The year is nearly over and the blogosphere has filled with predictions for 2012.
What should happen... will happen... aint gonna happen in 2012?
Bob Mayer always has an interesting line up and he is often right on the money, speaking of which he is getting lots of comments on number eight and how publishers account for the money...hmmm.
Jane Friedman has looked at her year and listed what she thinks is the best advice she has given. Jane is a media professor so if you want a university course in writing and publishing check this list out!
Joe Konrath has put up his list of resolutions for writers...what is interesting is he starts with what he said in 2006 then 2007 then 2008 then 2009 then 2010 and adds a short piece for 2011. Go through the list and see the really solid advice that he gives. Worth printing out and sticking on the wall!
The news today over on the Passive Guys blog (writer lawyer) is HarperCollins attempt to enforce a contract infringement for a contract written in 1971 asserting it owns the eBook rights for Julie Of The Wolves by Jean Craighead George. Check out what he has to say and also his follow up post on the ground breaking ruling called the Peggy Lee Decision. Given what HaperCollins is trying you might just need to know this piece of advice!
Jenny Hansen is giving an early New Years gift to writers with a cheat sheet of the best keyboard shortcuts for writers.
David Robinson has written a useful guest post on creating book covers. Check out the comments where writers have put links in to free software to give you a hand.
To finish,
Book riot has a funny roundup entitled you know you have read too much Young Adult fiction when...(great for Y A writers to hold a mental measuring stick on their own work.)
I am now in the sunny North except it is raining... Time for me to get out the old novel and finish it!
maureen
Pic is from this cool time and date website
3 comments:
Thanks, Maureen!! I appreciate the link. Now I'm off to go check out all the rest of your coolness...
Happy New Year!
Hi Jenny,
Happy New Year Back!
I'm looking forward to seeing what you blog about next year!
Thanks for sharing Maureen! Everyone tries to get ready to celebrate and welcome the New Year and make new resolutions with lots of zeal and commitments as can be more successful.
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