This week I have been thinking about all sorts of eclectic
things to do with the life of an author.
Headshots... This is an awful necessity when you write... at
some point some one is going to ask for a headshot. Writer Unboxed has a great article on this. I have heard of conferences arranging photographers who
specialise in this... (hmmm must explore this.)
Being a nicer person because I am a writer. Book Trib had an interesting article on this.
Jody Hedlund looks at the other side of niceness when you feel you are the worst writer in the world... How can you dig yourself out of
the hole?
Keeping a positive attitude helps when you are visualising your
goals. If you are Indie Publishing 5 tips on how you can measure success.
This week Publishers Weekly had a column from Kristan
Higgins asking the literary world to grow up when it comes to Romance writing.They are among the savviest writers I know and Kristan has a point. Read the
Genre before you criticise it.
The New York Times has changed the way they will be reporting Children’s Best Sellers...
There was jubilation all over my Twitter Feed. Now finally we will find out the
best selling junior fiction books... When the list jumped from Picture Book to
Young Adult best sellers... something had to give.
Sticking with big companies making changes… HarperCollins is shutting down Authonomy, their website where aspiring authors could post
stories. It was an interesting experiment.
Joanna Penn has answered a bunch of questions about her writing business. She is a postive force when it comes to finding out about marketing. Here she has lots of tips.
In the Craft Section,
Killing your darlings – 5 writers talk about the cutting
room floor
Using beta readers to help you write- C S Lakin
How to find an editor – Jane Friedman
Creativity tips for the stuck- Nathan Bransford
In the Marketing Section,
Mastering Radio Interviews - Anne R Allen (Bookmark)
Ebook formatting using MS Word- Molly Greene
6 types of Copyright disclaimers – The Book Designer
(Bookmark)
What makes your story unique –The Art of the Blurb – Jami
Gold
Creating Author Business Plans- Janice Hardy
Website of the Week
Writers in the Storm have a great website with all sorts of
great craft and marketing tips. Here are two recent Bookmark posts, 5 easy SEO techniques and How actions determine character arc. There are four writers
contributing and they manage to cover all facets of the business. A great Go To
Website
To Finish,
Chuck Wendig has a new book out soon. It is his 13th
and by now he should be used to the feelings of gut wrenching fear, nervousness and excitement... It only gets worse… He tries to maintain a positive face… (Positive warnings on language apply.)
Maureen
@craicer
Pic is from Flickr/ Creative Commons - Wonderlane
4 comments:
Yeah, just as I was about to settle in for the night and go to sleep, I saw you'd posted your blog. It will be because of you that I'm up for another hour. Usual happy thanks you tireless worker.
Thanks for the endorsement Tania… I am thrilled at yesterdays stunning launch of your book. Number 2 on Amazon!
Great links. Thanks for the shout-out for Dave Congalton's radio interview post on my blog!
You always have interesting things on your blog Anne! I'm always happy to link to it!
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