You are invited to a kick-off event celebrating the new Seattle Chapter of the Authors Guild! Sunday, July 292–4 p.m.Seattle Public LibraryUniversity Branch5009 Roosevelt Way NEPlease RSVP here by Friday, July 27. Hello, fellow authors.Following up the results of our recent survey—my thanks to the many who responded—I’m delighted to announce the first meeting of... Continue Reading →
Sign on for net neutrality
Are you an Author's Guild member? (If not, perhaps you should be.) Read the Guild's letter to the FCC regarding the upcoming vote on net neutrality and, if you agree that the regulations about to be repealed should be upheld, sign on here. For better or worse, SCBWI has traditionally stayed away from most political... Continue Reading →
Pay for pages
Important information from Lois V. Harris: Sharing the beginning of a message from The Authors Guild...not good for children's authors...stay tuned for more on this from The Authors Guild. Starting July 1, Amazon will pay royalties to its indie authors based on the number of pages users actually read, rather than the number of times... Continue Reading →
Another perk of the Author’s Guild!
We've posted before about the advantages of Authors Guild membership, but member Lois Harris has another example to add: free publicity. She explains, "In 2006, I joined because I needed a website and didn't have a clue about how to get or build one, and the Authors Guild had a Sitebuilder software program for members.... Continue Reading →