by Publishing Assistant | May 20, 2026 | Finance, On Writing, Publishing Business
Let me start this topic about negotiations by saying, I do not, in any way, shape or form, consider myself a master negotiator. I have a lot to learn, and could easily be shown up by others. However, over the twenty-plus years of owning a business and the business... by Publishing Assistant | Feb 21, 2026 | On Writing, Patreon, Publishing Business
et’s talk about writing in series and standalones. Now, we’ve talked repeatedly about how writing in series makes it much easier to market your work. While I don’t have any definitive numbers (not sure anyone does); but my experience has been that... 
by Publishing Assistant | Feb 18, 2026 | Celestial Cataclysms, On Writing, Publishing Business
So, we recently finished the Immortal Connections Kickstarter, and it did amazingly well. Much more than expected. Here are the final results: Pretty good, right? So let’s talk about what we did, the referrers and the rest of the promotional details that might... by Publishing Assistant | Dec 18, 2025 | Publishing Business
Alright, let’s talk about this, because it’s amusing. To set things clear, I first saw a version of this contract in the early part of this year. However, at the time, while I warned the author away from doing business with them, I was not allowed to... by Publishing Assistant | Nov 26, 2025 | On Writing, Patreon, Publishing Business
Earlier this year, I took a number of deals that gave a large upsum advance (specifically the ATL books and some others I can’t name), rather than doing the work and releasing the works under Starlit Publishing. I’ve done that for a few series now... by Publishing Assistant | Oct 20, 2025 | On Writing, Publishing Business
I used to have a 600+ day streak on 4thewords. Then, I went on a holiday through Canada, checking out the Maritimes and East Coast. Had a ton of fun, didn’t do a lot of writing towards the end (or much work really). When I got back, I went right into editing...
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