The Internet has made self publishing a whole lot easier. In many respects that’s a good thing. Were it not for the ease of use of capable technology, financial accessibility of the platform, and the internal drive to pursue it, I would not be able to write and publish this blog. All poetry bloggers owe…
Category Archives: Getting Published
Newspapers And Poetry: Parallel Delivery Futures
There’s an interesting article in the online version of Wired Magazine about the future of newspaper delivery. Nick Bilton, an editor in the New York Times research and development lab, who doesn’t even receive the newspaper at his home, believes that in the future, newspapers will all be delivered electronically. It’s really not a brilliant…
Supply Side Literature: Do You Write For The Market?
I’m gonna go out on a limb here and say that most literary artists, poets included, try in some way to “write for the market.” But I think this is a sorry way to write literature. Beyond sorry. It’s inane. While all literature is in a certain sense targeted toward a particular market – try…
Do You Need A Publicist?
I got an exclusive interview with publicist Teresa Conboy in the latest issue of Hyperbole e-zine. Questions I asked were: What exactly is a publicist and what does she do? Why does a poet need a publicist and how does a poet work with a publicist? What is the going rate for a publicist and…
I’ve Been Accepted
I’ve written about rejection before – here, here, and here. But tonight I’d like to mention an acceptance. I opened up my inbox to filter out all the spam – because I have to do that on occasion – and while there I decided to read some of my very important e-mail. That’s when I…
Why Poets Make Good Capitalists
Capitalism and poetry go hand in hand. I imagine that the first poets sold their songs and chants on an open market, traded their entertainment services for fur and weapons. But today you’re more likely to find a poet bashing the excesses of capitalism and proclaiming the virtues of socialism. But I’m not sure why….
Another Rejection: Sweet!
Got another rejection this evening. This is the most encouraging rejection I’ve ever received. I love getting personal notes from editors because if they say anything – ANYTHING – no matter how neutral it is then it’s a good sign that at least they respected your work enough to comment. This last rejection, however, was…
One More Reason Why Online Publishing Of Literature Will Become Preferred
Just in: http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/09/03/online-vampire-novel-leak-sucks-for-author
The “Yesterday, I Will” Writing Contest
The York Emporium in York, Pa. is sponsoring its first writing contest. The deadline is September 15, 2008. Any genre of writing can be submitted – poetry, one-act play, or short story of 5,000 “words/ communication units/symbols/thought implants/squeaks or less.” The creators of the contest evidently have a sense of humor because their press release…
Finnishing The Second Coming And Scanning The Elected
Some interesting reading online this week: Silliman’s back (unlike AC/DC) in black and white. Enjoy The Second Coming. It’s been Finnished. And yet, another Amazon boycott. The Jewish geniuses a la Andy Warhol. Meet President Iambic Dimeter with a pyrrhic dangler. Capitalist poetry. Solicitation anyone? Time to prepare a submission. Later.
