Janalyn Voigt's Weekly Wrap
Yesterday, I watched from the window as massive trees around our house shook and bowed before the wind. While the weather unleashed its fury outside, I was thankful to be warm and dry. Wherever you are this week, I hope you can say the same.
If you comment today on Elizabeth Johnson's Book Readers Central interview, you'll be included in the drawing for a free copy of her novel, Code of Justice.
Live Write Breathe
Publishing Prediction #8: Books Won't Have a Minimum Length Requirement
Confused by rapid-fire changes in the publishing landscape? Here's a link to an article covering one of ten publishing predictions I'll cover on consecutive weeks on this blog. I give an analysis of the post and my own take on the prediction. This Week: "Ebooks that are too short to be print books will become a real factor in ebook sales, opening up new opportunities for publishers but even more for authors." ~ Mike Shatzkin
Find Readers When You Comment as Your Facebook Page
It's now possible to comment as your Facebook Page. It's simple to switch back and forth. Here's how, plus a simple strategy to help you find readers or customers.
Agents complain that their slush piles contain variations of the same stories offered over and over, each by a writer without a unique writing voice. Why does this happen? And how can you prevent it from happening to you?
Author Haven
Novel Craft ~ Novel Writing Workshop: Creating a Story Background
In the excitement of writing your story, don't forget to include background details. After all, you wouldn't invite guests to dinner and then ignore them (I assume). Neither should you overlook details of time, place and atmosphere.
Book Readers Central
Meet and Greet: Elizabeth Johnson
Liz Johnson grew up reading Christian fiction, and always dreamed of being part of the publishing industry. In 2006 she got her wish when she accepted a publicity position at a major trade book publisher. While working in the industry, she decided to pursue her other dream—becoming an author. Liz makes her home in Nashville , TN, where she enjoys theater, exploring the local music scene, and making frequent trips to Arizona to dote on her two nephews and three nieces.
Book Readers Central: Whistlestop Book Review: White Doves by Shannon Taylor Vannatter
White Doves author, Shannon Taylor Vannatter, explains how the post office in Romance, Arkansas came to be the inspiration for the second novel in her Romance Trilogy. The post office creates a unique hand-stamped postmark each year to use from February 1– 15. People often send wedding invitations and Valentine's cards to the town to be re-mailed bearing the romantic postmark. Such local flavor is the perfect setting for a romance between a postmaster and a mail-carrier. Ms. Vannatter playfully sprinkles her book with plays on words such as "mail," "male," and "Priority Male."
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