Shayne Sideways

Protected: The Hook

Shayne — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:21:46 +0000

Protected: Lesson 6: Amazon River

Shayne — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 22:18:57 +0000

Protected: Lesson 5: Dot and Line

Shayne — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 22:16:02 +0000

Protected: Lesson 4: From Good To Great

Shayne — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 22:11:05 +0000

Protected: Lesson 3: Calling Lightning

Shayne — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 22:01:25 +0000

Protected: Lesson 2: The Sweet Spot Map

Shayne — Sun, 08 May 2011 21:48:23 +0000

I Don’t Suffer From Insanity part 2

Shayne — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:21:21 +0000

This is just a shout out to anyone who’s interested in writing screenplays, graphic novels, comic books, or stage plays — Script Frenzy is coming up in the next couple of days, and it can be a lot of fun. I’ll be participating, and if anyone wants to join me in the craziness, that would be awesome. You can find my profile here.

A Few Words About Indie Publishing

Shayne — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 18:03:04 +0000

I’m finding this whole indie pub thing really interesting, and I think there are a number of you out there who are interested as well, so here are a few links…

First, Joe Konrath, Barry Eisler, and Dean Wesley Smith discuss some of the pitfalls of indie publishing.

And here, Amanda Hocking discusses her reasons for signing a deal with St. Martin’s Press.

The Indie Debate Just Got A Little More Interesting

Shayne — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 15:41:57 +0000

I thought you guys might be interested in seeing this article, wherein JA Konrath and Barry Eisler discuss the latter’s reasons for turning down a $500,000 publishing contract for his next book in favor of indie publishing.

Scalzi, I Think I Love You

Shayne — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 20:21:54 +0000

John Scalzi just posted this on his blog, in response to the unpublished writers out there who think there’s a conspiracy to keep them unpublished, and I just had to link it up. Because it is awesome.