Here are some very good tips even if you’re not trying to catch the attention of a traditional publisher. (from PBS Media Shift)
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Secrets of working with an Editor
I’ve never seen information presented in a slide show. It was kind of nice to view it that way, interesting, different.
As an editor, Mark’s style guide idea is a good one, but I don’t think I’d need all the information he asks for. I do like knowing what writing rules the writer has broken so I don’t waste time correcting something the writer wanted there in the first place. I don’t know how many people told me to change cliches in my book Rosebloom. I like cliches, sometime, and I left them in there on purpose.
What he didn’t mention was telling the editor the intended audience for the book. The language and references can be quite different for a piece depending on the audience.
Thanks Mark!
Self-Publishing Intelligence Report for May 2013 – GalleyCat
Many helpful links from Mediabistro and Galley Cat.
Self-Publishing Intelligence Report for May 2013 – GalleyCat.
Smashwords: New Smashwords Survey Helps Authors Sell More eBooks
This is a must read for any writers aspiring to self-publish thanks to Mark Coker from Smashwords and the RT Booklovers convention in Kansas City last week. Smashwords: New Smashwords Survey Helps Authors Sell More eBooks.
Terry Cordingley: Day 2: Identifying Your Target Audience
I was turned onto this gentleman via The Savvy Book Marketer/ Dana Lynn Smith. (You should check this site out if your a writer, it’s a very good one!)
Terry has a set of blogs about marketing your book. Over the next few weeks, I’ll share the ones that seem to make the most sense. This one on your target market is very important so you don’t waste your time and energy – read carefully. Hope they are helpful.
Why Established Authors Are Starting to Self-Publish
Why Established Authors Are Starting to Self-Publish. (from the Bookbaby Blog)
Hope you feel better now!
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[She Self-Publishes] 7 Common Questions About ISBNs – She Writes
compliments of Wikipedia
Some details about the illusive ISBN! Thank you Emily Suess and She Writes. (What a great last name!) Just an FYI, you have to purchase the barcode (those black lines below the ISBN) separately.
[She Self-Publishes] 7 Common Questions About ISBNs – She Writes.
A List of Things Scott Turow Doesn’t Care About
Another good article by David Gaughran. I don’t know much about the Author’s Guild but they don’t seem like an organization I would want to be a part of. That’s too bad. They sound like they have a lot of money to help us writers and authors, they don’t seem to be good advocates.
A List of Things Scott Turow Doesn’t Care About.
Ah. So THAT’S what revision means.
I really enjoy the revision process, too. I hope you do as well. It is very necessary in the whole book production process. Don’t forget, there will be more revisions once you give it to others to read.
Well, revision of the first draft of To Drown in Sand is properly underway. While my theme editor, the amazing Chad Horton, performs his surgery, I’m working through each scene with surprise and a sense of wonder.
After following Mr. King’s advice, and not touching or looking at the manuscript since about September (alright, I’m fibbing. I may have tweaked and toggled bits here and there, but nothing committed. I actually dug pretty deeply into the sequel), I pulled out my copy of the book and my red pen, took a deep breath, and flipped open the last scene. I like to rewrite backwards, apparently.
I admit to thinking that the manuscript actually wouldn’t need much.
Which is great. Because, in this case, I’m glad I was wrong.
I didn’t really know what revision was. But after researching it thoroughly, and discovering how critical it is to the process, I’m…
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