Helping to Change the World…Word by Word
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Helping to Change the World Word by Word
Where in the World is Matt? – 2012 Edition
This five minute world tour is guaranteed to make you smile. Don’t skip to it, but wait for the 4:08 mark for something special.
And if you missed the original, here is the 2008 Edition (over 43 million views!):
What Retailers Know that Publishers Need to Know - Mike Shatzkin analyzes the importance of data in what is truly the "Science of Bookselling."
Your Hotel Bible is now a Kindle - This is a new one. Kindles in the nightstand in your hotel room with the Bible pre-loaded. Fascinating.
Using Evernote for Screenwriting - Brilliant adaptation of the Evernote software by Héctor Cabello …
by Steve Laube
There could not be a better argument for the need for good Christian romantic fiction than the recent sales phenomenon of the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy. In case you aren't aware, this trilogy has sold ten million copies in the last three months. Ten million copies. The content of these novels should be x-rated and yet sit atop every bestseller list in the country. The …
Over 1,000 heat records set this week across the U.S. It can be kind of hot in Phoenix this time of year (112 degrees today), but this weather forecast for Baltimore takes the prize for hottest day EVER!
What Successful People do Before Breakfast - Reading this made me want to take a nap.
Free Tools for the Frugal Writer - Bob Evenhouse provides some good advice.
The Noisier it is, the Better You Work? - An argument to head to a coffee shop to do your work.
Do You Own Your Kid's Domain Name? - Good advice in today's world. I am glad I had the foresight to grab my name as a domain in the …
IVP Takes a Book Out-of-Print Because of Errors – This is an impressive (and expensive) response by a publisher. A review by Carl Trueman detailed numerous factual errors, typos, and mistakes for an academic volume on the Reformation. IVP correctly responded by removing the book from circulation and will fix the errors and re-release the book this Summer. And will replace, for free, any …
by Steve Laube
I just returned from three days at the Write! Canada writers conference outside Toronto. During my time there I presented a six session lecture series on the Complete Publishing Process: From Idea to Print.
When the entire process is compressed into a short series like that it becomes evident how many people are involved in the publishing of a book at any given publishing …
Content Abundance - What Do We Do About It? - A question every author, every marketer, and every publisher is asking. When there are one million titles on Amazon and you click a key word search, how do you find what you want?
11 Tumblr Tips for Power Users - Remember to type tumblr (without the "e") if you visit their site.
The History of Air Conditioning - I'm sorry I had to include this. …
Six Tough Truths About Self-Publishing (That the Advocates Never Seem to Talk About) - Rob Hart writes an insightful and cautionary tale.
22 Rules of Story Telling According to Pixar - This is an excellent article for every novelist to read.
10 Great Science Fiction Novels for People Who Don't Read Sci-Fi - I have to say that I agree with only four of their choices. Such is the nature of …
Self-Publishing: Under 10% Earn a Living - An article out of Australia makes a bold claim. I would claim, however, that only 10% of traditionally published writers earn a living too. Of course that depends on your definition of "a living."
100 Best First Lines from Novels - In honor of the last two weeks where we talked about "first lines" I found this article from the American Book Review that …
