mabfan.livejournal.com - 6/17/2009
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Yesterday I wrote about getting paid for creative work, and sifting through the comments I realize that there is a point I'd like to make clearer or address better. To start with, I want to emphasize that my main point was not that doing creative work for free or for exposure is wrong. As I said ...
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SF Tidbits for 6/17/09
SF Signal —
... update with new galleries of Stephen King Book Covers, X-Men Book Covers, Doctor Who Book Covers, and Isaac Asimov Book Covers.
Adam Paquette shows off his awesome, step-by-step artwork done for Wizards of the Coast.
At Reading and Writing podcast, Jeff Rutherford interviews Joe R. Lansdale.
Here's a mini-report from Black Library Day.
Michael A. Burstein continues his essay on The Value of An Artist's Work.
Mike Brotherton On Science Fiction and Novelty ...
The Value of Our Work - Part 2
Apex Book Company —
... Editor’s Note: This blog originally appeared on Michael’s personal blog here on June 16th, 2009. It is the second of a series of posts about the subject of author compensation. Part 1 can be read ...
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