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Yikes! Other authors, be very careful and make sure you, or your agent, keeps an eye on contracts! Because mine is more experienced, he spotted the below right away, but keep an eye out for the below.
1. Do not give publishers permission to train their AI on your work, even internally. WTF? A publisher tried to sneak this in!
2. Despite what publishers tell you, demand your audiobook should be done by humans and your cover should be done by humans. Publishers love AI despite what they tell you!
3. Do not let publishers dictate giving you a lower advance *because* you don't have a platform. This is bullshit, especially since they have all the PR connections.
4. Do not let them say anything about how many hours you should spend promoting your book. Make this low as possible or even eliminate it altogether. They have all the PR connections. You don't. Make it their fault you don't make back their advance, not you, because they can decline to publish you in the future and you won't have numbers to prove they failed in PR.
5. Don't let publishers tell you virtual book tours don't generate returns on investment and isn't worth having their publicist do. No, fuck that shit! Because my agent is experienced, he said fuck that straight away! If you want your releases to be virtual, say so!
And finally,
6. Do not let them give you a low advance. A lower advance says they don't have to invest in you as much to get back that investment. They should do the bulk of the publishing work, not you, so always ask for higher advances, always! Even if you don't think you'll make back that advance. Go higher. This will force them to do something about their investment in you!
So OpenAI can use everything ever posted on the internet to train their AI, but Internet Archive can't scan and upload books for people to borrow?? Got it. 🙄
#InternetArchive #OpenAI #AI #internet #tech #books #publishing #libraries
Hey #WritingCommunity, here is a working masterlist of lit mags and presses that are on Mastodon and will be posting submission calls. This resource will be updated periodically, so make sure you bookmark it for future reference. :)
All handles have been added with consent from the representatives. If you are an EIC or staff member, please get in touch and I'll add you to the list.
[updated 02 Jan '24]
#LitMags #SmallPress #Publishing
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Lit Mags, Presses & Other Publishing Venues on Mastodon
Sheet1 Lit Mags & Presses on Mastodon This is a working masterlist of Mastodon pages on which submission calls and print/web issues will be shared. All handles have been added with consent from the representatives.Google Docs
The #EuropeanCommission is finally considering whether "#OpenSource software (#OSS)…can be used as a foundation for developing the new #publishing platform" for EC-funded #OpenAccess research.
op.europa.eu/en/publication-de…
Unfortunately, the new software would merely "underpin" #OpenResearchEurope (#ORE), not replace it. ORE is proprietary software owned by #TaylorAndFrancis. When the EC called for bids on ORE, it did not require open code despite many calls to do so.
Analysis of the requirements for the Open Source infrastructure of the Open Research Europe Publishing Platform.
Open Research Europe (ORE) is the peer-reviewed open-access publishing platform of the European Commission. It follows the post-publication peer review model to promote scientific transparency and reuse.Publications Office of the EU
This is big. No #embargoes. No #APCs.
"The #EU is ready to agree that immediate #OpenAccess to papers reporting publicly funded research should become the norm, w/o authors having to pay fees & that the bloc should support #nonprofit scholarly publishing models.
In a move that could send shockwaves through commercial scholarly #publishing, the positions are due to be adopted by the Council of the EU member state governments later this month."
researchprofessionalnews.com/r…
EU ready to back immediate open access without author fees - Research Professional News
Provisionally agreed position also expresses support for non-profit publishing modelsRachel Magee (Research Professional News)
Awww, poor little tiny Internet Archive. Boo hoo! Poor Silicon Valley, having to obey laws meant to protect the mere serfs & plebians who actually make content for a living. Who write. Who create. Who are not just riding off other people's work. People. Like. Me.
Here’s my suggestion: get your AI to write books, then get your AI to read them.
Repeat this infinitely in a closed loop of techbro busywork until you get bored or die.
Leave the rest of us to create and appreciate the art form in a modest human way.
#chatgpt #ai #techbros #publishing #ebook #writing #writingCommunity #amWriting #reading #amReading
Two things here: First, good luck to all the publishers and agents who will face a torrent of this glossy, incomprehensible shit over the next few years.
Second: For real creators, this will add to the growing swamp of unfiltered shit that new books find themselves in online. The sheer quantities that these can be produced in will make real books even harder to find.
