Children of The Universe

Lost in Typepad land

Sorry everybody -
I worked for over an hour and a half on something really interesting (I thought so, anyway) inside the typepad composer - then when I went to post it typepad swallowed it and it's gone.

I will work on it again tomorrow - this time inside my own wordprocessor.

Need Agent

I got an offer from a major a major internet retailer of audio book digital downloads to carry my audio story, "The Hive."

After reading the agreement that I got from them I decided that I would do well to get an attorney or agent that would finish the negotiations for a percentage of whatever I make on the deal so I sent out emails to a few contacts and started making phone calls.

Responses have started coming in and, in fact, James, at Every Human, was kind enough to post my  question on his blog.  Why didn't I think of that?

So here is what I emailed out and if you have a contact or other information that  you can share with me, please do so.  I'm sure that a lot of us would like to know more about how this all works.

"I just received a Sublicense Agreement from a major internet retailer of audio book digital downloads that wants to carry my story, "The Hive" and other works that I may produce over the next two years. I am reviewing this but because of the "newness" of the field of audiobook digital downloads I would like to make contact with agents or attorneys who have experience in the field. So, Just in case you know of such a person, please let me know."

Finally, I also wonder if there is an even better way to  market and share "The Hive."  The reality is that any income from this story will make me better able to afford to go ahead and produce more of them -

Send me your suggestions.

Leylop's Passport!

In Tibet by Leylop
My Friend Leylop loves to take pictures of her travels. Now she has a passport! But she doesn't consider traveling to the U.S. because it would cost too much. With her talent there is probably a way. Got any ideas? Let her know. She'll be surprised to hear from you.

You been contacted by the PR Firm Yet?

Really good blogger's survey just been completed by BlogSearch. It's clear that marketing and PR firms have a fertile area of influence if they can organize their approach to bloggers. This doesn't seem to be happening yet (or, at least, we haven't caught on to it yet), but it wasn't that long ago that most people didn't realize that products that were shown or mentioned in movies are usually included because they are paying to be in the film. Take a look at the survey results here.