by Cooper West | Apr 28, 2012 | Income Report, Writing Industry
Right now my only publisher is Dreamspinner, so when that royalty statement arrives that’s pretty much the whole picture of my writerly income. Well, it arrived with good news! Especially since I have not been promoting, writing, or submitting anything while I...
by Cooper West | Nov 20, 2011 | Editorial, Writing Industry
I am not a yaoi expert, nor even a bona fide fan. I’ve enjoyed what I’ve read and I’m a regular reader of Teahouse, but on the whole I’m outside of yaoi in fandom. I can wax poetic about Manchester in 1973 (and believe me, that takes work) but...
by Cooper West | Nov 1, 2011 | Income Report, Writing Industry
Another post detailing my financial situation and my earnings as a writer. If that makes you squeamish, turn back now! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Just got my latest quarterly royalties summary from my publisher (right now, everything is through Dreamspinner Press, although I...
by Cooper West | Aug 24, 2011 | Editorial, Writing Industry
Why is everyone telling you to “create a discussion” on Twitter? And “engage your audience” on GoodReads? And “encourage dialogue” on FaceBook? Community. Marketing in the digital era is about building community; this is why we are...
by Cooper West | Aug 20, 2011 | Income Report, Writing Industry
Note/Warning: In our society, talking openly about income is considered somewhat gauche. Personally, though, I think it is a social rule designed to disempower people and fuel shame. I’ve never, ever understood how not talking money is supposed to be helpful....
by Cooper West | May 9, 2011 | Editorial, Writing Industry
I have, to close friends, talked about the future of porn, and I’ve often mentioned that I feel the next logical step is for the emergent and fast-growing erotica-for-women industry to branch out into movies. I’ve always found it particularly amusing when...
