How to make it as an artist: Stop following the rules
The rules we follow to "make it" as an artist are made by commercial interests that don't align with ours. And now, it's time for us to take action.
Everything You Wanted to Know about Book Sales (But Were Afraid to Ask)
Publishing is the business of creating books and selling them to readers. And yet, for some reason we aren’t supposed to talk about the latter. Most literary writers consider book sales a half-crass / half-mythological subject that is taboo to discuss. Most literary writers consider book sales a half-crass / half-mythological subject that is taboo to discuss. […]