Traditional Publishing

First J.K. Rowling made the jump from traditional publishing to self-publishing. Now, look out, other big-name authors are seeing the light and dipping their toes into great big ocean and seeing how the water feels.

If publishing were as easy as pushing a button -- as it is today -- I might have bypassed all those tedious revisions I made to my novel.

These are the people who helped move indie films from the art house to the Oscars. These are people who take pride in being the ones to discover--and pass along--the newest indie film, garage band and self-published book.

Technologically driven unemployment is really hardly new: we’re pretty much out of buggy whip makers now just as we’re pretty much out of buggies ...

Until recently, if a publisher refused to publish an author's book, it limited an author's ability to reach readers. Now, the e-book printing press is free and available to all.

I recently interviewed Sandy Powell, Director of Balboa Press, who talks to many struggling writers at conferences around the world. Her advice can best be summed up in this list.