Tag: indie writers

• UNF Writer’s Conference: The Good Stuff

  One of the main things I learned at the UNF Writer’s Conference was that indie publishers need to take quality very seriously. Deborrah Hoag, editor of books, ebooks, academic papers, corporate publications, and more, said now that anyone can publish their work inexpensively, a glut of poorly written, carelessly edited books are giving all indies a bad name.…

  Bill Ectric

  August 10, 2011

  Cybil Raven, Deborrah Hoag, e-books, editing, indie publishing, indie writers, Sohrab Fracis, Sohrab Homi Fracis, Tony Timbol, UNF, UNF Writer’s Conference, writers, writing

• Raising the Bar for Indie Writers: Wanda Shapiro and Mayowa Atte

  Here’s Mayowa Atte from Pens With Cojones, guest-blogging on Wanda Shapiro’s  One Girl One Novel: “Of late, there has been a spike in the number of skirmishes between indie writers (self-publishers) and well, everyone else. As frequently happens, writers (both traditional and indie), industry professionals and commentators weigh in with cautionary tales about the euphoria and reality of…

  Bill Ectric

  May 2, 2011

  indie publishing, indie writers, Mayowa Atte, One Girl One Novel, Pens With Cajones, self-publishing, Sometimes That Happens With Chicken, Wanda Shapiro, writing