C.J. Fosdick's Blog, page 5
June 1, 2015
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April 25, 2015
SHIFTING SANDS FOR WRITERS
With the exception of picture books and some non-fiction, I feel print novels may be endangered, or even supplanted by eBooks. Bookstores are closing and libraries are installing eBook technology. The sales of my debut novel, "The Accidental Wife" are skewed heavily toward electronic versions, and why not? It's cheaper, faster, and doesn't need book storage:A win/win for reader and publisher!
Agents are already becoming a vanishing breed--cutting into royalties that diminish an author's worth.
I also think the boom in self-publishing will thin out as more writers grow weary of social media demands that cut into writing time. The most successful writers will be the most prolific and persistent, as well as those who are willing to adapt to the ever-changing technology of promotion.
Hybrids will become the norm for writers who treat their writing and marketing like a business they own.
Small presses will rise in popularity and size because of the attention and input they give to their writers.
Writer Conferences will orient even more toward specific genres and specialties, offering more to writers and "wannabees" because of competition.
Audio books will gain even more popularity as time savers for multi-taskers and communters.
As a persistent writer, I'm OK with all predictions, save one. I still love to hold a solid book, dog-earring pages and underlining phrases that ring true. And seeing my book in print form still gives me goosebumps, in spite of the cost.
What about you? From a reader, writer, or publisher viewpoint, can you see the shifts...and adapt?
Agents are already becoming a vanishing breed--cutting into royalties that diminish an author's worth.
I also think the boom in self-publishing will thin out as more writers grow weary of social media demands that cut into writing time. The most successful writers will be the most prolific and persistent, as well as those who are willing to adapt to the ever-changing technology of promotion.
Hybrids will become the norm for writers who treat their writing and marketing like a business they own.
Small presses will rise in popularity and size because of the attention and input they give to their writers.
Writer Conferences will orient even more toward specific genres and specialties, offering more to writers and "wannabees" because of competition.
Audio books will gain even more popularity as time savers for multi-taskers and communters.
As a persistent writer, I'm OK with all predictions, save one. I still love to hold a solid book, dog-earring pages and underlining phrases that ring true. And seeing my book in print form still gives me goosebumps, in spite of the cost.
What about you? From a reader, writer, or publisher viewpoint, can you see the shifts...and adapt?
April 2, 2015
NO APRIL FOOL'S JOKE!
Just 2 weeks after "The Accidental Wife" was released, it has climbed the Amazon sales chart! Yesterday, it was listed at 52,748. That means out of 1,600,000 books it is just hovering around status as a Best Seller! Only a few steady daily buys for the eBook or print will give me the facial surgery I'd love to have: A permanent smile!
All the social media that is necessary to market a book is a circus in my head! Thirty years ago it was all "science fiction."...
All the social media that is necessary to market a book is a circus in my head! Thirty years ago it was all "science fiction."...
March 17, 2015
Does Kissing the Blarney Stone Work?
Just six months ago I was in Ireland...on my back at the top of Blarney Castle...bending backwards like a gymnast...hanging onto bars to kiss the Blarney Stone. Two strong men held me steady after I warned them "don't let go; I'm part Irish." (As if that made a difference.) I waited in line for maybe 15 or 20 minutes and noticed that there was a bottle of spray disinfectant and a rag to use--supposedly to clean the stone after so many lips touched it. Yet I didn't see...
