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00:00:13
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LITERARY AGENCY, LINDA DUGGINS, MULTI- CULTURAL AND MY SIMILAR FOUNDER UNDERGRAD ON PRESS, JOHNNY TEMPLE, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF AT A CATHOLIC BOOKS AND CHERYL...
00:00:51
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NEWS FOR THE INDUSTRY. EXCUSE ME, LET ME GET MY ACT TOGETHER. BUT THE FIRST THING I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE ABOUT AND INTRODUCE OUR PANEL AND THEN I...
00:07:58
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THINK ONE OF THE GREATEST CHALLENGES IS CONNECT TEAM AUTHORS AT THEIR CORE AUDIENCE BECAUSE NO AUTHOR APPEALS TO EVERY READER AND DEALS SCATTERSHOT...
00:09:30
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FINE CONFERENCE WHO DO SUCH A GREAT JOB WITH IT AND IT'S A REAL HONOR TO BE PARTICIPATING IN THIS EVENT AND THE WORK OF THE CENTER FOR BLACK LITERATURE...
00:13:50
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HAVE TO DO A HECK OF A LOT OF WORK TO GET THEIR NAME OUT THERE, GET THEIR WORK OUT THERE, EVEN WHEN YOU'RE PUBLISHED LIKE A BIG HOUSE. I WORK WITH A...
00:15:45
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AND THE BOTTOM LINE IS YOU TO BE A HUSTLER. YOU CANNOT JUST BE A WRITER, THINKER, CREATOR. YOU HAVE TO GET YOUR BUSINESS ON. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO YOU'RE...
00:18:24
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I'M AN INDEPENDENT PUBLISHER. I'M WHAT'S CALLED A NICHE PUBLISHER. I
00:18:28
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PUBLISHED BLACK GAY AND LESBIAN BOOKS OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATION AND EDITING, OR PROFESSIONALISM. OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE HUSTLER. THERE OPPORTUNITIES...
00:20:53
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JUST BEING AT THE NATIONAL BLACK WRITERS CONFERENCE IS MAYBE MY FIFTH FIFTH YEAR OF PARTICIPATING IN VARIOUS FORMS. EARLIER TODAY I DID A TALK ON HOW...
00:24:41
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CONVENTIONAL PUBLISHERS ANYMORE JUST ON THE BASIS OF SOME OF THE COMMENTS YOU'VE MADE NOW? CHERYL. WHAT CAN YOU OFFER AN AUTHOR IN THIS NEW AREA, WHICH...
00:25:10
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THINGS THAT IS A SMALL PRESS PUBLISHER IS ABLE TO DO THAT WAS ALWAYS HARDER AT THE BIG SIX IS TO REALLY FOCUS THE MARKETING AND ADVERTISING AN UNDERSTANDING...
00:28:49
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PLATFORM, RELATIONSHIP AND SOMETHING ANOTHER, BUT WILL ASSOCIATE MEDIA. BUT TO HEAR SOMEONE TALK A LITTLE MORE ABOUT HOW THESE CONCEPTS REALLY ALL KIND...
00:29:23
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THIS IS THEIR BUSINESS IS EXACTLY HOW I WORK. I WORK WITH MY AUTHOR AND WE SIT DOWN AND WE HAVE A PLAN. AND I CRACK THAT WHIP LIKE THIS IS NO JOKE....
00:31:07
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I KNOW THAT SOME OF US DON'T WANT TO. I HEAR ALL THE TIME FROM
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FRANCE AND AUTHORS, I DO WANT TO BE UNFAZED. I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS TWITTER THING. >> FACEBOOK AND BLOGS AND TUMBLER IN INTEREST IN THE LIST GOES...
00:31:30
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NOT AN OPTION. THERE ARE NATIVES NOW WHO GREW UP
00:31:38
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ON THESE THINGS AND THIS IS HOW THEY COMMUNICATE. YOU HAVE TO HAVE A BUZZ FACTOR. IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW INCREDIBLE YOUR BOOK MAY BE IF NOBODY KNOWS ABOUT...
00:33:17
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STRATEGY. IF YOU WANT TO BE AN AUTHOR FOR THE LONG HAUL, YOU HAVE TO ADMIT A LARGE PUBLISHING CONTRACT STILL MATTERS. WE CAN PRETEND LIKE IT'S SO GREAT,...
