I am sitting outside listening to the cicadas and thinking
hopeful thoughts that the two weeks of summer we have just had isn’t all we are
going to get. The weather suddenly turned cool and now the north of the country
is getting record rainfall and floods. It’s a worry.
In the publishing world Hachette just bought a boutique ebook publisher. Why? Is it because they were niche and top of their game in the
Indie publishing world? Is it because now it is cool to be seen as Indie... (In
last weeks roundup Waterstones disguises their chain bookstores as Indies in
the high street.)
What is in the future for the publishing industry now that
colouring books are no longer the break out hit?
This week Joanna Penn interviewed a music industry veteran Dave Kusek about the changes that happened in the music business and what might be
around the corner for publishers. This is an interesting article. (Merch
anyone?) Along with that great article she also has a standout post on Using Amazon Ads.
And where is eCommerce going in the future? Writers need to
keep an eye on the real paying world here too. After all a sale could be only
as far as your smart phone.
Do you have an Epic Author One Sheet? It can make a sales
difference- Judith Briles. And a Stand Out Author Bio- Epic post from Anne R Allen.
Make the reader care! Mary Kole said in her excellent
article on writing feelings, so the fact that Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi
are about to celebrate their 200,000th book in the Emotion Thesaurus series is a big tick from writers. I was first linking to their Emotion
Thesaurus for Writers (Bookshelf Muse) site about six years ago. I have the
first book in the series and it’s a nifty resource. I’m waiting for the next
one on Emotional Wounds.
Productivity is the name and writers are always looking for
ways to amp it up... so treadmills... yes? Abbi Perets says Walking and Writing= productivity.
The London Book Fair is coming up... and Alli are running
their awesome Indie fringe online event around it. Check out the speakers
they’ve got lined up... and it’s free.
In The Craft Section,
Story structure and Hollywood- Karen Woodward
Story setting- Real vs Fiction-Zoe McCarthy
Conflict and suspense in every novel- James Scott Bell-
Bookmark
Cultivate reader interest- Donald Maass
What counts as a substantial revision- Janet Reid- Bookmark
In The Marketing Section,
The epic guide to book launch teams- Bookthority- Bookmark!
Why your about page matters?- Joel Friedlander- Bookmark
3 free book marketing tools- Writelife
How to sell 100x more books – Bookbub Insight
10 step book launch plan- Derek Murphy- Bookmark!!
To Finish,
Among the more interesting bookshops I have wandered into is
The Comic Bookshop. It is a haven for the geek and nerd with collectable merch
but also amazing comic books.
They are Indie in every way. Litreactor has an interesting article about 8 things a Comic book store can teach booksellers. As I was
reading this I was thinking of all the bookstores I know that fit the bill.
They are all Indie... funny that. Indie must be where the cool kids hang out.
Maureen
@craicer
