The literary landscape, once envisioned as a diverse ecosystem teeming with voices, is increasingly shadowed by the looming presence of a few dominant players. In the realms of ebooks, paper books, and audiobooks, the concentration of power into the hands of near-monopolies is not just a matter of market share; it's a critical issue that is actively stifling the growth, […]
It seems most writers go through periods where the words just won’t come, no matter what we do. So here we go. For your weekend: Is writer’s block real? Or is it not-real? That is the question. Some writers call this dull, dark time “writer’s block,” but others writers — more than you might suspect — think writer’s block is […]
For readers and publishers both, the EPUB format has everything one could want in a 21st century digital publication — except for one thing: Uniformity of presentation as described by the IDPF Standard. This post looks at some of the more common failings to be found in the EPUB reader ecosystem, and proposes changes that the IDPF could make to the EPUB Standard that would help it live up to its goal of being "the industry standard" for digital publications.
An interesting opinion piece on how e-readers and ebooks are changing modern literature. Our attention spans have shortened, we’re distracted, and authors have changed their style to suit, but these changes are part of the wider digital transformation Source: Ebooks are changing the way we read, and the way novelists write | Comment is free | The Guardian
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There is certainly a satisfaction and dignity to be gained in coming to terms with the mistakes one has made. -- Kazuo Ishiguro AE Matson is an author, and Creative Director, at Metaphor Publications. She's also a textile fiend, SFGiants fan, aspiring Buddha, RPGer, tech-geeky, crone, corsair. It's all about the stories. What's yours?
Welcome to a brand new feature here at Metaphor Publications. Our "Indie Author Spotlight" section is an opportunity for independent, self-published authors to talk about their latest projects. An author's appearance here is not necessarily an endorsement or recommendation from MetPub - we're just helping authors put the news out there, and then leaving it up to you, our readers, […]
You know the list. You've seen it a thousand times. There's fantasy fiction, science fiction, historical fiction, crime, mystery, thriller… The list goes on and on -- until the clothes come off. Then we need a new genre of fiction. Because whatever real genre the novel belongs in, whatever real literary merit the work may have, is all forgotten. It's tossed […]
