It has been a turgid time in the house recently. (Now you have to check I used turgid correctly... clue British dictionary.) ¾’s of the household have been hit with an awful viral cold. The only trips out for about a week have been to restock on tissues, cough syrup, tissues, honey, tissues and chicken (for soup.)
When you are sick, your thoughts can go spiraling down into the pit of despair. You can suffer from comparison-itis, FOMO disorder and subjectio. Amanda Palmer shared her thoughts on this insidious type of thinking for creative people. It is well worth a read and reality check.
This week my Twitter feed started to fill up with comments about a Byte-The-Book debate in London between Joanna Penn and Euan Thorneycroft on The Author as Publisher -Opportunity or Vanity. By all accounts it was a wonderful debate. Some very interesting points were raised over the future of reading.
This week, writing hero, Jami Gold had an interesting post on the Heroes journey... how are we applying the lessons we make our characters go through to our own lives. Are we real life heroes?
Jami raises interesting points about personal growth.
Recently Debbie Ridpath Ohi was interviewed on how she manages her online life and her work as an illustrator of children’s books. One of her secrets... it helps to be an introvert. (whaaa???)
Katie Weiland shared her 5 stages of writing process from conception of idea to revision. It is a standout post from a writing craft legend and a MUST READ.
In The Craft Section,
The 3 tiers point of view technique-Writer Unboxed- Bookmark
How to boost your self editing super powers- Jennie Nash-Bookmark
Getting your novel to the finish line- Janice Hardy
Emotion amplifiers- Angela Ackerman- Bookmark
Character driven plot- Rachel Geisel- Bookmark
In The Marketing Section,
The difference between a press release and a pitch- Jane
Friedman-Bookmark
Hiring a cartoonist- Reedsy
Creating an author business plan- Marcy Kennedy
3 steps to know your audience-Digital Book World- Bookmark
A plan for finding new readers- Book Marketing Tools
Best practice on keywords- Mia Fox
To Finish,
Jane Friedman published an article today on a writer’s guide
to fair use and permissions and got 123 comments in very short order. This is a
hot topic with accepted practice, internet freedoms and legal requirements all
rolled up into one confusing mess which Jane does her best to straighten out.
This is definitely a bookmark post from one of the online heroes in the
publishing world.
Maureen
@craicer
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Pic: How many of you can name the show, episode,
character.... (shiny)
