Interesting Links #18: Sherlock Holmes, the GIMP, and bad publishers
In this week’s Interesting Links, we talk about bad publishers, Sherlock Holmes and the Book of Proverbs, and the GIMP!
-“This indie author gig is great if you can find a niche that works for you and that you love to write. If so, who needs traditional publishing?” Six-Figure Backlist Write to Market Strategy.
-I do think writers need to train themselves not to rely on outside validation. “The amateur continuously rates himself in relation to others, becoming self-inflated if his fortunes rise, and desperately anxious if his star should fall. The amateur craves third-party validation.” Steven Pressfield, Turning Pro: Comparisonitis Or “Everyone Else Is Better Than Me”
-Publishers are, in general, bad, but romance publishers often behave the worst: Do Romance Authors Receive Worse Treatment from Publishers Than Anyone Else?
-Jeff Bezos’s annual letter to Amazon shareholders has many interesting insights into how the company operates: If you want to Sell More Books on Amazon, then you should probably read this…
-If you use Canva for graphic design, this is a useful post: How To Make Killer Promo Graphics In Canva.
-Speaking of graphic design, I have done a lot of my book covers in GIMP: GIMP 2.10 Is Finally Here!
-I prefer Android over iOS, but both have their strong points: An Android User’s Take on the iPhone.
-The Adventure Of The Speckled Band is my favorite Sherlock Holmes story, and this fascinating article discusses the influence the Book of Proverbs had on the story: The Proverbial Sherlock Holmes.
-Given how badly many publishers act, I cannot help but regard the decline of traditional publishing and the rise of indie as a good thing: Cultural Change And The Traditional Writer.
-JM
