The English Language challenged by a 102 year old man.
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News You Can Use – Jan. 31, 2012
Amazon's Hit Man - The is a very good article about Larry Kirshbaum the new head of Amazon's Trade Publishing division. Every serious writer should read this article. Take the time, it is only 3,400 words. Source is Blomberg's Business Week magazine.
Is There Hope for Barnes & Noble? - an interesting take by Rich Adin.
Why Are We Obsessed with What's New? - Maria Popova reviews a book …
Clarification on Sale of Heartsong to Harlequin
New information has surfaced regarding the sale of Heartsong to Harlequin.
In my post on Friday I made the assumption that the sale included all the backlist and the currently contracted titles. This was reflected in point #5 in the post.
That is not the case. Harlequin did not buy the backlist or the currently contracted titles. Those will remain the property of Barbour Publishing. Thus …
Barbour Sells Heartsong to Harlequin
Today Barbour Publishing announced they have sold their Heartsong Presents line of inspirational romances to Harlequin.
For those of us who have been wondering about the eventual buyer, this comes as no surprise. We have known they were being sold since last Fall. In December I spoke with Barbour's president, Tim Martins, and he confirmed that the sale was in its last stages of negotiation but …
Fun Fridays – Jan. 27, 2012
Over eight million views in one week. So in case you have not yet seen this, enjoy "The Bark Side."
News You Can Use – Jan. 24, 2012
The Secrets Behind the Bestseller List - Ever wonder how those lists are compiled? The Sacramento Bee takes a stab at uncovering the secret.
3 Important Questions about Digital that No One is Asking - Nick Atkinson adds to the ongoing discussion in a sharp manner.
Do Book Bloggers Still Matter? - Beth Kephart asks whether this form of marketing has any influence any more.
10 Bits of …
The Bestseller Code
Take the Bestseller Code test. I dare you.
The web site www.thebestsellercode.com is fascinating. Through some mysterious algorithm it evaluates about 500 words of your novel and grades it on a scale of one to twenty (1 to 20).
Does it work? I gave it a try with a recent proposal from a bestselling client. I took the first page and a half and plugged it into the test. It scored 20.0. A …
News You Can Use – Jan. 17, 2012
Thank you for the overwhelming response to our survey last week. We had almost 100% confirmation that we should continue this feature. So you are stuck with it!
Publicity Calendar for 2012 - EVERY author should download this PDF and see if there is something they can capitalize on! This is a brilliant resource.
Write for Your Audience - An excellent article from a YA author on the challenge …
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The Perils of Social Media
Facebook. Twitter. Shoutlife. LinkedIn. Dopplr. Google+. Plaxo. Blogger. WordPress. Shelfari. Goodreads. Writer's loops. Conference loops. Endless loops.
By the time I finish updating my status, writing my blogs, tweeting, pasting my bulletins, my newest pictures, my URLs and YouTube links, recruiting friends, recommending friends, sharing reads, rating reads, ranking reads, ranking friends, …