Helping to Change the World…Word by Word
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Helping to Change the World Word by Word
Lisa Buffaloe, one of Tamela’s clients, had some fun recreating what NOT to do during your “Writer’s Conference Appointment.” Below are all six short videos in one two minute montage with a surprise ending.
The scary thing is that I’ve actually seen the real thing of almost every one of these parodies!
For advice on the RIGHT WAY to conduct yourself read “That Conference Appointment.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yw3p0utBkM
Remember that old adage for retailers, “The customer is always right?” Well, for novelists seeking the perfect title, that should be “The audience is always right.”
Tip #4: Remember Your Audience! Novelists do a great job, on the whole, of keeping their audience in mind as they write. But sometimes when trying to come up with a catchy title or cover image, they go a bit far afield of that …
Are Books Dead? Can Authors Survive? – Ewan Morrison presents a bleak picture of the industry. Agree or Disagree? (I disagree.)
The Golden Era of Books Isn’t Over – As the writer says, “The Golden Era is NOW.”
I Can’t Think of Anything to Blog About! – This is a fantastic article on ways to break your blogging writer’s block.
Economics Rewrites the Book Business – The Wall Street Journal …
I have had the privilege of knowing Ellie Kay since I first found her book proposal in the slush pile while an editor at Bethany House. That proposal became the first of her fourteen published books. I later became her literary agent and together we have seen her wrestle with a number of issues related to a growing platform. From those humble beginnings in the late 90s Ellie has been on nearly …
During a recent visit to my local bank, I produced a document bearing the Virginia State seal. The banker commented on how terrible the seal is for men.
What an odd thing to say!
Mrs. Judith Gue taught third grade at the small private school I attended in a bucolic part of Virginia. Mrs. Gue was a plump woman who favored silk dresses, kept a paddle on her desk as an unspoken and ever-present …
First, here are the answers to last week’s questions:
Name That Tone!
The Boneman's Daughters--chilling
Redeeming Love--romantic
The Shunning--Amish
The Riddlemaster of Hed--fantastical
A Vase of Mistaken Identity--whimsical
Without a Trace--suspensful
Three Weddings & a Giggle—humourous and romantic
Name that Genre!
Kidnapped--adventure
Sister Chicks Down Under—witty women’s …
World’s Highest Paid Authors – According to Forbes – August 2011.
Four Top Twitter Feeds for Book Lovers
How an Author Can Use Google+ - Fascinating new social network. Worth adding to your circle? And click here for a complete guide to Google+.
Who Do You Write Like? – This little word game has you paste clips of your writing and it tells you which classic author your style echoes. Mine? …
One of the most difficult—and important—things we did when I worked in the publishing house was come up with titles for our authors’ novels. Sometimes it was a breeze, either because the author’s title was spot-on or because the story lent itself organically to a certain title. But more often than not, it was a long process of back-and-forth with the author, marketing, and sales. So how can you, …
Non-Fiction is True, Fiction is Un-True - Tony Reinke explodes this myth.
Campus Crusade Changes its Name - No longer call Campus Crusade by that name. It is now called Cru. This is not a prank, it is the real deal. One scalpel edged writer has some pointed things to say about the change.
The Difference Between Buzz and Word-of-Mouth - Matt Perman makes a simple definition to help …
Okay. I know this is sort of a "guy thing" but please watch these three minutes of incredible awesomeness!
It has nothing to do with writing, but everything to do with creativity. Be inspired.
