Links that might interest indie publishers

And any other author interested in publishing routes. First, came across this at Indie Reader today in my forays through the interwebs: “Sticks and Stones: The Changing Politics of the Self-Publishing Stigma,” by Terri Giuliano. It deals with shifts in perception about indie publishing/authors and traditional publishing/authors. She deals with the war of words directed [...]

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Friday Fun Stuff!

And probably Saturday, too, since it’s late as I’m typing this. At least in my part of the world it is. ANYWAY! Here’s some groovy stuff that might pique your interest. Interesting bookshelves. We’re operating under the supposition that people still have books and/or may buy them. Just pretend, people! “Women Are Heroes.” This is [...]

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Friday Funny

All right, if you’ve seen the movie or read the books, you might find this amusing. If you haven’t, well, maybe you’ll want to now so you can get this joke. Hipster Hunger Games: link

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Boom! Kickstart!

Hey, all– Some of you may not be aware of Kickstarter. It bills itself as the largest funding platform for creative projects. What that means is artist-types (which includes all kinds of media) can try to get funding for some of their work. This is how it works. The Kickstarter crew don’t accept every ol’ [...]

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Comparing Word Counts

Hey, gang. I found this interesting bit of literary trivia that I wanted to share with you. PublishersWeekly.com recently reported that, according to Amazon, the average word count of a book is 64,000 words. This is based on the fact that Aldus Huxley’s Brave New World came in at 64,531 words, with 50% of books [...]

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Things to read…

Hi, kids– Hope you have a happy and safe St. Patrick’s Day, if you’re one to observe festivities in that vein. If you’re not, watch out for all the others who might be. source: community sparknotes, facts about Ireland I’ll be going to a local reading of Irish literature and poetry today. The event may [...]

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Punchy Endings

Hey, everyone. I saw this brief article on WritersDigest.com and wanted to share it with you. It’s called “How to End a Novel with a Punch.” It’s a great encapsulation of the elements of a successful ending. Not just successful, in fact, but a great ending that will blow readers away. The 9 key elements [...]

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Tight-lipped

Check out my latest vlog with authors Kim Baldwin and Xenia Alexiou at the Bold Strokes Books blog site. Leave a comment there to be entered in a drawing for a free book!

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Waste some time with me! “Stupid Zombies”

Sometimes, writers take breaks. It’s important that we do so, lest we end up empty husks, drained of all words, lying in soggy messes on the floor, gibbering about nothing. Wonder what we do during those breaks, to revive our muses? Well… If you have a device that is compatible with apps, do yourself a [...]

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Read and Repeat

Any other rereaders out there? And here’s a link to an article on the subject.

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