00:34:18
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OFFERING AUTHORS THAT THEY CAN IN TERMS OF BEING A PUBLISHER? >> I HAVE GROWN IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS A LITTLE WEARY OF SELF-PUBLISHING. I THINK...
00:34:33
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VERY EXCITING AND IT REMAINS VERY EXCITING BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, SELF-PUBLISHING AND THE RELATIVE EASE OF IT ENSURES THIS GREAT DIVERSITY OF VOICES THAT...
00:37:54
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RELATIONSHIP WITH BRAD BROWN PRESS THAT HAS A
00:37:58
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LOT OF SUCCESS IN REACHING ITS AUDIENCE. WE HAVE A TRACK RECORD. WE WIN AWARDS AND WERE ON THIS PATH TOGETHER SO WE HAVE THIS RELATIONSHIP OVER BOTH...
00:39:11
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AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW DISTRIBUTION WORKS. >> FOR ME IT'S A NICHE MARKET. I COULD TALK ABOUT DISTRIBUTION FOR iPOD DISTRIBUTORS
00:39:20
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FOR BANKRUPTCY. I DISTRIBUTE BOOKS MYSELF. HAVE A SMALL PRESS DISTRIBUTOR OUT VERTICALLY. I RUN THE GAMUT AND SELL BOOKS ONLINE AS WELL. BUT THE...
00:40:24
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EXCUSE ME, DO WE NEED NEW KINDS OF PUBLISHING? AND I'M SAYING THAT BECAUSE THERE'S INTERESTING PARTNERSHIPS SEMANTICS IS INTERESTING IN HOW IT PICKED...
00:40:58
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TRAVIS DECIDED TO EXPAND SMILEY BOOKS, ONE OF THE THINGS HE WAS REALLY CLEAR ON WAS THAT WITHOUT WORKING WITH A DISTRIBUTOR WHO REALLY HAD A PROVEN...
00:43:22
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SUITS A VERY, VERY INTERESTING BRAND-NEW MODEL FOR PUBLISHING. I DON'T KNOW, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS GOING TO WORK IN WHAT IS NOT GOING TO WORK. WE HAVE A...
00:46:42
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OF US GOT TOGETHER AND
00:46:44
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STARTED OPEN LENS. IT IS DESIGNED TO PUBLISH BOOKS THROUGHOUT THE DIGEST FOR UP BUT LOOKING AT THINGS THROUGH A PRISMATIC LENS AND TO SEE OPPORTUNITIES...
00:49:02
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BOOK. A COMMENT ABOUT THE DIVERSITY IN PUBLISHING HOUSES ACROSS THE BOARD HAS BEEN IN A PUBLISHING HOUSE 11 YEARS AND WHAT I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN TAUGHT...
00:50:26
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UP. YOU HAVE A GREAT PANEL RIGHT HERE. DON'T BE SHY. . I KNOW THERE ARE QUESTIONS OUT HERE. THERE IS MORE COMING. THIS IS ABOUT THE AUDIENCE TOO....
00:50:51
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DOING ANYTHING WITH POETRY? >> I AM A PUBLISHED POET. I DON'T WANT TO SAY THAT TOO LOUD. >>
00:51:02
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I DO REPRESENT POETRY BUT I NEED TO BE VERY CLEAR. I HAVE TWO APPELLATES I REPRESENT CURRENTLY AND
00:51:10
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THEY DON'T JUST WRITE POETRY. A LOT OF THE POET'S EYE WORK WITH, I TRY TO GET THEM TO WORK IN THE CHILDREN'S CATEGORY BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT MORE OPPORTUNITY...
00:51:44
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EVERYTHING I HAVE BEHIND IT AND AS I SAID, I HAVE TO DO SMALL PRINT BECAUSE POETS ARE GOOD AT SELLING THEIR OWN WORK BETTER THAN I COULD MOST OF THE...
00:52:27
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THAT. [APPLAUSE] >> I WAS PUBLISHED BY A SMALL PRESS. THE SUPPORT, ABILITY TO OWN YOUR OWN WORK
00:52:38
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AND YOUR OWN ABILITY TO WORK -- EVEN THE FONT OF THE BOOK WAS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE FOR ME. MY QUESTION IS WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE. HERE I AM, SMALL...
