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Writology – The Silent Religion

On May 28, 2010, in American Male Prostitute, by Wilfried F. Voss

Yes, I do number my seizures. When, according to established industry standards, you are diagnosed as an aspiring, but most likely untalented writer, you either have seizures, or, due to absence of effective medication, you fall back into religion. I, personally, chose seizures, because my God told me not to have other gods besides him. The other god would have been myself, but we’ll get to that later (see Seizure #366).

Copperhill Media Accepts New Authors

On April 26, 2010, in Writing & Publishing, by Wilfried F. Voss

Copperhill Media will look for style, readability, and salability of the submitted work. We do not expect a new Hemingway, but at the same time we need to assure sufficient quality. We are a small print-on-demand (POD) publishing house, and we provide printing, distribution, and marketing services for our authors. Our books are listed in online stores such as Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, AbeBooks.com, and more. In addition we maintain our own online bookstore.

The Truth About PublishAmerica

On April 7, 2010, in American Male Prostitute, Writing & Publishing, by Wilfried F. Voss

Just recently I looked into the practices of another vanity publisher, namely PublishAmerica. As a business man in the publishing industry I was puzzled by PublishAmerica’s business model. On the surface they act like a vanity publisher providing services for aspiring writers, but like traditional publishers they don’t charge for their services.

New Literature Project: The Ayurvedic Healer

On March 26, 2010, in Writing & Publishing, by Wilfried F. Voss

For the past several years I have researched the bizarre world of writing and publishing, which has led me to some pleasant and some not-so-pleasant experiences. One of the truly pleasant experiences was meeting Joy J. Kaimaparamban through the AuthorNation.com online forum.

Writology – The Silent Religion

On March 12, 2010, in American Male Prostitute, Writer's Digest, Writing & Publishing, by Wilfried F. Voss

Today’s writing and publishing world is shrugging off the old “exclusive-club” mentality, but it is, by any means, not a friendly place for an aspiring writer. As a matter of fact, the industry has turned into a shark tank. When I refer to “the industry” I mean, among other businesses, the traditional publishers, most of who are struggling these days, but they are not the actual problem. The “shark tank” is dominated by new startups in the industry, mostly vanity publishers, who produce significant profit without delivering the results they promise. It seems that scammers possess a much keener business sense than the traditional publishing businesses, and they are taking the better part of a multi-million Dollar business.

Forum Sharks And Semi-Gods

On February 11, 2010, in Writer's Digest, Writing & Publishing, by Wilfried F. Voss

Most of us aspiring writers sign up for Online forums, either to pitch new ideas and wait for feedback, or to ask for advice, but foremost to “build a platform.” “Building a platform” is based on a very basic principle: If nobody knows you, nobody will buy your books.

Chocolate Jesus

On December 17, 2009, in American Male Prostitute, Writing & Publishing, by Wilfried F. Voss

Just today I found an entry in the Online forum at AuthorNation.com (in my personal opinion the most civilized forum for writers). A fellow author complained about a book that apparently sells very well in the United States, but whose title he found somewhat annoying.

Another "American Male Prostitute" from New York

On November 25, 2009, in American Male Prostitute, by Wilfried F. Voss

For truth is always strange; stranger than fiction. – Lord Byron Okay, things are getting a little weird. I am putting in a lot of work to promote my novels and, consequently, my web site, but I did not expect the e-mail inquiry I received today from Bruce in New York in regards to my [...]

Literary Agents Are Snobby Bastards

On November 25, 2009, in American Male Prostitute, Writing & Publishing, by Wilfried F. Voss

As a business man I am appalled by the lack of business sense literary agents display to the public, especially when it comes to rejecting writers not because they’re not talented but due to primitive reason such as violation of the submission guidelines.

SCRIBD.COM – How I learned about the copyright infringement

On November 9, 2009, in SCRIBD.COM, Writing & Publishing, by Wilfried F. Voss

On November 6, 2009 I received an e-mail from a friend, informing me that one of my books, and a book I publish for him, has been posted IN FULL on the scribd.com web site. As of the same date there have been 935 “reads” on both books since June this year, which translates in a loss of sales volume of almost $20,000 for me and my friend and his co-authors.