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Self-publishing and the theology of free

March 13, 2013 by Michael Rushton Leave a Comment

Artsjournal.com links today to a story from Publishers Weekly at SXSW on self-publishing and the "theology of free." But what exactly is this theology? Called Self-Publishing in the Age of E, Deahl’s panel featured bestselling self (and now conventionally) published novelist Hugh Howey, author of the bestselling sci-fi series Wool, Erin Brown, a former St. Martin’s and HarperCollins editor and now an Austin based freelance editor, and literary agent Kirby Kim of William Morris Endeavor. It didn’t take long to get to core issues around … [Read more...]

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