This week politics filled the news channels. Domestic and
foreign policy was under the spotlight. Writers went around in circles trying
to make sense of the narratives or gave up and wondered if we had crossed over
into a parallel dystopian universe.
I have regularly struggled with the notion of where should I
be marketing my books given that I am a children’s writer... Publishing Trends takes an in depth look at this problem that children’s writers face and has
some solutions.
Spare a kind thought for Kat Rosenfield who wrote a Vulture
article this week on The Toxic Drama of YA Twitter. Readers criticising a
manuscript before it is even finished seems to be at the far end of acceptable
behaviour. I’m not surprised that Y A authors might be playing it safe after
reading this.
So if children’s writers have to play it safe what do they
do on Social Media?
Anne R Allen has a great article on her blog on why blogging should be where an author is.
Agent Janet Reid talks about the contact page on your author website and how important it is. It’s not about whether you can be contacted.
It’s the way you say it!
Jane Friedman has been hosting some great guest authors on
her blog lately. Recently she has a case study by literary fiction author Nicole Dieker who self published her book. This is a fascinating ‘how to’ for a
difficult niche.
Also in the case study file Jennie Nash has a terrific
article on Why Writers Should Conduct A Performance Review. And you should
download her review template. Call it professional development!
Startup Indie Author has gathered together a list of resources of great books, podcasts and articles on launching a new book. I
can endorse this list because I have half the books and they are really good.
(If you are looking for more information on this subscribe to my monthly newsletter and get my Book Marketing Summit notes for free.)
Kris Rusch has her final post on discoverability and it’s a
must read. Kris looks at aggressive growth strategies – No it is not scary...
it’s about timing.
Angela Ackerman’s post on authors working collaboratively is
still making the rounds and getting comments. If you missed it from last week’s
roundup- Check it out!
Tabitha Lord has an excellent article on Writers Digest
about editorial calendars and how to use them to juggle the writing life.
In The Craft Section,
Two Bookmark posts from James Scott Bell
Character motivation-hurting characters- Angela Ackerman
Writing all around your MS- Susan Dennard- Save the Cat-Bookmark
Write yourself into a corner- Janice Hardy – Bookmark
In The Marketing Section,
Unique swag ideas- Kate Tilton
10 twitter hashtags for writers- Bookmark
Increase book sales – Ryan Holiday
10 things your competition can teach you- Chris Syme
Effective lead magnets- Meera Kothand- Bookmark
Using Beta readers wisely- Shelley Hitz
Market to grow your platform- Matt Aird- Bookmark
To Finish,
Chuck Wendig is always a sure bet for making sense of the
turmoil of writing. This week he looked at writing as an act of resource management. This is entertaining and relevant as we all try to find our way
through the politics and back to the page.
Maureen
@craicer
My monthly newsletter will be going out this weekend. I round up the best of the bookmarked craft and marketing links as well as some other bits and pieces. When you subscribe you will also get a nifty book crammed full with marketing notes. I appreciate the virtual coffee love so a big THANKS to everyone who hit the coffee button this week.
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