Daily Archives: March 7, 2013
Random House’s Letter re: Hydra
Posted on March 7, 2013 41 Comments
For those of you who would like to see it, it’s here. For those of you who want to know my personal response, it’s at the bottom of this entry. Update: SFWA responds.
Raptors at the Fences
Posted on March 7, 2013 30 Comments
I am about to head off to my daughter’s orthodontist appointment, so let me briefly address a question that I’m seeing a lot in the wake of me writing about Random House’s Alibi/Hydra imprints and their genuinely awful boilerplate contracts. The question is, more or less: Is this where traditional publishers are going with their contracts? […]
The Big Idea: Deb Coates
Posted on March 7, 2013 15 Comments
If you don’t have one Big Idea, is enough to have several standard-sized ideas, and then let them build? It’s the question Deborah Coates asks and answers today, in reference to her latest novel Deep Down. Let’s find out what happens. DEBORAH COATES: I’m not sure I’m the sort of person who has Big Ideas. […]
Whatever Everyone Else is Saying