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8 Blogs I Just Can’t Quit
Opening my gmail account only to see blog posts spilling over into the theme picture has encouraged me to cull the billions of blogs I follow. Here are the ones I find myself unable to not follow: jennyhansenauthor.wordpress.com With a … Continue reading
Weekly Writer’s Round-Up: Week of 12/18/11
Publishing Writer Kait Nolan, feeling grinchy about Kindle’s exclusive program. Writer Chuck Wendig and his usual insightful, down-and-dirty thoughts, this time on the perils of self-publishing. (via twitter.) Deep thoughts on the publishing industry from Mike Shatzkin. (via twitter.) Social … Continue reading
Weekly Writer’s Round-Up; Week of 11/20/11
My best of the web for writers this week. Hope it’s helpful. Social Media From the Red Pen of Doom guy, who’s name is actually Guy (Bergstrom), on Why Blog Hits DON’T REALLY MATTER. From writer Christina Katz: Platform and … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Characterization, Commentary, Description, Dialogue, E-Publishing, Fiction, Grammar, Marketing, New Media, Plot, Query Letters, Revision, Scenecraft, Self-Promotion, Viewpoint, Writing Craft
Tagged Christina Katz, Guy Bergstrom, Inkpop, query letter, Rae Carson, Rebecca Rasmussen, Red Pen of Doom, Writer Beware!, Writer Unboxed, Yuvi Zalkow
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Weekly Writer’s Round-Up; Week of 11/13/11
Writing craft Screenwriter Alexandra Sokoloff on the passages from her books most highlighted by e-readers. Social Media Writer Andrew Hickey on why self-published authors should be professional, Pissing in the Pool. (via Mark Stevens on twitter.) From Yahoo/Mashable … Continue reading
Putting the ME in New Media; A Luddite Joins the New Marketing Technolution
A writer who examines the new landscape of social media will encounter a whole internet full of advice, most of it “expert”, much of it contradicting itself. You must blog. Blogging doesn’t increase sales for most writers. You must go … Continue reading
Weekly Writer’s Round-Up; Week of 11/6/11
The best of the web, or as much of the web as I saw this week: Violent language and women bloggers Here’s a truly disturbing column from writer Laurie Penny “A Woman’s Opinion is the Mini-Skirt of the Internet”, about … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Commentary, E-Publishing, Marketing, New Media, Self-Promotion, Writing Craft
Tagged Anna North, Charles Bauer, Christopher Paolini's Eragon series, Donald Maass, Jane Friedman, Jenn Webb, John Scalzi, Kristen Lamb, Laurie Penny, Mike Shatzin, Sara Zarr, V.R. Gallagher, Whatever blog
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Weekly Writing Wound-Up Round-Up
Here are some of the best articles and blog posts I came across this week pertaining to writing and publishing: Non-fiction writer Sam Harris on the idea that people expect writing to be free. NYT article about the fate … Continue reading
Weekly Writer’s Round-Up: Week of January 15th, 2012
It’s all about Social Media, or Social Networking, or whether those are different from each other, this week. I guess it’s been on my mind. Social media expert Jeff Bullas on the state of the blogosphere. Is Social Media a … Continue reading →