From Lori Perkins blog, http://agentinthemiddle.blogspot.com/2009_11_22_archive.html#335403721534032281
However, it's become increasingly difficult to sell any genre fiction from a male protagonist's perspective, unless he's really hot. But even if he's a really hot teen vampire, it's better to tell...
Hulu is, apparently, on a mission to upload every cartoon I loved as a kid.
When I was like 8 or something, I used to watch the live-action Super Mario. Bros Show because occasionally they would show The Legend of Zelda cartoon instead of the usual Mario cartoon. Even then, I thought the live action...
Last night I watched the documentary film The War on Kids. I've long been a supporter of youth rights and I considered producing a documentary about the subject (I've even filmed some footage) but these guys beat me to it; and I'm glad. They did a fantastic job.
One thing that really hit home for me...
Cosplayers: The Movie is now available for free viewing on Crunchyroll.com
I'm glad that (so far) the comments have been positive. This was such a difficult film to complete-- everything that could go wrong, did go wrong and I had such a small budget to work with.
A DVD copy is also available for...
I've done about 40 critiques on Inkpop so far and most have been pretty detailed.
Some trends:
-I've noticed common mistakes and occasionally find myself having to copy and paste an explanation; for example, when I notice someone has written a synopsis for their long pitch, I point out the specific...
I guess I've always known.
My first stories were not written; they were acted out when I was a child. I think a lot of people forget the stories they invented when they played with their toys or ran around outside with their friends; I still remember some of the make-believe adventures I went on. And...
Several years ago (when I was in the Army) I was sitting in a guard shack with an M16. While trying hard to stay awake on my 12 hour shift, the image of a patchwork teddy bear with a handkerchief cape and a top hat popped into my head. He met a young boy in a forest and said, "I'm not really a teddy...
Journalist Jesse Kornbluth wrote an article at Publishers Weekly about how publisher and author responsibilities are changing places.
I think it raises some very interesting points. I'm not convinced mainstream book publishers are the best at marketing books.
Just look at your average book cover...
I came across this sffworld.com interview with author Barry Nugent, who talks about his experiences self-publishing a superhero novel.
The work he put into marketing-- ranging from hiring voice actors for an audio trailer to printing special editions of the book for conventions-- shows just how difficult...
From an Inkpop thread,
“You mean writing style as in voice? Oh gosh no, I agree that it should not be tampered with.
For example, if a person likes angsty voices, it's not helpful for that person to pull someone else down for writing in a light, breezy sort of voice. Your voice is your signature,...
I came across a great post discussing adverbs and how silly American authors are for being afraid of them.
Okay, maybe not all Americans. I'm an American and I love adverbs. Then again, I'm not a silly American editor, eith...
So today I asked about 1,000 users to read Twilight Chronicles in exchange for a critique from me about their work.
Why 1,000 users?
I thought it was a good number.
I'm curious as to whether my perspective on the agent query process will change if I go through a slush pile of my own.
Namely, will...
HarperCollins has released an Authonomy site specifically for children and YA writers called Inkpop.
I decided to upload Twilight Chronicles: DAWN to this site because I felt the story might do better among its target audience.
For those familiar with Authonomy, there is one important difference...
Reposted from my other blog.
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My film company's first release, Cosplayers: The Movie is available for order on Amazon.com, but soon it will also be available for free viewing on Crunchyroll.com (you'll have to watch some ads though). In the meantime you can watch a trailer for the film on my Youtube account.
On...
