than acquiring all rights to an intellectual property, adding it to their assets spreadsheet, and letting it lie dormant.
Why am I hopeful? Because once tradpub becomes aware, maybe (just maybe) they’ll begin treating authors with respect again.
They might even begin talking more about author’s rights (gasp again) and licensing opportunities. And of course, if tradpub is saying it, everyone will finally listen.
Talk with you again soon.
Yesterday I ended up writing very little (like 4 words or something) but spent the day setting up a new computer, adding an external hard drive to it, etc. That and some yard work.
Later today I’ll write. Or at least that’s the plan. Honestly, I’m more than ready for this WIP to end so I can move on to something else.
Of Interest
See “Intellectual Property: The Big Picture for Authors by Ethan Ellenberg” at https://www.janefriedman.com/intellectual-property-authors/.
See “True Life Novels” at https://prowriterswriting.com/true-life-novels/.
See “Shared World Second Update” at https://www.deanwesleysmith.com/shared-world-second-update/.
See “Preparing Your Manuscript for Publication – Part 1” at https://www.thebookdesigner.com/2019/10/preparing-your-manuscript-for-publication-part-1/. Basically a long introduction followed by a sales pitch, but you might glean some tips.
See “Reaching Out to New Writers” at https://killzoneblog.com/2019/10/reaching-out-to-new-writers.html.
The Numbers
Fiction words today…………………… 0
Nonfiction words today…………… 330
Total fiction words for the month……… 1338
Total fiction words for the year………… 381569
Total nonfiction words for the month… 8490
Total nonfiction words for the year…… 271180
Total words for the year (fiction and this blog)…… 652749
Calendar Year 2019 Novels to Date…………………… 7
Calendar Year 2019 Novellas to Date……………… 1
Calendar Year 2019 Short Stories to Date… 2
Novels (since Oct 19, 2014)…………………………………… 43
Novellas (since Nov 1, 2015)………………………………… 8
Short stories (since Apr 15, 2014)………………… 195
Short story collections……………………………………………… 31