Dropping into the Twitter and Facebook publishing world
conversations provided a welcome relief from the Election fever which is
gripping two nations.
The worry over the vote and who is voting and who is
skewing the vote can get overwhelming and put people off voting.
Things that caught my eye this week.
Clay Shirkey’s post... All the big guns
are weighing in on whether Clay is right about Amazon and the future of
publishing.
If you are inside the big five camp.... poor us. Amazon is
the bad guy. We had to collude on pricing to compete with them. We are the best
arbiters of taste for the public.
Amazon on the
outside… Why do higher ebook prices have to subsidise hardcovers. Lack of access to
physical bookstores made us big. Publishers gave Amazon digital rights 7 years ago and
never thought about the impact...
Reader’s voting with their feet.
Hugh Howey on DRM Is it dumb or brilliant? (When the
argument flags pull out DRM)
Agent Chip MacGregor and his new trends in publishing post.
This is nice roundup and one for writers to think about.
Writer’s vote with their M.S.
How can writers face their fear...
Vote for Chuck!
In the Craft Section,
How to find your characters breaking point – Janice Hardy
The biggest mistake new writers make – Anne R Allen
How do I revise my novel- the plot whisperer.
5 techniques to get objectivity – Jami Gold
Getting your character to change – K M Weiland
In the Marketing Section,
Publishing Middle Grade how one writer is doing it.
To Finish,
If you are needing to escape from all the voting madness and
give yourself some writing time here is a list of the worlds best writing retreats for you.
Sorry this blog is late again...
maureen
