"I noticed a spelling mistake on P.205, paragraph 3. I felt I had to write to you to point that out" #TenThingsNotToSayToAWriter
— Aisling McDermott (@aismcdermott) July 28, 2015
Have you written anything I've heard of? #ThingsNotToSayToAWriter
— Chad Grayson (@chadgrayson) July 28, 2015
You should do something like Twilight, that was really popular!! #ThingsNotToSayToAWriter
— SarahCadence (@elsagrabthesalt) July 28, 2015
Social Media can be an addicting drug to writers. You are
trapped in your home office (or laundry) your MS is not doing what you want (constant daily
struggle) and you go the writers water cooler for a few minutes on Social Media
and down the hole of addiction you go.
But its fun! This week I have been giggling at the hashtags
on Twitter. #tenthingsnottosatoawriter
It got so much notice, newspapers were writing articles about it.
It got so much notice, newspapers were writing articles about it.
While writers are struggling with the things people say...
they are also in business. This week Angie Hodapp of The Nelson Agency talked about royalty statements and how often they are chasing money that is owed
contractually to the writers... its all in the percentages.
Kris Rusch has been musing on promotions... how she hates
them and how they are necessary to a writers business and then she realised that there was
another way to look at them.
Mike Shatzin (publishing futurist) has taken a long look at the tweaks Amazon are doing this week including adding notifications of new
books for readers to Amazon author pages. He comments that publishers need to
sharpen up their A game. As usual whenever he mentions Amazon the comments pile
up.
The Bookseller reports on Ender’s Analysis of the future ofthe book trade. If you thought publishing had been disrupted enough with eBooks
it is only the beginning of the change. The high street bookseller remains
critical to discovery...
A great use of hashtags is #MSWL Porter Anderson interviewsthe team who maintain the MSWL website and run the very popular MS Wish Listdays. Agents and editors use this to let everyone know what they are looking
for. Always interesting reading.
In the Craft Section,
How to write a likeable protagonist- K M Weiland
How you should be hacking your readers brain – C S Lakin
10 writing mistakes that kill your first chapter- Marcy Kennedy
Speech tags- (are evil) -James R Tuck
Query Tracker – Best writing advice
Shawn Coyne and The Story Grid- Joanna Penn
In the Marketing Section,
10 tweets you should never send.- Molly Greene
Why podcasting interviews are essential- Bookbaby
Negotiating contracts- Susan Spann
Website of the Week
Take a look at LitReactor They have interesting online
writing magazine with columns on all sorts of topics. This weeks great articles, The Art of the Pitch and Synopsis
and Writing Productivity Tips.
To Finish,
This hashtag conversation had me snorting my coffee. If you
have ever read regency romances or researched the regency time period you will
love these clickbait articles that might have been found in a lifestyle
magazine for men.
Maureen
@craicer
Maureen
@craicer
How to Rescue a Fully-Dressed Woman from a River, Lake, or Pond: Just trust us, you'll need this article. #regencymensfitness
— Tessa Dare (@TessaDare) July 30, 2015
The ABC Fitness Plan: Almack's, Brandy, Courtesans #regencymensfitness
— Zoe Archer (@Zoe_Archer) July 30, 2015
