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Midlist Writer

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The trials and tribulations of a writer who has made it but not made it big. Musings on craft, the industry, and work, plus advice to beginners and interviews with other midlisters. Welcome to Literary Purgatory.

• Added on: Mar 10th, 2008
• Country: United States
• Language: English

• Author: Sean McLachlan
• Listed in: Writing How-To
• Tags: travel fiction fantasy writing nonfiction history

Recent Posts

• My latest short story out from Damnation Books

  Posted on Tuesday December 1st, 2009 at 10:52 in books, ebooks, fiction, fantasy, writing, publishing, short stories, horror, history, book promotion, historical fiction, denmark

  My latest short story, a horror tale set in 1864 Denmark, is out now as an ebook from Damnation Books.The title, "Dannevirke", takes its inspiration from the name of a Viking earthwork protecting Jutland from Germany. It was the first line of defense...

• (Mostly) good times for ebooks

  Posted on Saturday November 28th, 2009 at 15:55 in books, Romance, ebooks, fiction, publishing, horror, magazines, royalties, small press

  Things seem to be on the up for electronic publishing. One of my publishers is expanding into ebooks and wants to renegotiate my contract to include an electronic edition. We're currently haggling over the royalty rate. As is typical with print publi...

• Independent genre publishers are breaking new ground

  Posted on Monday November 23rd, 2009 at 09:12 in books, fiction, science fiction, fantasy, writing, novels, publishing, horror, ezines, small press, novellas

  There's an interesting article over at Book Vortex i09 about independent genre publishers. They list ten small presses that are breaking new ground in fantasy, science fiction, horror, and indefinable fiction. Included in the list is Damnation Books,...

• Different names for fiction and nonfiction

  Posted on Wednesday November 18th, 2009 at 09:06 in books, ebooks, fiction, writing, publishing, short stories, nonfiction, horror, history, About Me, book promotion, historical fiction

  You might have noticed that the short story cover I posted in my last post doesn't have my name on it. I've decided to use a pen name for my fiction. I've spoken with several authors who do both fiction and nonfiction and they all recommended this. T...

• My next book cover

  Posted on Monday November 16th, 2009 at 03:00 in books, ebooks, fiction, writing, short stories, horror, history, historical fiction, denmark

  I just got the cover for my next "book", really a short story in ebook format that will be published by Damnation Books, an up-and-coming small press specializing in horror. The title of my story, Dannevirke, comes from an old Viking earthwork on the...

• New Year\'s Resolutions: Ten Months On

  Posted on Friday November 6th, 2009 at 14:38 in travel, contests, books, inspiration, blogging, blogs, novels, short stories, nonfiction, magazines, history, research

  At the beginning of the year I posted my New Year’s writing resolutions in order to pressure myself to keep on track. Let's see how I did in September and October. Yeah, I skipped a month. I was busy going from Oxford to Missouri to London to Madri...

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