The headline above reads like clickbait, but it’s not an exaggeration. Authors are banding together to remind readers – and Amazon – that, in the words of author Lisa Kessler, “Amazon is NOT a library. When you read and return a book it COSTS the author….”
Read on…for free.
Brace yourselves, my TV and film writing friends. We’re in for some interesting times.
Call me cynical, but I’m not all that sure this will go the way we expect/hope it will. Big talent agencies fulfilling their commitment? My head keeps buzzing with this uncomfortable tone:
For those new writers who think their experiences are uniquely discouraging, the following comic strip, originally published in the original L.A.Weekly newspaper way back in 1980, tells us like it was, is, and as far as I can see, forever will be.
Sorry about that.
Let’s take a deep breath and give a deep sigh for:
THE USUAL NOTE FROM LB: From the summer of 2002 to the spring of 2010, Gwen the Beautiful and I were the proud and often exhausted owners of a beautiful Ozarks property we called Cloud Creek Ranch.
In many ways, the ranch was paradise. But it was a paradise with a price that started going up before we even knew it existed. Here’s another Monday musing about our adventure and the lessons we learned.
NOTE FROM LB: When I was introduced to the concept of “cool,” back in Junior High, it came in two flavors.
There was Elvis Presley cool. And there was James Dean cool. All it took for me was one look at young Mr. Dean in Rebel Without A Cause, and I knew that was my future. It had to be.