Sometimes my mind
scatters and I can’t concentrate on any one thing for long.
Things around the
house get started and not finished...my reading preferences skip straight to
Sci Fi and I find it hard to sit down and work through something for longer
than fifteen minutes before jumping up or changing position, sit to stand to
pace to slump to edge of seat to...
I think my mind
is jumping around trying to find a steady job with long term prospects...oooh
shiny pretty... what’s over there or there or there...I’m looking for the idea
that will capture me and make me tell the story.
With these thoughts in
mind I trip into the blogosphere...and lo some great posts pop out.
These all reflect a
percolation of ideas shooting round my brain... who are these characters.. will
I like them or do I dislike them enough to have a really good story...
Sometimes Writers jump
into something without taking time to research properly...
Writer Beware takes a
look at authors who shoot the messenger without first understanding the
message. This is a slow down and breathe and find out what it really means post over the Lendink debacle caused by authors.
Dean Wesley Smith
talks about shooting yourself in the foot many times...and how you can avoid this if you are a writer...Take the time to find out what works people!
The self publishing
team take a look at 5 Writer Scams...Lets be careful out there...
Sue Grafton made waves
in the blogosphere with the statement that self publishers are too lazy to get
a publishing deal. After the furore, she quickly apologised but it did generate
some interesting and entertaining responses like this one from Megg at Author To Author (hehehe)
Jami Gold looks at the
value publishers add to your project. This is a great little post where Jami reflects
on keynote presentations at RWA and the strong messages said there.
Matt Richtel has a
wonderful guest post on The Kill Zone looking at what killed the thriller writer...your attention span...He makes some great remarks about the use of
short fiction to enthuse you again and bridge the gap between books...
Susan Kaye Quinn has a
stellar post on creating your five year writing plan. This is a must read post.
Author platforms are still a big talking point on the blogosphere...so this is a timely post from NYT author Rebecca Skloot on lessons learned.
Kristen Lamb look at what writers can learn from Star Trek...
Every now and then I
come across a blog post that encapsulates the publishing industy and the
authors place in it perfectly. It makes sense of the swirl that is publishing
now. Hugh Howey, author of indie smash hit, WOOL (optioned by major film company
this month after a straight up the charts launch) looks at publishing from an author perspective now. He has had every kind of author deal and he
knows....Learn from the master, people!
And with that I will
leave you to go and finish off some half
finished projects.
maureen
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