This week Amazon announced they were cracking down on fake reviewers. GULP went all the authors. Authors always think the worst. So what
does it mean? Passive Guy takes a look at why Amazon has tweaked the review system. It’s all about trust.
The Frankfurt Book Fair has been happening and suddenly
everyone is talking about translations. Germany just happens to be a huge
market for translations. The Bookseller talks about the move to global authorship.
Amazon is in the translation business (of course) and
Publishing Perspectives this week talked about the huge injection of cash into Amazon Crossing and sounded a note of caution to the translators who make it
all happen.
Joanne Harris delivered a speech this week at the Manchester
Literary Festival which is getting shared all around the internet. Why do
people expect authors to work for free? Do readers ever ask what does the
author wants from them? This is a fabulous read!
Jami Gold asks authors - What is your long term plan? This
is one of those posts that have you thinking for a long time after you read it.
Every author should read this.
This author life has its ups and downs, Lance Rubin wrote a
great post on blocking out the noise and just creating.
Sometimes you come across a piece of writing that turns you
on your ear and that you just have to share with someone. That happened to me
this week when I heard a podcast interview with Paul Bishop on Authorbiz. I
listened to it in the car and then couldn’t wait to share the ideas with my
writing partner. Just WOW.
In the Craft Section,
Now Novel has two great articles- What is good writing and Guide to Writing a Romance novel
The secret power of Voice – James Scott Bell
Tips for Queriers- query, synopsis, first page
Brainstorming the hero – Angela Ackerman
Book critique ABC’s for authors – Kate Tilton
Letting go of the practice novel- Writer Unboxed- Bookmark!
Turning a unique phrase - Joanna Penn
In the Marketing Section,
The secret to a powerful author brand- Kristen Lamb
Get books into global markets- Molly Greene
5 basic elements of an Author website – The Book Designer - Bookmark
Website of the Week.
Larry Brooks has an excellent website full to bursting with
great content on writing. Here are just two recent stand out posts. The unspoken pinch point – climax and How to plan your novel in 6 weeks. Both are
bookmark posts!
To Finish,
Infographics... Translating lots of information into handy
charts.
The 8 infographics every author needs and The infographic
for how to organise your writing desk.
And now you know everything.
Maureen
@craicer
Pic From Flickr Creative Commons- Dan McKay
