“Co-Creating Value with Customers – 7th Son: Obsidian”

06.21.11 Posted in Article by

The second article in my Digital Book World series on value co-creation is up! http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2011/co-creating-value-with-audiences-%E2%80%93-7th-son-obsidian/   Series history: Co-Creating Value with Customers (first article)


Co-Creating Value with Customers – DBW Series

05.17.11 Posted in Miscellaneous by

In a stroke of what can only be called good fortune, Digital Book World has given me the opportunity to write a series of articles about applying the principles of value co-creation to publishing. Over the next several months, I’ll be circling around the topic in general as well as providing specific examples. Look for [...]


The Writer’s Dilemma: More Money or More Rights?

02.25.11 Posted in writing by

Earlier today I tossed out a question to the twitterverse: “Attn writers: Would you prefer to be paid more for your work (and have less rights) or be paid less (and have more rights)?” My suspicion was that in a digital era where self-publishing is taking an increasingly larger piece of the traditional publishing’s pie, [...]


Speaker at Digital Book World 2011

01.26.11 Posted in Speaking by

I was a speaker on the DBW 2011 panel, “Rethinking Rights in a Transmedia World.” The panel was moderated by Emily Williams and also featured Richard Curtis of E-Reads and David Marlett of enkHouse.


Panelist at Digital Book World 2011

01.04.11 Posted in transmedia by

Thrilled to be on a panel at Digital Book World 2011 and (finally) making my way back to NYC! The panel is “Rethinking Rights in a Transmedia World,” and it will look at the business models, collaborative aspects of entertainment, and revenue potential under the umbrella of transmedia storytelling. So, I’m hitting the Big Apple [...]


Interview at Digital Book World – part 2

11.16.10 Posted in Interview by

The second part of my interview by Digital Book World‘s Emily Williams


Remix Fiction Interview, part deux

08.10.10 Posted in transmedia by

The second installment of my interview series at Remix Fiction is up, in which I discuss transmedia and fail to name check Andrea Phillips as one of the driving forces behind the Transmedia Artists Guild: Remix Fiction Television Episode #730.1 (Scott Walker) from Martin Aggett on Vimeo. For more information about the Transmedia Artists Guild, [...]


Fan-Forced Reader Behavior: DOA

09.11.09 Posted in Miscellaneous by

Charlie Anders at io9 recently posted a rant about the segmentation of the science fiction genre, specifically how everyone’s seen the same movies, but it’s hard to find a handful of SF fans who have recently read the same book. Anders asks: “So how do you start making particular books into “must reads” for all [...]