The secret of making a video go “viral.”
Oh. Did I mention what day it is today?
HT: Peyton Jones
News You Can Use – March 26, 2013
Is Baby Boomer Lit the Next Hot Genre? – Yet another parsing of the genres. What do you think about this one?
The Economics Behind the Big Publishing Mergers – Eoin Purcells explores some of the big picture considerations.
Author Intuition – Roseanna White writes a great article. I appreciate her words “Don’t mistake pride for intuition.” Well said.
An Amazon Bestseller Earns the Author …
News You Can Use – March 19, 2013
MyBookTable WordPress Plugin – Do not wait another minute. Go right now and sign up for this KickStarter program by Thomas Umstattd and Author Media. It will make your web site so much more efficient when it comes to selling your books via your web site. At least watch the four minute video.
Care for a little debate about blogging? Read these two entries and decide:
Author Blogging: What’s …
Fun Fridays – March 15, 2013
A visual demonstration of what a multi-tasking agent seems to do every day.
And then someone comes along and yanks all support.
News You Can Use – March 12, 2013
Plagiarism and the Link - How one author got sued when his publisher forgot to include the proper hyperlinks in his article. Read this article before write another thing.
Legal Issues for Authors - Particularly Those Who Self-Publish - An interview with Paul Rapp and attorney who specializes in intellectual property law. (Click here for his many articles on various topics in this area.)
How …
Fun Fridays – March 8, 2013
The "feel good" story of the month.
I want to go to this place for lunch!
News You Can Use – March 5, 2013
Happy National Grammar Day! - Yesterday was the day. But in honor of it click here and read some silly grammar jokes. Mark your calendar for next year.
Malcolm Gladwell on Literary Genius - Best-selling author looks at the nature of artistic genius and when it blooms. Be on the lookout this Fall for his new book called David and Goliath.
7 Tips for Writing Great Copy - read this when …
Fun Fridays – March 1, 2013
I want to feel like this when I wake up!
or
This is an illustration of what it is like to get that phone call offering you your first book contract.
Get Thee to a Writers Conference
Guest blog by James Scott Bell
James Scott Bell is a bestselling thriller writer and long time friend. His most recent release is Don’t Leave Me. He is also the author of the #1 writing books, Plot & Structure and The Art of War for Writers. If you do not have them buy them today (He has five other must-have books on writing too.
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I am asked all the time by ambitious, …