00:53:18
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IT WAS A SMALL PRESS, WASHINGTON WRITERS
00:53:21
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PUBLISHING HOUSE IN D.C.. >> CONGRATULATIONS. NOW YOU NEED TO BE SEEN AND HEARD. IN MY HUMBLE OPINION THIS IS NOT THE TIME FOR AN
00:53:34
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AGENT. IT IS TIME TO SELL AS MANY COPIES AS YOU CAN AND BUILD YOUR PLATFORM. WE NEED TO HEAR YOU ON THE RADIO AND SEE YOU ON TV AND HEAR YOUR BLOG...
00:54:40
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THANK YOU FOR SHARING. I FALL INTO A DIFFERENT CATEGORY BECAUSE I'M NOT TRYING TO BE AN AUTHOR FOR A
00:54:48
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LIVING. I DO ADDITIONAL WORKSHOPS AND COOKING CLASSES AND A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT I FIND I CAN PUT IN A BOOK AND SELL IT RATHER THAN SAYING THE SAME...
00:55:30
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STARTED OUT SELF PUBLISHING. IT IS DAN
00:55:38
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POYNTER. SELF PUBLISHING MANUAL. MIGHT BE CALLED A SELF PUBLISHING MANUAL. HOW TO SELF PUBLISHED. YOU CAN GOOGLE THAT THE 15, 1607 TEAM OR SOMETHING...
00:56:30
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COMMUNITY. EARLIER ACCESS IS CHALLENGING. AND TO MY SUPPORT TO HELP ME BECOME A SUCCESSFUL AUTHOR. THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT SEMINARS THAT YOU CAN AFFORD,...
00:58:09
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ESTABLISHING A SMALL PRESS? >> A COUPLE PEOPLE UP HERE WHO HAVE DONE THAT. GO FOR
00:58:19
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IT. >> THAT IS A HARD QUESTION TO ANSWER. THE MAIN THING, I WOULD SAY, YOU NEED TO GO INTO
00:58:30
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IT, YOU NEED TO ENTER INTO THE ENDEAVOUR WITH INCREDIBLE STICK TO ITIVENESS. A TREMENDOUS COMMITMENT. I CAME FROM A MUSIC BACKGROUND AND I FOUND THERE...
01:01:01
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CAN WE GET FIVE COPIES? I CALL ON MY FRIENDS AND THEY GO TO THE BOOKSTORE AND THEY BY THE MOTHER AND TWO DAYS LATER IT IS SELLING. CAN WE GET TEN...
01:03:00
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FOR AUTHORS OF SELF PUBLISHING. >> SHOULD I GO INTO THAT? TOO FAR FROM WHAT SHE IS THINKING ABOUT BUT THE WOMAN WHO WAS TALKING ABOUT DOING THE VEGETARIAN
01:03:14
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OR VEGAN BOOK. ONE THING AGENTS HAVE STARTED TO DO IS THE AGENCY IS SHIFTING SO MUCH. AS A POINT OF CLARIFICATION HOW AGENTS HAVE HISTORICALLY GONE...
01:05:05
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ARE THERE ETHICAL RAMIFICATIONS? I HAVE BEEN ENCOUNTERING AGENTS WHO SEE THEMSELVES AS PUBLISHING CONSULTANTS RATHER THAN CALLING THEMSELVES A PUBLISHER....
01:05:30
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OF AUTHOR REPRESENTATIVES AND THAT ORGANIZATION IS THE CANON OF ETHICS FOR AGENTS. THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS PEOPLE ARE TRYING. A LOT OF EXPERIENCE ASIAN...
01:06:49
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BOOK. BUT WHAT ABOUT THOSE OF US IN THE ACADEMY? SELF PUBLISHING IS NOT AN OPTION FOR PROFS. WE CAN'T SELF PUBLISHED. WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU HAVE FOR...
01:07:30
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PRESSES. THE PROCESS IS SIMILAR AND PRETTY MUCH THE SAME. HOWEVER, HOW WE WORK WITH THOSE BOOKS ARE A LITTLE DIFFERENT. FOR EXAMPLE WHAT I WAS TELLING...
