????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Last week I
linked to Chuck Wendig’s series of blog post on sexism and misogyny in The SFF
and gamer community. It was hard hitting and an important wake up call to the
writing community on what is appropriate behaviour in the 21st
century. (we can hope) The discussion is ongoing and Chuck turned his blog over to another Sci fi writer for her view on the topic.
Writers are what they read
became a theme and a separate blog post from Chuck. If your book shelves are
full of dead white dudes...will your characters be authentic if they are
different race, gender....
Another
writer up against it this week has been Libba Bray. She has written a blog post that sears the soul on what it is like to have a novel not work...and how many
different ways she has tried to make it work. Libba is a successful YA writer
and this post is not for the writing faint of heart. It is gritty and
realistic...I felt like reaching for the ‘juice box’ after reading it.
Another artist examining the soul this week was Amanda Palmer. On Twitter there’s a lot
of comment from people who got ARC’s of Neil Gaimen’s latest book who think
this book has shifted his writing into another gear. Amanda’s post on what it
is like to see this creative process and the cost to your relationship gives
you an appreciation of the joys and the pains of Art. Eyes wide open.
Beta
readers are the subject of Porter Anderson’s Ether for Authors...kicking off
with Hugh Howey suggesting that giving $10 each to five people to read your MS
and tell you when they stopped and why this is better and cheaper than paying
an editor first. Some interesting viewpoints in this one.
Writer Beware talks about shonky contracts being put out by a reputable publisher on
an ebook romance imprint. The fine print is very fine... and dubious. Read and Be
Aware!
Dean Wesley Smith has written a thought provoking blog post on writer self respect,
contracts and genre publishing...publish... learn... publish... learn... and
Trad will come calling.
Jami Gold looks at using Createspace as a learning experience.
Publisher's Weekly have a post on starting a new online journal for Librarians. With the success of Huff Post and other literary journals is the time right for an online Library Journal?
In Craft,
Mary Kole
urges you to pick the right time in writing dialogue...
Jordan
McCollum spills the beans on Elisabeth Craig’s secrets to subplotting
Larry
Brooks has a great post on story physics...Narrative Strategy.
Quick and
Dirty Grammar...has the run down on comma errors...which one should you use?
Project
Mayham has a great post on analysing the first 50 pages in midgrade.
What other writing can you do when you can’t write....nifty little post.
In
Marketing,
Go straight
to Indie Recon...their weeks focus on marketing blog posts are up.
The Book Designer
has the run down on the copyright page.
Catherine
Ryan Howard has the checklist for Self Publishing.
Indie
Unlimited looks at getting the most out of Smashwords
Writer
Unboxed has Do’s and Don’ts for Self Publishing.
The
Creative Penn has a list of advice on why your books aren’t selling
To Finish,
If it all
gets too much, change your name. The Passive Guy links to a site which explores pen names and why writers became someone else.
The weather
is one of the wilder nights in the city known for wild weather... so I’m
signing off before the power goes out.
maureen
No comments:
Post a Comment