Due to a number of questions via various channels, I’ve updated the Rebel Tales Writers’ Guidelines.
I’ve done a lot of clarification on payment, and other smaller clarifications, added some new definitions, restructured the page so that writing guidelines are first, publishing information is second, and submission guidelines are third, and corrected errors pointed out.
If you’re interested in writing (or editing) for Rebel Tales, check out the guidelines, and ask any questions about them here.
They read like a short, curmudgeonly course on how to write fiction, but I have them up and posted.
You can read them here:
Rebel Tales Writers’ Guidelines
As noted elsewhere, I’m NOT ready for submissions yet. But you may have to write a whole new story to fit the guidelines, so I’ve posted them first.
You are welcome to ask questions about the guidelines. Just don’t ask if you can send in your story early.
I’m delighted to announce the arrival of the second and final volume of Lazette Gifford’s standing-room-only 2-Year-Novel course. Buy today, read today!
I’m pleased to announce that Vision: The Writing Workshops is now available in the store in e-book form. $6.00.
I’d intended to start on the print workbook version for the Language Clinic today, too, but have run out of time. So that will be tomorrow, and Wednesday, and if I’m lucky, not much longer than that.
Following getting that on Lulu, I’m going to start writing and putting together the Create A Culture Clinic. I anticipate that taking at least the next month, working steadily. Because of necessary illustrations, tables, and so on, it may end up taking longer. I just need a little time away from fiction before I jump into The Ruby Key. I need to make a couple of character and plot changes before I start into it, and I have to let the issues seep under my skin for a little while.
Note that there are no dates on this schedule, no word counts, nothing of the sort. I’ll get back to those.
But not today.
As far as I can tell, this is the only glitch, but since this is the first of March, affiliate payday, it means I can’t send out the newsletter. So for this month, I’ll post it here, as well as on the Affiliate Support Board.
MARCH HollyShop Affiliate Update
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AFFILIATE OF THE MONTH
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Congratulations to Monica Jackson, (http://monicajackson.com/blog/), who, as Affiliate of the Month, receives a $7.00 bonus. Monica linked a personal recommendation for both Character Clinic and Way of the Cheetah through her weblog, and got her traffic through this, plus a one-line recommendation in a post. Her site gets a lot of traffic; this approach worked for her.
Thanks, Monica!
Be sure to stop by the Affiliate Support board (http://shop.hollylisle.com/salesteam/) to congratulate her, get ideas, and offer suggestions on encouraging readers to take a chance on e-book purchases.
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TEAM UPDATE
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February was a slow month for the shop (and hence, for affiliates). I ran into snags transferring the Cadence Drake novel HUNTING THE CORRIGAN’S BLOOD to Word, and am still laboriously manually editing my way through it, line by line, taking out all the hidden code that was screwing up the production process. So we didn’t have new sales for that to boost things.
I’m going to offer a $2-Off discount when I put it up, though. $1 off HTCB and $1 off Lazette Gifford’s MUSE to people who buy both. I’m hoping that will get readers to take a chance on Zette’s book and on e-book fiction in general.
I’ll start working on Worldbuilding Clinic once I get HTCB debugged and posted, too, so there will be that to look forward to in the near future, too. And I’m hoping to have more professional authors write e-books on writing, too; Sheila has done really well with hers so far.
That’s it for February.
Hang in; March is looking brighter already.
Cheerfully,
Holly
http://shop.hollylisle.com/idevaffiliate/
I’m delighted to announce the arrival of Muse, by Lazette Gifford, now on sale.
In a town full of lunatics, murder is just around the corner …
Stranded when his car breaks down, Killian Dain Fox overhears a cop and a gas station clerk discussing murder and the exchange of money. Although he tries to believe he misheard the conversation, by the time K.D. meets a few more of the locals, he’s convinced the entire small town is inhabited by a gang of murderers.
Between the massive storms that threaten to flood the town, a would-be killer on the loose, and his growing attraction to the town’s pretty mayor, Killian Dain Fox is on a rollercoaster of a ride in a place he least expected it… Nebraska.
“Lazette Gifford’s Muse earned its place as the first Holly Lisle’s Fiction Pick for its wonderful characterization, strong plot, and delightful setting. Smart, funny, and consistently unexpected, this story promises a lot … and it delivers.”
It’s been a while.
I apologize for the unplanned absence. One sinus headache extended into about two weeks of them as our weather went from below freezing to mid-80s and back, with days of rain alternating throughout; during that entire time, I was managing about one to two hours of work on the days when I could work at all.
Yesterday and today, I’ve been fine. Got a lot of catch-up (non-writing) work taken care of yesterday, and today I set up Lazette Gifford’s Muse to go on sale as the HollyShop’s first Fiction Pick. It will be available in e-book form either today, or in the next couple of days, depending on when the file passes its final okay.
Now I’m working on the revision of the EMT proposal for Claire. It’s coming along pretty well, and I’m hoping to be able to send it to Robin today. If I do, tomorrow I’ll get back to work on the e-book version of Hunting the Corrigan’s Blood. And then, back to Cady II.
It’s good to be working again. Hell, it’s good to be able to look at the screen for more than a few minutes at a time again.