01:08:35
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ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS, YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS FOR BERKELEY PRESS, THEY ARE GETTING PRESSURE FROM THE UNIVERSITY TO MAKE
01:08:43
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MONEY. BEFORE IT WAS NON-PROFIT. AS LONG AS YOU DIDN'T LOSE MONEY YOU WERE OKAY. BUT NOW THE ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS ARE BEING ASKED TO BE SELF SUSTAINING...
01:09:08
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IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THE KNOWLEDGE REGINA IS GIVING YOU THAT MEANS YOU NEED TO HAVE A LAWYER OR AN AGENT. A PUBLISHING HOUSE, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT...
01:09:14
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01:10:01
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LANGUAGE IS. PARTICULARLY ACADEMIC. I PUBLISH BOOKS FROM PROFESSORS THAT ARE ON THE TEN YEAR TRACK TO GET TENURE. AND THE PLATFORM FOR THE FIRST...
01:10:55
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WE GOT A QUESTION. SHE HAS BEEN WAITING PATIENTLY. >> GUIDE TO THE
01:11:01
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BOOK CONTRACT. THE OTHER IS THE GUIDE TO PUBLISHING LAW. >> NEXT QUESTION. >> SOME
01:11:09
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ADVICE. >> NOW IS YOUR
01:11:15
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CHANCE. >>
01:11:16
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AS WE WERE MENTIONING EARLIER, I WANTED TO GIVE FREE ADVICE TO THOSE TALKING ABOUT PR AND HOW
01:11:22
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TO BE OUT THERE. IN
01:11:24
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THE SAME WAY YOU WOULDN'T HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH SOMEONE IN REAL LIFE AND ONLY TALK ABOUT YOUR LIFE, YOUR CHILDREN AND YOUR PROJECTS YOU WILL BE IN...
01:13:22
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PANACEA. IT IS THE RELATIONSHIP. IT IS A WAY TO TALK TO PEOPLE AND LET PEOPLE TALK TO YOU AS WELL. ANOTHER QUESTION. >> THAT WAS A REALLY GREAT PANEL...
01:13:44
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ABOUT I COMPLETELY PICKED UP ON. IT THROUGH ME A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE I USED TO WORK WITH ARTISTS. I WASN'T EXPECTING THAT AS MUCH. MY MAIN QUESTION REALLY...
01:14:38
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AND BOOKSTORES. BUT DEFINITELY CHANGED QUITE A BIT. IN TERMS OF WHAT
01:14:42
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I AM SEEING WITH THE EVOKES -- E-BOOKS THEY'RE BUYING BOTH. THE SCIENCE FICTION GENRES A LOT OF THE BOOKS. WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR FAVORITE AUTHOR YOU BUY...
01:15:11
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PHONE. THE WHOLE LANDSCAPE IS SHIFTING. EVEN AS PHYSICAL BOOKSTORES ARE DISAPPEARING WE ALSO -- EASIER THAN EVER TO BUY A BOOK WHENEVER THE THOUGHT CROSSES...
01:15:35
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BUY IT. >> I LOST TRACK. GO-AHEAD. >> I WILL REACH OUT TO THE WRITERS CONFERENCE STAFF AND
01:15:45
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OTHER PERENNIAL ATTENDEES LIKE
01:15:49
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MYSELF. IN PHILADELPHIA, TANYA, SOMEBODY FILL IN THE BLANK, THAT HAS A BOOK FOR BLACK WRITERS. TONYA MARIE EVANS FROM PHILADELPHIA HAS A BOOK SPECIFICALLY...
01:16:25
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THAT. I AM A
01:16:27
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PUBLISHERS. I DIDN'T PUBLISH THE WORK BUT I DO UNDERSTAND THE STRUGGLE AUTHORS GO THROUGH AS WELL AS THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING A LOT OF INFORMATION ON...
01:17:43
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AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS HAVE TO BELIEVE IN THE CONTENT OF THAT WHICH YOU ARE PUBLISHING OR WRITING. YOU HAVE TO HAVE A
01:17:51
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VISION. IF YOU DON'T HAVE A VISION OR A PASSION NO ONE WILL PUT THEIR MONEY BEHIND IT. THAT IS WHERE I AM. IN MY LIMITED RESOURCES, WHAT I DID WAS...
01:18:32
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TO SELL PROBABLY A FEW MILLION COPIES OF THIS BOOK. BUT RIGHT NOW I AM STILL AT THE POINT THAT I NEED TO GET IT TO A BIG PUBLISHING COMPANY OR EVEN...
