Two Italian legal / accounting books (on Stato Patrimoniale) lie open, one on top of the other. Only a few lines of the underlying book’s text are legible because of the narrow depth of field (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
I invest a ludicrous amount of time reading. Whether I read novels, blogs, craft books or research material, I always try to find useful or inspiring bits of information each week. And then I save them. The talk is swinging back around to the topic of Publishing. Here are this weeks links:
Author Nathan Bransford talks about The Biggest Challenges in the New Era of Publishing
Author Anne R. Allen once again has a fantastic post Indie or Traditional Publishing? Don’t Take Sides Take Your Time
Author Kristen Lamb Big Six Publishing is Dead — Welcome the Massive Three
Author Bob Mayer Aggressive vs. Obnoxious in the Land of Publishing
WRITE ON, WRITERS!
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May 14, 2012 | Categories: Author, Blogging, Publishing, Self Publishing, Writer, Writing | Tags: Anne R. Allen, Arts, Author, Bob Mayer, Book, book stores, Brick and mortar, e-readers, Facebook, Kristen Lamb, laney mcmann, Literary agent, Nathan Bransford, Self-publishing, Social media, Traditional Publishing, Writer, Writing, Writing Tips | Leave A Comment »
I invest a ludicrous amount of time reading. Whether I read novels, blogs, craft books or research material, I always try to find useful or inspiring bits of information each week. And then I save them. This week, the focus of conversation has moved back to where it should be: Craft. The actual craft of writing. At the end of the day, we need well written, engaging stories. All the social media in the world won’t save us from ill crafted books.
First up, J.A. Konrath. His post, Writing Matters, is up on his blog, A Newbie’s Guide To Publishing Check it out.
Also on the must read list this week, Bob Mayer. His post, THE Secret Handshake of Successful Digital Publishing, is on his blog, WRITE IT FORWARD
And last up today, Chuck Wendig. 25 Things You Should Know About Word Choice, on his blog, Terrible Minds
WRITE ON, WRITERS. WRITE ON.
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March 8, 2012 | Categories: Author, Books, Publishing, Self Publishing, Writer, Writing | Tags: Bob Mayer, Chuck Wendig, Content, Craft, E-book, Fiction, JA Konrath, laney mcmann, Newbie, Publishing, Self-publishing, Social media, Writer, Writer Resources, Writing | 2 Comments »
