This week there have been some interesting posts by writers
looking critically at their success or lack of it. A thread runs through all
these articles of perseverance or maybe it’s just mule like stupidity (paraphrasing Terry Gilliam here.)
Lisa Cohen has written an entertaining article on Writer
Unboxed about the lessons learned over five years and six books. There are some
great takeaways in here.
Taking the theme of challenging yourself... Paul Searles
writes on the Save The Cat website about how he won the midnight challenge in screenwriting. The whole competition is about challenging yourself as a
writer...
Fear of success is just as debilitating as fear of failure.
Anne R Allen has written a blog post that is resonating across the publishing
blogosphere. This is a follow on from articles I have highlighted in the last
couple of weeks. An excellent read!
Roz Morris writes about moving from being a ghost writer to
a writer with her own name on the cover of the book. Reviews hit harder... Accolades
make you cry. This is a great article about the unexpected experiences of having your name on the book.
Joanna Penn has a great interview with David Wood on how to
have bestselling series and running a small press. He publishes other Indie
authors and has an interesting idea on the publishing future landscape.
Joanna Penn is coming to Auckland in February 2017. She is
offering a one day seminar on self publishing. If you are dipping your toe in... or thinking about it, you probably need to go to this.
Publishing Perspectives has an interesting interview with Jason Cooper of Unbound, a crowd-funding publishing house. This model is
becoming quite attractive to authors who have projects that are unusual. This
comprehensive interviews talks about the crowd funding model and the future of
this style of publishing.
In The Craft Section,
How to write a book with NaNoWriMo- NowNovel
Ten steps to plotting your practice novel- Writer Unboxed
Roz Morris- How to write emotions and feelings- Bookmark
Four tips for preventing flat descriptions- Janice Hardy-
Bookmark
Kaizen Writing- Bookmark
The Master List of Romance plots- Bryn Donovan
The two minute writing workshop already at your fingertips-
Larry Brooks- Bookmark
7 steps to writing the first novel- Joanna Penn
Trimming words from a too long manuscript- Janice Hardy
In The Marketing Section,
Tips for making yourself more promotable- Writers in the
Storm Bookmark
How to create a box set bundle- Joanna Penn- Bookmark
DIY Print On Demand- The Who Is Doing What List and How Much
It Costs.
Publicity for authors- Joel Friedlander interviews Dana Kaye
A case study in covers- Interesting read!
In the Print It Out and Post It On A Wall Section,
April Brown and Becca Puglisi have compiled the most exhaustive checklist of actions for publishing a novel. I think everything is
covered here! (Of course you have to write it first!)
To Finish,
What Kind Of A Writer Are You? Stephen Pressfield asks the
question of himself but this self examination throws up some truths about your
own motivations for writing. An excellent and thought provoking read.
Maureen
@craicer
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