Looking Forward While Keeping Your Feet in the Present
Actress/director/writer Amber Benson posted a nice piece about staying true to yourself in a field that always wants to change you to fit their mold. Add it to your inspiration file–you never know when you need to read a quick pick-me-up.
Is Immediacy a Good Thing for Writers?
Jennifer Mattern explores the rise in immediate reporting (Twittering an event). Does it mean better coverage or just more? As a serious Twitter addict, I think it can be good in some cases, but also an incredible time-sucker. (Wednesday, I’ll talk a little more about that.)
Reader Expectations
After you get your first book published, your readers will likely approach your subsequent books with certain expectations. This discussion began with a column about sex in books, but the lessons apply to all genres. And this sort of discussion is what led me to question whether I need pseudonyms for my different types of books. The jury is still out on that one–let me know if you have ideas. Rachel Vincent shared her thoughts on her blog.
Writer Mama Success Rhythms: February 2009
A good reminder that you have the ultimate control in whether you are successful or not. Christina Katz never fails in providing good insight into the career of writing.
Magazines See Some Bright Spots for Second Quarter
This is good news for those of us trying to pitch articles to magazines. If ad spending increases, there is more chance that mags will need freelance stories to fill pages.
Confident or Delusional?
I come across agents who have posted their bad queries, and it makes me think that JA Konrath is on the right track here. A lot of writers are a bit delusional.
If You Want Something, Make It Easy for Me to Get It to You
Speaking mainly to publicists, Yen Cheow reminds people to include contact information when they expect a response. This blog is a good resource for publicity ideas that could help you (a) land an agent, (b) land a deal, and (c) sell copies.
Happy writing!
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