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Make prayers to the Raven.
Raven that is,
Raven that was,
Raven that will always be.
Make prayers to the Raven.
Raven bring us luck.

- Koyukon chant

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an editor on publishing

I saw this on David Niall Wilson’s blog just a bit ago and thought I’d share.

P&Ls and how books make (or don’t) money: part the first: the mass market original complete failure
In which I explain how we figure out how much money to pay authors for their advance, and also in which I explain how sometimes books make money and sometimes they don’t:

P&Ls and how books make (or don’t) money: part the first: the mass market original complete failure

A P&L is done a couple of different times. The first time is when we are estimating what we think we will spend on a book versus what we think we will make. If we buy the book, P&Ls are done throughout the book’s life.

P&L usually stands for Profitability & Liability or Profit & Loss.

read more here.

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tom picirilli

He’s totally outdone himself with Headstone City. If you’ve not read this book, you should be ashamed of yourself! Go out and get it! Right now!!

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