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November 24, 2015
Raymond Chandler Didn’t Care About Plot
It’s been good to see more and more people admitting that many of the “Rules” of writing are Bunk…
Today’s re-blog shares some important Insights…
Originally posted on M.C. Tuggle, Writer:
I’ve always found Raymond Chandler’s writing to be inspirational, sublime, and maddening. I have no idea how many times I’ve read Farewell, My Lovely, and there’s still a lot about it I just don’t get. The work is an adventure tale, a work of art, and a puzzle. Chandler broke a lot of ru...
November 23, 2015
There Should Be Only One Way to Promote Your Writing ~ Your Way!
I’ve written a lot on this blog about book promotion, author platforms, and social media.
And, you can scroll down in the left side-bar to find all of it (in the Top Tags area)…
But there are two posts in particular I’ll point out:
Breaking The “Rules” of Book Promotion ~ 6 DifferentViews
Authentic Book Promotion ~ Does ItSell?
I mention those because I’m going to excerpt from an article at theALLi Author Advice Centre—Opinion: Promote Your Self-Published Books Your Way, by Debbie Young.
You’...
November 22, 2015
Thinking About Being a Self-Employed Writer?
I’ve often wondered if I could have supported myself with writing…
I know I didn’t get down to doing serious writing until my military pension started…
Could I, still, make enough with words to stay alive?
If you have a similar question, today’s Re-blog may have the answer……...
{and, do check out the over 70 Comments :-)
Originally posted on Live to Write - Write to Live:
I get asked quite often how I make a living as a professional writer and editor.Maybe something here wi...
November 21, 2015
American English, British English, Canadian English… which to use for your book?
I think my Friend in Australia will really like today’s Re-blog :-)
Hmmm…
Friend, Australia—me, USA—Re-blog author—UK………
Originally posted on Nail Your Novel:
Yesterday I spoke at the Writers & Artists self-publishing conference, and one of the attendees raised this subject… which led to an interesting debate.
First of all, does it matter if your editor is American, British, Canadian, Australian, or any other flavour of English?
Not for developmental editing, because that’s...
November 20, 2015
Should Rejection by a Publisher Be Praised ?
Traditional Publishing demands an author find an agent (some strangely lucky folk avoid this)—said agent to deal with various publishers and secure a contract for the author’s work.
Image Courtesy of Catalin Pop ~ http://www.freeimages.com/photographer/catalin82-59035
Needless to say (?) — Traditional Publishing rejects more authors than they publish…
This fact may be the primary driver of Self-Publishing.
However, of those lucky few who do (finally, after many, multiple rejections) get selec...
November 19, 2015
Are you looking for Price or Value in Publishing?
Since this blog is about Reading, Writing, and Publishing, I think I might point out that more Readers are becoming Writers and more Writers are becoming Publishers :-)
Today’s re-blog is from one of my favorite Publishing-Aid Companies...
Originally posted on FastPencil:
Our goal at FastPencil is to disrupt the publishing industry. By doing so, we spend time on research and development to see what values we can give to the world of writers. Below is a breakdown of some of...
November 18, 2015
Finding a Social Network I Can Truly Engage With ~~~ #Wattpad
I’ve been engaged in a social media endeavor for 4 years, 10 months, and 18 days—right here on this blog…
Naturally, since I’m a writer (and, naturally, a reader, too…), I tried the “social networks”:
Facebook—a raucous place for writers (or, readers)—folks standing up on platforms, shouting about their wares…
Google Plus—more mature than Facebook but still not geared, specifically, toward writers (or, readers)…
LinkedIn—hmmm… Sure writing’s a “business” but…
Twitter—broke up with it numerous...
November 17, 2015
World-Loved Author Donates to WorldReader
No Re-Blog today—I got an important e-mail…
I’ve blogged here before about the organization WorldReader.
You can read more about the good WorldReader does buthere’s just a taste:
Creating a Literate World
Literacy is transformative: it increases earning potential, decreases inequality, improves health outcomes and breaks the cycle of poverty (UNESCO). Yet there are 740 million illiterate people in this world and 250 million children of primary school age who lack basic reading and writing ski...
November 16, 2015
Very Short, Very Powerful Review of My Book on #Wattpad . . .
It was only 12 days ago when I published the post,Two Women Writers Convince Me to Experiment on Wattpad . ..
I referenced an article on theAlliance of Independent Authorssite that led to a video that’s at the end of that post ( a conversation betweenOrna RossandElizabeth S. Craig); and, I indicated the two reasons I was going to do my WattpadExperiment:
“Authors don’t have to write serially, they just need to publish serially.”
“If you already have a free book, it makes sense to leverage ito...
November 15, 2015
Writers, stay true to your standards. Long night of the literary soul
I’ve said it a number of times in this blog—it’s easier to publish then ever before in human history…
However…
Selling books is just as hard as it ever was—some say harder than ever…
Today’s re-blog has Roz Morris revealing how a writer—well-published and savvy—is coping with the ups and downs of the BookWorld.
Originally posted on Nail Your Novel:
‘There’s never been a better time to be a writer.’ I’ve seen this mantra frequently over the past few years in blogposts, confe...