#AI #ChildrensBooks #Publishing #SelfPublishing #Writer #Art #Illustration #AIArt
In this Substack post, I interviewed my agent about how he chose which editors to send my novel manuscript to (and his sub lists are #diverse in a way the #publishing industry often isn't, and the novel eventually drew three publishers to an auction). I also share thoughts on revising to prepare for this process. Hope it's helpful!
sarahcypher.substack.com/p/wha…
#AmRevising #WritingLife #WritingCommunity #AmEditing #submission #query #agent
How an Agent Prepares a Revised Manuscript for Submission to Publishers
Part 2 of 2 of "What Happens Between Getting an Agent and Looking for a Publisher?"Sarah Cypher (The Bird's Eye)
I thought maybe instead of trying to post all over again, it could be easier to show people what we are offering. Just a few days left! #Kickstarter #KickstarterReads #Publishing
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Update 14: The Emily Show! · The Traveling Treasure Trove
Ok, this is all the Emily show, you know that. (A joke about my tired self but also sarcastic, because obviously everything about this is community.Kickstarter
In fantastic news for authors and the publishing industry, Penguin Random House is NOT going to appeal the court's decision to block its acquisition of Simon & Schuster. This merger would have seen two of the 'Big 5' publishing corporations combined, giving the new company a dangerous amount of influence on publishing worldwide, having a detrimental effect on authors' payments and readers' choices. SO GLAD IT'S SCRAPPED FOR GOOD.
booksandpublishing.com.au/arti…
#Publishing #PublishingNews #News
PRH, S&S deal scrapped | Books+Publishing
Purchase a subscription to view job ads and other premium content on Books+Publishing.www.booksandpublishing.com.au
I started writing on Substack to talk about the process a manuscript takes in traditional publishing, and how to navigate the process without losing the book's soul.
It's a happy story that starts at the end of many rejections, and I'll post some threads in case the takeaways are faster/easier to get here vs. Substack. The site is The Bird's Eye, and it's completely free and goes to folks' inboxes every other week.
#writing #publishing #WritingCommunity #author #novel
The Bird's Eye
A longtime writer and indie book editor shares notes on debuting with a Big Five publisher. Click to read The Bird's Eye, by Sarah Cypher, a Substack publication. Launched a month ago.The Bird's Eye
Lesson 5. The agent has to say yes, but SO DO YOU. Find *your* agent, not just any agent. Preserving your power to say no is important at many stages of the publishing journey (multiple offers, bad deal terms, etc.), and you want an agent who respects you and gives good advice. I can't stress this enough. 6/8
#WritingCommunity #agents #LiteraryAgent #publishing #editing #querying
Full post: sarahcypher.substack.com/p/fin…
Step 2: Finding the Right Agent
Once your novel is done, here are five lessons it took me 20 years to learn.Sarah Cypher (The Bird's Eye)
Dear @libreoffice, your message is clearly an understatement.
"Designing with LibreOffice" is a book about making full use of the writing experience of the LibreOffice Suite.
"LibreOffice is as much a desktop publishing application as an office suite"
I'm a Blind writer that writes romance, making sure Disability is given agency in romance! I've published books, short stories, and more. I'm on sub with more books. I have a literary agent. If any romance readers want to check out my work, My main writing page is here blindjournalist.wordpress.com/…
I also blog, blindjournalist.wordpress.com/…
My guide to Mastodon/Fedi is here blindjournalist.wordpress.com/… #RomanceLandia #Romance #CripLit #Publishing #writingcommunity
Mastodon for writers and readers
This post includes Fediverse accessibility resources in addition to the below. I finally did it. I deleted Twitter off my phone and subsequent apps off my phone. I still kept my twitter account act…Robert Kingett
A bit more info:
1. I am a #TraditionallyPublished #author of #books for #teens
2. I believe in more #equity in #TraditionalPublishing, especially when it comes to payment, marketing, and support for #BlackAuthors
3. I try to be #positive online, but #publishing is a hard, hard industry to be in
4. I'm trying to hold on to the joy of #writing regardless ... 💕
- 1st book (out now): WHEN THE STARS LEAD TO YOU (ronnidavis.com/books2/when-the…)
- 2nd book (Spring 2024) THIS NIGHT IS OURS
