I’m sorry but this made me laugh. How many of you can relate?
Video your own story. You may end up in “Fun Fridays!”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxlPpIvrWX0
Steve
News You Can Use – Sept. 13, 2011
How Fiction Changed After 9/11 – The Economist explores the topic.
How Long Does Your Shared Link Stay Viable? – This fascinating study by bit.ly shows that if people don’t see your link within three hours, they never will. Sobering isn’t it?
Seven Deadly Sins of Self-Publishers – Darby Rae presents some sound advice.
Are You Wasting Time Checking the Amazon Rankings? – BookBuzzer …
News You Can Use – Sept. 6, 2011
Trends in Publishing– A clear assessment of where things seem to be headed by Giuseppe Granieri.
Improve the Speed of Your Reading – Try it out! It is amazing how fast you really can read literally one word at a time.
The Secret Language of Pronouns – A Scientific American article about how men and women use pronouns differently. Agree or disagree?
Publish America’s Shady History – …
Nameless Waterfalls
by Steve Laube During a recent vacation we visited a place in Alaska called the Tracy Arm Fjord. The picture above was one that I took during that visit. As we past through these amazing waters it was bitter cold (note the icebergs in the water), in the early morning around 6 a.m., and with a chilly wind to accompany us. But rather than be frozen by the weather I was mesmerized by the number of …
Book of the Month – September 2011
Merchants of Culture: The Publishing Business in the Twenty-First Century by John B. Thompson (published by Polity) is this month’s “Book of the Month.”
I took this 432 page book with me on vacation and was mesmerized by its detailed analysis of the history of publishing and bookselling. Thompson's chapter on "The Rise of Literary Agents" was, of course, particularly interesting.
I have been …
Fun Fridays – Sept. 2, 2011
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.
The scary thing is that I've actually seen the real thing of almost every one of these parodies!
News You Can Use – August 30, 2011
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 …
Fun Fridays – Aug. 26, 2011
Don't tell me you haven't done this with your own books.
I'll admit that after leaving a bookstore my clients tend to have their books face-out.
[I do not recommend moving books around! Publisher pay good money for product placement and the poor booksellers have enough to worry about.]
News You Can Use
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? …
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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 …