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Writing Tip: Creating a Visual Character Map. This is a guest post from Ben Ellis, author of Railroaded.
The Five Biggest Mistakes Writers Make on Their Websites. This is a guest post from Melissa Donovan, founder and editor of Writing Forward, a blog packed with creative writing tips and ideas.
As I wander around the web, I come across a lot of writers who spend their days in cubicles, and then fill up their evenings and weekends writing. Some of them are just starting to submit their work. Some of them are already published authors. In fact, more and more of them are self-published authors with decent repertoires. They dream of quitting their day jobs so they can write, full time, for a living. To achieve their dreams, these writers have to successfully market their work and sell their books.
Why I Turned Down Two Publishing Contracts. Why Most Authors Should Not Emulate Seth Godin. Seth Godin is one of my heroes.
I have read nearly all his books. I subscribe to his blog. I am a fan. I also consider him a visionary and a friend. Photo courtesy of ©iStockphoto.com/FabioFilzi Yesterday, he wrote a very provocative post on why he is “Moving On” from the traditional world of book publishing in order to connect directly with his readers. If you are just getting started with Evernote, I suggest that you buy Brett Kelly’s remarkably practical e-book, Evernote Essentials, Second Edition.
For example, Mike Shatzkin said, “There’s only one Seth Godin, but there are other authors who might emulate him.” How I Created My First E-Book. Posted on Jul 9th, 2011 | 75 comments I never thought I’d self publish anything.
Truly. I’m a traditionally published girl with eleven books under my author belt. I love my publishers, love what they’ve done. How To Sell 1 Million Books On Kindle: Lessons Learned From John Locke. New World of Publishing: Speed. Truth: The slow writers in this new world of publishing are going to have trouble.
Far more trouble than they had with traditional publishing only. We are in a new golden age of fiction. The first golden age was the pulp age. Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels, comic books and graphic novels » 16 Ways Fiction is Usually Different than Reality. Two psychologists independently argue that romance novels are unrealistic and set their readers up for unhealthy relationships.
Take Twilight, for instance. Bella falls for Edward because he’s preposterously good-looking (as she reminds us incessantly), tough (abusively so) and more exciting/unpredictable than the nice guys she knows. If Bella were your friend in real life, you’d probably beg her to stay away from this unhealthy relationship even if Edward weren’t 50+ years older. Do you think she’ll have the guts to walk away when Edward starts (keeps) abusing her? The New World of Publishing: The Death of an Indie Writer’s Career. K.W. Jeter and I, on a recent post, had a discussion that started with me misunderstanding something he was saying.
And when we finished, I figured that the topic might be something that most new indie publishers just don’t have the perspective to understand. So let me try to give a little perspective and maybe save your writing and publishing life. History In traditional publishing, in the past, writers that hang around for a few decades tended to get jaded about new writers coming in. The old grind of submissions, rejections, a few sales, no real money, more rejections, and stupid agent and publishing business myths caused many, many writers to fail either early or after three to five novels. The Secret Sauce to Building an Uber-Popular Blog. How to Be a Writer. A few weeks ago, a woman asked me for advice about her teenage daughter.
“She wants to be a writer,” the mother said. “What should we be doing?” To be honest, I was kind of stumped. (In part, I think it was the way she asked it – “What should WE be doing?” The Publishing Talk Guide to Twitter. “An invaluable and easy to understand map of the world of Twitter” – Sue Cook “Every author should read this” – Celia Brayfield Get more followersSell more booksTweet like a proSave time working it all out for yourself!
Twitter is an Internet phenomenon, yet is the social media tool that confuses more than most. With an estimated 500 million users, it is a vital place to reach readers online and promote your books – but where do you start? The Publishing Talk Guide to Twitter is the only Twitter marketing guide you need. About the author: Jon Reed is the Founder and Editor in Chief of Publishing Talk, which has the largest publishing community on Twitter with over 260,000 followers.
Resources. Getting the Word Out: How to Publicize Your Books - The Washington DC Write to Publish Group (Washington, DC. E-Book Revolution Upends Columbia Publishing Course.