This week my Twitter feed is still full of the Kindle
Unlimited pay per page write ups from media... So much angst out there.
What does it mean? Kindle Unlimited is a subscription
service- like a library. Authors who have their book in KU (which is exclusive)
used to be paid per borrow. Now they will be paid per page read. If you write
short stories- great. If you write page turning epic fantasies of encyclopedia
proportions- great. If you write boring rip offs of turgid junk - not so great. This comment seems to sum it up - They are paying us to write well.
This week Taylor Swift called out Apple for not paying artists
on free trials of their music streaming service... and Apple backed down. Phillip
Jones from The Bookseller notes what Taylor has done for the music industry and asks do we need Taylor to come over to publishing because there are a few things...
Molly Greene has an interesting post on estate planning forthe self published writer. Even if you are traditionally published you need to
think about your literary estate. Have you got any ideas on what might happen
to your work? If you have a shonky contract your publisher may be able to do
anything....
Anne R Allen
writes some good solid advice. Here she outlines the six bad reasons to write a novel and also the six good reasons.
James Scott Bell has the ten things you need to know about the writing life. This is a print it out and stick it on your wall kind of
post!
Janice Hardy has an Indie Author business series happening
on her blog. This week Marcy Kennedy is looking at competitive analysis in the business plan. This is a fascinating dig deep look at your genre and what
works…. (Bookmark)
Recently Susan Kaye Quinn was interviewed by Lindsay Buroker
for the SFF Marketing podcast. This was a wide ranging interview just stuffed
with great questions and answers about what works and what doesn’t for
marketing online. This is well worth a watch! It is long so set some time
aside. I’m really looking forward to chatting with Susan at our conference in October.
In the Craft Section,
What type of secret does your character keep?- Angela
Ackerman
Using Back Story effectively- Kristen Lamb
Seven sneaky ways to bring your dialogue alive- (I do this
all the time)
Will readers find your protagonist worthy?- Angela Ackerman
Getting what’s in your head down on the page- Janice Hardy
(Bookmark)
In the Marketing Section,
5 book promotions that really work- Molly Greene
Building a literary community- Joanna Penn
Seven reasons why authors fail to publish-Michael Neff
(Bookmark)
To Finish,
All writers go through the feeling like a fraud syndrome,
sometimes every day. Bob Mayer has some questions for you to ponder about how
far into The Imposter Syndrome you are and tips for getting over it.
Maureen
@craicer
