WYMJ Weekender June 21, 2009
Tools:
Tips for Keeping a Journal Like a Professional Writer, from Helium, talks about both the commitment and the benefit.
Skype: 5 Reasons Authors Need to Use It, from Creative Penn
Process & Method:
Daydreaming: Key to Creativity, from Neuroscience Marketing
How Do You Know When You Are Done? I love Nathan Bransford’s open questions. The comments are so insightful. Here’s one I really identified with:
For me, it’s about listening to my gut feelings. If I don’t feel it’s done, even though there’s technically nothing “wrong,” I’ll leave the ms alone for a couple of weeks and go back and reread with fresh eyes to make sure I’ve not missed anything. And beta readers help.
Should You Write for Content Aggregators? The Renegade Writer
Why Writers Should Know Grammar from About A Writer
Imagine a Book: Courtney lets us peek into her process.
Creating Fictional Characters, Part 1 and Part 2, from Lillie Ammann
The Writing Life:
Sean’s poignant and resonating essay I’m a Writer is worth more than one read. Let it reveal its layers.
Damn This Writer’s Heart, How Not to Write. I think sometimes that Jamie and I share a similar soul.
Does Commercial Success = Creative Sell Out? Lateral Action.
When Did a Story Last Change You? from Guardian, includes the following quote:
I’m convinced that novels change me all the time. After reading Jon McGregor’s If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things I made an effort – which admittedly lapsed after a few days – to live in the present and notice the little stuff. After reading Blood Diamond I joined Amnesty International. After reading Dorothy Dunnett’s Lymond Chronicles at the age of 15, I doomed my love life for years by measuring every potential date against a borderline genius, angelic-voiced, blond-haired 16th-century aristocrat. And don’t tell me there isn’t a whole generation out there campaigning to save the forests because they adored The Faraway Tree.
EBooks:
Simon & Schuster will sell EBooks on Scribd.com from Brad’s Reader
What Will Barnes & Noble Do With Fictionwise? from Brad’s Reader
How Giving Away Free Ebooks Increases Print Book Sales links to J. A. Konrath’s site and his observations/experiences with his Ebooks (I’ve read them all). Brad did a great job covering this topic, and J.A. Konrath is a business model worth following.
Brad tipped me off to epubBooks.com which is a new site for owners of ebook readers.
Publishing Industry:
Publishers Trying to Avoid Music Industry Debacle, Bring the Ebooks Home
This guy has it right, and it is the thinking he proposes that will be key to the reformulation of publishing and authorship as we know it: Thinking instead “about the future of reading.” from Joe Wikert.
Four Roles for Publishers: Staying Relevant When You Are No Longer A Gate Keeper, from Tools of Change for Publishing
Self-Publishing Success Doesn’t Require Hitting the Best Seller List, Brad’s Reader.
Tidbits:
What is an Anti-Hero? Good definition from WiseGeek.
Happy Belated Birthday, Kiersten!
Researchers Conclude Piracy Not Stifling Content Creation, from Ars Technica
The post is running a bit long, so I will continue on Wednesday. Have a great week!
Thanks, BJ, for including the first two installments in my series on characters in this roundup.
You’ve also introduced me to some blogs new to me.
Thanks BJ, that’s one of my favorite posts ever. I love that it’s loved. : > )
Have a wonderful day!