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i liked your post about bestsellers vs. literary fiction: http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2013/09/bestselling-novels-by-year.html i was wondering if you've written or know of any similar studies/lists that examine how many bestsellers eventually become classics, esp. older works from the 18th-19th c...

I'm interested in hearing indie authors' experiences when it comes to book signings. I'm readying my novels for self-pubbing next year, and would definitely like some tips in this area. How does one go about the whole process? If a bookstore agrees to host a signing for you, do you then order copies...

Hi Nathan,

I was wondering: if agents usually take 10-15% of clients' royalties, what happens if the client switches agents? Does the former agent still continue taking 10-15% for all deals s/he negotiated forever? Or does the new agent take over?

Thanks!

a couple weeks ago, i self-pubbed my novelette, Ingress , via KDP Select. i'm now worried that it'll disappear, unnoticed, into an abyss. for marketing, i've scheduled a few free giveaway days, and a reviewer at Kindle Book Review has agreed to write a review on it; i'm also planning to do #SampleSu...

i've posted this elsewhere on the interwebs, but nobody seems to know, so thought i'd bring it over here. =P i saw this on kevin j. anderson's blog and wasn't quite sure what to make of it: http://kjablog.com/?p=2698#respond apparently, one of frank herbert's bottom-drawer novels, "high-opp&quo...

i have No Clue what it feels like to read one of my novels. i think if i could become a 100% objective reader of my own writing, it would make me a much better self-editor. unfortunately, it's impossible. =( Beta readers are your friends. Even after beta readers, a professional editor will (and age...

i have No Clue what it feels like to read one of my novels. i think if i could become a 100% objective reader of my own writing, it would make me a much better self-editor. unfortunately, it's impossible. =(

i would say that 1984 takes the crown.

it's almost a week-old now, so not sure if that still counts as "new" in today's super-fast world!
http://tlrese.wordpress.com/2012/02/04/ ... -self-pub/

"Ten years is an INCREDIBLY long time. I don't think I could stand 10 years of "practice" before "bursting out of the gate." In that case I'd be close to 30, and no offense, but man, seriously, by 21st-century standards, that is OOOOOLLLD. (The fact that I'm 19 and haven't d...