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The publishing strategy was quite by accident. I was writing 100,000 word novels like I was "supposed to." I had two short stories out there that I didn't publicize at all. Wool took off on its own, and I started writing the subsequent stories. I eased the works into a longer format, not sure how the short format would keep working and scared I would turn off existing fans. It seemed to work. And publishers are now toying with having established authors write short stories between novels to hype releases. There was an article in the NYT about this just last week. So the model I lucked into is the same one publishers are adopting. Not related, of course, but an interesting coincidence. None of what I've done would have been likely ten years ago. That's my opinion, at least. E-readers change everything. We can write as long as the story needs and price it as cheap as we choose. This is revolutionary. It changes everything. Not many have copped onto this yet. |
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I actually cast Wool as part of an exercise in a book club. I put Natalie Portman as Jules because I believe she's played very similar roles very well in the past.
I had a ecclectic cast of big namers because I guess I couldn't be bothered finding better suited but lesser known actors. Last edited by caleb72; 05-15-2012 at 04:36 PM. |
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The Wool Omnibus seems to have gone to number 1 in SF in the UK Kindle charts since yesterday. The power of a bit of news.
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This series is fantastic! I can't wait to find out what happens next. I personally prefer shorter, more frequent releases via the independent model to longer once-a-year releases that traditional publishing houses put out.
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I am on to book 2 now, read the first yesterday on the recommendation of a friend.
They really are good and the best thing to see is how an author is just doing their thing without the huge commercial pressure and issues that come with a large publisher. I think Hugh is right when he says not very many have cottoned on to the revolution that ereaders have started and the different opportunities that will result. |
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Our dignified author. What can I say?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIoHObRNO78 Andrew PS Up to book 4 now. Still amazing. The progressive disclosure of what's going on is handled way better than most books I've read by traditionally published big name authors. Last edited by andyh2000; 05-17-2012 at 06:51 PM. |
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Someone would be crazy to even suggest this.
And yeah, when I made the bet that led to me dancing with a silly hat on, I thought ever reaching 100 Amazon reviews for any of my books was pure fantasy. Never happen. Perfectly safe. Not so much. |
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