And we knew you when, P-C.
This girl at school? She told me that gelatin is made from ground-up cow's feet and that every time you eat Jell-O there's some cow out there limping around without any feet. But I told her that I'm sure the cow is dead before they cut its feet off, right?
Dawn ,'Never Leave Me'
The Great Write Way, Act Three: Where's the gun?
A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.
Ginger - Feb 13, 2015 3:43:23 pm PST #6139 of 6687
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Gudanov - Feb 13, 2015 6:05:55 pm PST #6140 of 6687
Coding and Sleeping
Great job, P-C!
Katerina Bee - Feb 18, 2015 4:11:40 pm PST #6141 of 6687
Herding cats for fun
(applause) Go P-C!
Gudanov - Feb 25, 2015 7:15:45 am PST #6142 of 6687
Coding and Sleeping
Arg, Gud. I'm really sorry to hear this, as I liked Cog very much. Is it something you might explore for self-publishing?
I've thought about it. The whole cover thing has me a bit stalled on the idea, and I'd want to double and triple check for mistakes. I'd expect to make nothing on it, so I'd want to keep spending in the same range.
Atropa - Mar 05, 2015 9:16:03 am PST #6143 of 6687
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Soooo, anyone have any good resources about appearance fees? A convention has contacted me about bringing me out as a guest, and the guest relations person wants to know my requirements for accommodations and appearance fees.
Needless to say, I had never EVER considered the idea of appearance fees before this.
megan walker - Mar 05, 2015 9:36:11 am PST #6144 of 6687
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
As a starting point, my college roommate who has been in publishing for ages, wrote up some basic guidelines on this some time ago: [link]
(FYI: You and her husband worked for the same company.)
Zenkitty - Mar 05, 2015 10:11:28 am PST #6145 of 6687
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Being paid to appear is basically being paid to be yourself, and what could be better than that?
Atropa - Mar 05, 2015 10:14:43 am PST #6146 of 6687
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Thank you, megan!
(FYI: You and her husband worked for the same company.)
The software giant in Redmond? Or the data storage place in downtown Seattle?
megan walker - Mar 05, 2015 10:26:56 am PST #6147 of 6687
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
The software giant. He's a lawyer.
Typo Boy - Mar 05, 2015 8:51:47 pm PST #6148 of 6687
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Looking at the link, I would add that you are a celebrity in certain circles in your own right. So you might adjust upward a little for that. Whether there is something about this venue, such as hardships they are undergoing that makes you want to offer a discount is another matter; but if you do decide to discount, please at least start from a number that takes your being you into consideration in deciding what to discount from. And I know you tend to undervalue yourself; but your being more famous than your average author is something that has commercial value to the venue. Your name will attract more people than your average single book author. If you start to undervalue yourself, maybe the Adorable One could Loom.