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Greeks

June 4, 2009 Follow Up, Projects

This comes from Greeks, a comedy I never finished — and barely started, honestly. It’s set in ancient times, and would have retold several of the great myths in significantly less epic ways.

40 reviews in 24 hours

June 3, 2009 Projects, The Variant

If we can get to 40 Amazon reviews of The Variant by noon (LA time) on Thursday, I’ll share a scene from my never-finished comedy Greeks, a collegiate buddy comedy set in mythological times.

Spelunking the Kindle market

June 2, 2009 Books, Follow Up, Projects, The Variant

How many books does Amazon sell on Kindle each day? Is there a classic long tail — and is it even worth being on it? Amazon is incredibly opaque with the details, even when you’re publishing on their system.

How much does a short story earn in a magazine?

June 1, 2009 Follow Up, Genres, QandA, The Variant

I really had no idea what people were getting paid for short stories, so I asked Matt to dig up some numbers.

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