01:19:01
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PUBLISHERS TO SELL A LOT OF BOOKS. YOU CAN BET YOU DON'T HAVE TO. THAT IS WHAT IT IS. >> I DON'T WANT TO GET SCREWED. THAT IS THE WHOLE THING. [TALKING...
01:19:21
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FICTION BUT VERY
01:19:27
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NONFICTION. >> WHAT I COMMEND ABOUT THIS IS MULTIPLE STREAMS OF REVENUE. THAT IS A SUCCESSFUL SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS
01:19:35
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MODEL. A LOT
01:19:36
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OF PEOPLE PUT OUT A BOOK AND THE BOOK WILL NOT BE WHERE YOU MAKE YOUR MONEY. WHERE YOU MAKE YOUR MONEY IS THE SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS FOR THE PERSONAL...
01:20:44
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PRODUCE A FILM AND YOUR MESSAGE IS PRESENTED. >> DEFINITELY. I DO A LOT OF WORK ON WHITE PRIVILEGE AND WHITE SUPREMACY
01:20:55
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AND RACISM WORKING TOWARDS REALLY HAVING LIBERATION FOR ALL PEOPLE AND THE PLANET. YOU CAN SEE WHY I DIDN'T GET A BOOK DEAL. THAT IS ALL RIGHT. AT THE...
01:22:43
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SELF PUBLISHING BUSINESS PLAN BUT I AM GLAD YOU
01:22:46
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MENTIONED DAN POYNTER. I MET HIM AT THE CAT WRITERS CONFERENCE. I WILL WRITE ABOUT MY CAT TOO. I APPRECIATE THIS FORUM. AS WRITERS WE ARE IN THE PUBLISHING...
01:23:17
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WORLD. I HAVE A $25 FOR CAP FOR THAT ONE. GET FORWARD PASSES AND FREE PASSES. VOLUNTEERED TO HELP OUT A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN ON BOARD FOR...
01:23:51
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14 YEARS. [TALKING OVER EACH OTHER] [LAUGHTER] >>
01:24:00
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THIS IS THE PLACE TO GET THE INFORMATION. THE WRITING GROUPS AND I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT
01:24:12
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YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION IS THERE. THE INFORMATION THEY GET IS PRICELESS AND INFORMATION TO SHARE. ONE LAST THING BESIDES THE ADOPTION PAPERS IN MY BAG....
01:24:47
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ONES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE GIVEN US. CONTINUED SUCCESS. >> WE GOT ANOTHER QUESTION RIGHT HERE. >> THE NATIONAL BLACK
01:25:05
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WRITERS CONFERENCE ALWAYS HAD ETHNIC CONNOTATION, CONSCIOUSNESS, THE
01:25:12
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INTERNET IS THE NEW PLAYING FIELD. DO YOU FORESEE TEN YEARS FROM NOW THAT THE BLACK WRITERS CONFERENCE WILL HAVE DISSIPATED INTO MULTI-CULTURAL CONSCIOUSNESS...
01:25:41
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IS A BLACK GALA SCREENWRITERS CONFERENCE. WHEN WE FIRST STARTED IN 2000 TO THE QUESTION WAS WILL THIS BECOME A MULTICULTURAL CONFERENCE? THE HISTORY...
01:27:01
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THE BLACK READING MARKET ONE? WHAT DO READERS ONE? ARE YOU ABLE TO FIND THE TYPE AND QUALITY OF THE MATERIAL YOU WANT TO PUBLISH FOR THE PUBLISHERS?...
01:27:25
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CHALLENGES WE FACE, PEOPLE COME WAS WITH A LOT OF REALLY TERRIFIC IDEAS BUT THEY HAVEN'T FULLY FORMED THEM. THEY ARE GREAT IDEAS TO START WITH BUT...
01:28:45
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WANT, ABLE TO FIND -- AM I SATISFIED WITH WHAT I FIND? I AM OVERSATISFIED WITH WHAT I AM ABLE TO FIND. PUBLISHING IS A HARD BUSINESS. I HAVE A SHELF...
01:31:53
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QUESTION. IF WE GET MORE ONE RESPONSE, I THINK NOT. THANKS FOR COMING OUT. LET'S GIVE A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR OUR DISTINGUISHED PANEL. THANK...

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