We are rapidly coming to the end of the year. Thoughts turn
to finishing up projects before Christmas, the ideal Christmas presents and
what projects to start 2018 with.
In the publishing blogosphere Patreon decided this week that increasing charges to people who were only paying a small sum to artists was
the way to position themselves for the coming year. They could not have got it
more wrong. Artists value their Patrons. Most creative’s have a lot of small
donor patrons. These people often support many artists by sharing a couple of
dollars a month around a lot of people. It all adds up. The backlash was swift.
Patreon realised its blunder today. However the whole experience has left a
sour taste in many peoples mouths.
Mark Coker of Smashwords has begun a podcast. He has
launched with a few episodes that everyone is talking favorably about. If you
listen to podcasts about the writing business you should check it out.
Rachel Thompson has a post about the end of year clean up of your Social Media. Just what does this kind of clean up entail? Rachel lists
all the things you should be thinking about with the different social media
accounts.
Publishers Weekly reported on the Global Kids Connect panelheld in New York last week. What is selling globally at the moment? Trends were
discussed and predictions made...
Orna Ross examines the role of the entrepreneur and
discovers that being an author ticks all the boxes. However there are some
mindset adjustments for authors. Do you believe in yourself?
Kris Rusch has a great blog post on Sustainability. Are you
prepared for it? Do you know what it looks like to sustain a career over the
long haul? This is a must read post.
Joanna Penn has a great interview with Andy Bromley on
selling print books through Ingram and why what they do is so interesting.
(P.S. You can always find a discount code to use so it won’t cost you
anything.)
The wonderful Tara Sparling has a great post on the 12 days of Christmas for writers except that hers deals with the 12 writing cliches.
This is a read and must share with your writing buddies.
Christmas presents for authors... I go into my local
stationery shop and spend ages in the journal and pens section... filing boxes
are so pretty... Can I justify a new desk... Dream about an office... Build
Book Buzz has a list of gifts for readers and writers... and check out thisgift guide from the Millions website... of course you need book wallpaper.
Some bright spark has compiled all of J K Rowling’s writing advice. It's good advice too
In The Craft Section,
Story Immersion – Improve your reader’s experience-
Jefferson Smith- Bookmark
Q & A on Coming of Age stories- Michael Hauge- Bookmark
Mastering Showing vs Telling- Meg Latorre Snyder Bookmark
The power of writing groups- Writer Unboxed- Bookmark
Piller 2 for the writer – Mentoring- Art Holcomb- Bookmark
Adapting a novel into a screenplay- Alex Bloom- Bookmark
Digging Into Deep Revision- Beth Camp- Bookmark
In The Marketing Section,
640 killer Book Marketing ideas... Bookmark
How to find your ideal audience- Kimberley Grabas
Creative ways to boost reader engagement- Bookbub- Bookmark
How to sell more paperbacks in December- Selfpublishing
Advice blog
36 best blogs on the business of writing- The Digital Reader
eBook distribution- Reedsy
10 major areas Authors must focus on- BookMarketing Buzz-
Bookmark
To Finish,
Book Covers... They make or break your book. I always try to
drop into Joel Friedlander’s Book Cover Monthly Design Awards
Lindsey Vontz from 99 designs has a look at the Top trends in Book Covers for 2018. Typography is the in thing... Lets go crazy with
font...
And while we are playing with letters... Take a look at this
Fantasy Pseudonym Name Generator...
You could plan a whole writing career for a pseudonym over
the Christmas break....
Maureen
@craicer
I round up the best of the bookmarked craft and marketing links as well as some other bits and pieces every month. When you subscribe you will also get a nifty book crammed full with marketing notes. My last newsletter for the year is coming soon. It’s Christmas lucky dip time!
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