Erik Sherman's WriterBiz

A spot about the business of writing as seen by a freelance writer. That includes marketing, sales, contracts, copyright, planning, research - in short, the business end of writing.

Name: Erik Sherman
Location: Massachusetts, United States

I'm an independent writer and photographer who covers business, food, technology, books, media, general features, and pretty much anything appealing that results in a signed check. My work has appeared in such places as the New York Times Magazine, Newsweek, Newsweek Japan, Fortune, Inc, Fortune Small Business, the Financial Times, Advertising Age, Saveur, US News & World Report, and Continental

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

A Good Observer Blog on the Wages of Procrastination

As I'm still on deadline, but thought that the earlier post was a bit light (although I enjoyed it), here's an amusing post on the Guardian's book blog about publishers demanding repaid advances for books never completed and the important role procrastination plays in the life of every writer. (Well, maybe everyone other than Joyce Carol Oates.)

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