FYI on publishing news....

[meg_evonne]

okay this isn't my thing....but for your information:

http://www.quillandquire.com/google/article.cfm?article_id=10742

Anyone have suggestions for sci fi/fantasy short story publishing options?  any websites?

[KevinEvans]

A pair of good market listings,

Ralan's

http://www.ralan.com/

And Duotrope

http://www.duotrope.com/listallmarkets.aspx

Both are informative and helpful

Regards,
Kevin

[Mickey Finn]

Great article on Agents from Max Barry:
http://www.maxbarry.com/2010/05/25/news.html

[meg_evonne]

Great article on Agents from Max Barry:
http://www.maxbarry.com/2010/05/25/news.html

excellent post, thanks for putting in the link.

[Mickey Finn]

Transcripts from CoyoteCon, which include publishing news: http://coyotecon.com/transcripts/

[Serack]

Brought up elsewhere in this section, and I think it belongs here:

http://kriswrites.com/ seems to have a LOT of info on publishing news.  One of the things she emphasizes a lot is that it's in a lot of flux right now, so keeping up is important for those in the biz

Credit to trboturtle for bringing it to my attention.

[Compass Rose]

Yep. Rust's business blog makes fascinating reading, and she keeps up to date on what is going on in publishing. Especially helpful if you are a writer who might be interested in epublishing...

[Serack]

Kris Rusch posted last week warning that authors intending to use indy publishers be very careful utalizing services that "help" with indy publishing.

http://kriswrites.com/2012/08/29/the-business-rusch-a-warning-to-all-writers-who-need-help-indie-publishing/

[LizW65]

My sister-in-law just sent me the following link:
http://audiencebiz.com/training/writetodone/
It appears to be an online seminar on how to market a self-published book.  Dunno if it's useful or not, but it's free.

[Serack]

Kris Rusch posted last week warning that authors intending to use indy publishers be very careful utalizing services that "help" with indy publishing.

http://kriswrites.com/2012/08/29/the-business-rusch-a-warning-to-all-writers-who-need-help-indie-publishing/

I couldn't think of a better place to share this, but with all the stuff I have read from Kris Rusch warning about unscrupulous agents and such, when I read the below quote I wanted to be sure it was shared in the Author Craft section of my favorite community

source

Hi! I've been writing for about 9 years now and I recently finished a novel I'd been working on for about 3 years. I've been looking into getting published but it seems the only way no find a publisher is to get a publishing agent. Unfortunately, there seem to an indefinite amount of scam artists out there posing as agents. I was hoping you knew a way to see through all the "smog" and find an actual agent so that I can (hopefully) start my career as an author

Hey I know this is for Pat, but since I'm here, I hope he doesn't mind me jumping in.

•Preditors and Editors is a site that lists various people who have been found to be less than honorable

•Absoulte Write's Water Cooler has a Bewares, Recommendations & Background Check forum

•Writing Query Letters & Where to send them - is a reddit post I did with resources and advice.

I hope it helps, and sorry Pat for butting in.