by Cooper West | Mar 8, 2023 | PSA, Subscriptions, Writing Industry
It’s been a long time since I published anything under this brand, yet I’ve never given up on it. There are still so many stories I want to tell, including Rough Trade and a re-write of Accismus and more Guardsmen!!!! But on the other hand, I’ve...
by Cooper West | Jul 29, 2013 | Writing Industry
What do you love to read? The same thing, all the time? Me neither. Nor do I like to write that way, but I’ve found that there is a certain constraint I need to be aware of, which actually works to my advantage. So, there are 1000 different flavors to...
by Cooper West | Jul 19, 2013 | Announcements!, Writing Industry
Welp. That’s that, then. Tumblr has decided censorship and unilateral enforced prudery is the best way to alienate serve its customers. That is, they’ve instituted new rules that make “adult” rated tumblrs unsearchable. HelloTailor has more...
by Cooper West | Jul 31, 2012 | Editorial, Writing Industry
I really don’t want this space to become yet another blog about writing; there are plenty of excellent ones already out there, and I don’t feel qualified to teach/lead people in their writing careers, and I’ve got plenty else going on in my life to...
by Cooper West | May 28, 2012 | Writing Industry
I have written in the past about how delicate the nature of the relationship with an editor can be. These are rocky waters to sail because anyone can call themselves a professional editor, take your money, and give you very little in return. Or, do a good job but play...
by Cooper West | May 21, 2012 | Editorial, Writing Industry
In all the talk going on about agency pricing and legacy publishers and indies and self-publishing phenoms, one aspect that generally gets ignored is the psychological affect that the legacy system had on newbie writers. Now, this isn’t a rant about how unfairly...
