I was excited to see the trailer for the new documentary, Unsound: How Musicians and Creators Survive in the Age of Free. This is an important movie by San Francisco based music producer Count. From the website: “Unsound” reveals the dramatic collapse of the music industry and the unintended consequences the internet revolution is having…Continue reading Unsound: How Musicians and Creators Survive in the Age of Free
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MFA Students in Creative Writing: Why You Should Never Make Your MFA Thesis Available Online
As an MFA candidate, you may think that the most important thing for you as a writer is “being read.” As someone who went down the MFA road in the nineties, and whose thesis formed the basis of my first book, I can tell you that longterm ownership of your creative work is far more…Continue reading MFA Students in Creative Writing: Why You Should Never Make Your MFA Thesis Available Online
What is the Authors Alliance?
T.J. Stiles has written this excellent explanation and warning about the Authors Alliance, a new organization founded by four academics at Berkeley, including two copyright professors who favor radically broad fair use. I would like to pass along a warning about a new group that is trying hard to attract members, calling itself the Authors…Continue reading What is the Authors Alliance?
6 Reasons to Join the Authors Guild
If you make all or part of your income from writing, you should consider joining The Authors Guild, an organization that has been advocating on behalf of authors for more than a century. There are many benefits to joining the Guild, but here are six that make membership a winning proposition for authors at any…Continue reading 6 Reasons to Join the Authors Guild
3 Myths That Are Killing Literary Culture
1. Writers just want to be read. I recently heard a young woman at a party say that writers don’t mind when their books are downloaded for free on the internet, because “writers just want to be read.” As a working writer who pays my mortgage and buys groceries and sends my kid to summer…Continue reading 3 Myths That Are Killing Literary Culture