Today we suffered the first of the big winter storms. Half
the country seems to be digging themselves out of snow or suffering power cuts
because of high winds and wind blown debris. I saw a comment today from an
illustrator friend who was obsessively backing up her work every 30 seconds
just in case. So....
Have you saved your work today? Do you have a plan for
saving your work? Mary Moore has a list of ways that you can save your writing just in case...
This week CreateSpace rolled out a new barcode policy. Things
get tricky when you have a barcode generated that doesn’t fit their guidelines. They are being very specific about where the barcode should be on the
back cover. Being forewarned will save you time and money.
Audio books are this years hot topic with ACX finally
getting competition from Draft2Digital. Kevin Tumlinson explains why writers should think audio as part of their publishing strategy. Anne R Allen talks
with her Audio Book narrator about producing audio books and how to choose the
right narrator.
Sophie Knowles has an interesting post on Digital Book World about resources for Indie Authors. She highlights a few great sites that are
worth checking out.
Kris Rusch continues her branding series with an in depth look at brand loyalty with a strategic look at the also boughts on the Amazonpage. There is a wealth of information right out in plain sight!
Molly Greene has been doing other interesting things instead
of writing and publishing this year. She takes a candid look at what happens when you step away from your production treadmill.
Suzanne Lakin has a great post on self sabotage. Writers can
be excellent at this. She has a must read post on how to recognise the signs
and ways to deal with it. It’s all tied up with your self esteem as a writer.
James Scott Bell is a master at the craft of writing and
this post shows you why. How do you stand out from the crowd with your work?
How do you ride the edge of great writing. This is a must read!
In The Craft Section,
K M Weiland has got three great posts for you to Bookmark
Examining the first act in your sequel
and her Free Scrivener Template.
When is imagery description overkill- Mary Kole
In The Marketing Section,
Using Amazon's preorder to boost sales- Penny Sansevieri
2 great posts from Joanna Penn Instagram for authors and
Mistakes with book promotion- Bookmark both and the link to Freebooksy
To Finish,
In the old days writers weren’t at the mercy of a power cut
but they didn’t have the luxury of endless tinkering of a sentence before they
printed it. The craft of writing has remained the same though. Take a look at
Kurt Vonnegut’s 8 tips on how to write a good short story and ponder them
deeply. And for extra homework, check out his ideas on shapes of stories which has now been backed up by a computer.
Maureen
@craicer
Backup Data. ;)
