Reviews

The Soldiers' Tale: Bearing Witness to a Modern War by Cory Doctorow

mburnamfink's review against another edition

4.0

With the caveat that a lot has changed in the world of publishing since 2000, this is still a solid guide for going to from science-fiction fan to science-fiction author. You probably know Cory Doctorow, and you probably should know Karl Schroeder, who were at the time ambitious young strivers in the small but growing Canadian science-fiction scene. This book condenses a lot of received wisdom on the publishing industry: how to submit stories without annoying editors, how to manage contracts and self-promotion, with some basic guidelines on writing every day and avoiding cliches.

Sadly, the list of agents and publishers is basically noise right now, and while the authors are forward looking and mostly right on ebooks (no surprise given their interests in digital rights and futurism), there's no way they could have foreseen Kindle Unlimited, or give advice for striving authors there. There's probably a newer resource, but not knowing what it is, I can say that this book is a decent start.

francomega's review against another edition

2.0

Well written and informative entry in the Idiot's collection. Big HOWEVER, however: the one I picked up is pretty out of date. Helpful in general, not so much in the specific.

ahmetasabanci's review against another edition

5.0

Beklediğimden daha iyi ve fazlasıyla yardımcı olabilecek bir eser. Bu konularda bir şeyler yapmak isteyen herkesin elinin altında bulundurmasında fayda var. Sanırım eksi diyebileceğim tek nokta bazı resmi konularda sadece ABD ve Kanada üzerinden bilgilendirmiş olmaları ancak buna rağmen bir fikir sahibi olmanızı ve buradaki yasaları, kontratları incelerken yabancı kalmamanızı sağlıyor.