Category Archives: Rebirth of the midlist

Author Earnings: an SF author’s perspective

Posted on August 3, 2018 by

What do authors really earn? Author incomes have been in the news a lot recently. Look in one direction and you see a fresh influx of new full-time authors piling into a booming publishing industry in which pay rates for … Continue reading →

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SF Publishing in 2018: The latest industry stats from Data Guy

Posted on May 20, 2018 by

This is part of a series of posts about recent developments in English language science fiction publishing in the US and UK that have caught my eye. Data Guy, with the support of Hugh Howey setting him up at authorearnings.com … Continue reading →

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SF Publishing in 2018: The new writers of science fiction

Posted on May 2, 2018 by

This is part of a series of posts about recent developments in English language science fiction publishing in the US and UK that have caught my eye. For an aspect of life that, let’s face it, is inescapable, growing old … Continue reading →

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20Books London Writers Conference 2018. My write up.

Posted on February 9, 2018 by

This time last week, I was on the train to London to attend the 20Books London writers’ conference. The event was a great success for me personally, and I heard nothing but praise from the other writers there. Since a … Continue reading →

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SF Publishing in 2017 pt.5 The end of bookstores.

Posted on January 26, 2018 by

This is part of a series of posts about developments in English language science fiction publishing in the US and UK that caught my eye during 2017, along with predictions for 2018. I’ll explain why I’m restricting myself to these … Continue reading →

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SF Publishing in 2017 pt.4 – Can I have dragons and man chests with my spaceship?

Posted on January 17, 2018 by

This is part of a series of posts about developments in English language science fiction publishing in the US and UK that caught my eye during 2017, along with predictions for 2018. I’ll explain why I’m restricting myself to these … Continue reading →

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SF Publishing in 2017 pt.3 Collaboration: Let’s work together… and make a killing.

Posted on January 16, 2018 by

This is part of a series of posts about developments in English language science fiction publishing in the US and UK that caught my eye during 2017, along with predictions for 2018. I’ll explain why I’m restricting myself to these … Continue reading →

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SF Publishing in 2017 pt.2 – Science fiction is still booming.

Posted on January 12, 2018 by

The boom in science fiction publishing continued during 2017, but how realistic is it to earn a living? Continue reading →

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SF Publishing in 2017 pt.1 – The year NewPub came to stay.

Posted on January 11, 2018 by

Forget Self-Publishing vs Traditional Publishing, 2017 science fiction was about NewPub. Continue reading →

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