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Indie Authors: Book Rights

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This month I've started working seriously on my passion project, I Know Dino. One of my goals is to get a few dinosaur ebooks out, starting with a picture book I've been working on for a while about how Brontosaurus is not a real dinosaur (even though it used to be my favorite). Last weekend, I found an amazing illustrator on Fiverr and have started work on actually … [Read more...] about Indie Authors: Book Rights

The Ins and Outs of Blogging as a Professional Writer

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Blogging is one of the best ways to build a platform, both as a book author and as a freelance writer. I plan on posting more about the specifics of being a freelancer, now having done it for a while, but blogging seems a good place to start, since it applies to both types of writers. There are a lot of benefits to blogging, especially if you do it regularly. In the past few … [Read more...] about The Ins and Outs of Blogging as a Professional Writer

A List of Writing and Publishing Conferences

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Electronic Bindery wrote that self publishing needs a Sundance. But until then, there are many conferences that substitute it. Conferences are a great way to meet people in the writing and publishing industry, and to learn about new trends and techniques. Here is a list of conferences happening this year. Most of these are annual, but some of them change locations. They're … [Read more...] about A List of Writing and Publishing Conferences

#GrammoWriMo: The Largest Group of Authors to Collaborate on a Novel

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NaNoWriMo is coming up, and for those who don't know, it stands for National Novel Writing Month. During the month of November, writers pledge to write at least 50,000 words. I've done it in the past, and it feels great to finish! This year, Grammarly is participating in NaNoWriMo, but with a twist. They're launching project #GrammoWriMo, which aims to "publish a book that … [Read more...] about #GrammoWriMo: The Largest Group of Authors to Collaborate on a Novel

BookExpo America 2013

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I attended my last BEA as a resident of the east coast (though I'm sure I'll find a way to get back there next year). Although I was pressed for time and unable to make any of the panels this year, I met some really amazing people, publishers, and startups. One of my favorite booths was Indie Bestsellers, where six indie best-selling authors talked to fans and signed … [Read more...] about BookExpo America 2013

Trends in Publishing (Part 3)

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Part 3 of 3 of my Trends in Publishing post, which covers trends in metadata and collecting  publishing data. From the original post: "While researching my thesis project for my M.S. in publishing at NYU, I came across several interesting trends that I think will affect publishing. In fact, I've already seen some of these at work in the three months since I wrote the report, … [Read more...] about Trends in Publishing (Part 3)

Trends in Publishing (Part 2)

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Part 2 of 3 of my Trends in Publishing post, which covers subscription websites and gamification trends. From the original post: "While researching my thesis project for my M.S. in publishing at NYU, I came across several interesting trends that I think will affect publishing. In fact, I've already seen some of these at work in the three months since I wrote the report, and … [Read more...] about Trends in Publishing (Part 2)

Trends in Publishing

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While researching my thesis project for my M.S. in publishing at NYU, I came across several interesting trends that I think will affect publishing. In fact, I've already seen some of these at work in the three months since I wrote the report, and I plan on using this information for my own startup, Write or Read. I've broken up this post into three parts. Read parts two and … [Read more...] about Trends in Publishing

Getting Support for Your Projects

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I've been researching ways regular people like me might be able to get their projects off the ground. One of these ways is via Kickstarter. The site is a funding platform where people can post their ideas for projects--anything creative involving Art, Comics, Dance, Design, Fashion, Film, Food, Games, Music, Photography, Publishing, Technology, and Theater--and ask people to … [Read more...] about Getting Support for Your Projects

BEA Day 2: Book Country

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Book Country is an online community for writers of romance, fantasy, sci-fi, thriller, and mystery novels. The name gives the website a sense of being a real place. The site opened its beta site to the public one month ago, and already it has 2,500 users. That's a lot, especially considering the site is run by six tech guys, and four editorial staff--only two of which work … [Read more...] about BEA Day 2: Book Country

So You Want to Write a Novel

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After taking a ton of creative writing classes and working in the publishing industry a little bit, I can say that this video is hilarious and touches upon all the issues/ideas new writers may have. I remember once I saw Jeffrey Eugenides, author of The Virgin Suicides and Middlesex, speak, and he addressed the condension most writers face. "Writing is the only profession … [Read more...] about So You Want to Write a Novel

12/06/10: This Week in Publishing

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It has finally happened! Google launched the Google eBookstore on Monday. The bookstore is an extension of Google's book project, "an effort that began in 2004 to scan all 130 million books in the world, by Google’s estimate." Because it is cloud-based, it is an "open-ecosystem," which means consumers can buy their books once through the eBookstore, store them in a "central, … [Read more...] about 12/06/10: This Week in Publishing

The Future of Publishing, According to Richard Nash

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Today in my Interactive Media class, we had guest speaker Richard Nash. Nash, former publisher at Soft Skull, is now launching a start-up company, Cursor, which is a social approach to publishing. Anyway, he was a very interesting speaker, so I’d like to share some of his thoughtful quotes. “Of all the media, games and books have the most in common with one another … [Read more...] about The Future of Publishing, According to Richard Nash

Even Writers Can Have a Reality Show

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Ok, maybe it hasn't gone that far yet, but there has been a breakthrough in the way novels are written and promoted. It's called The Novel : Live! and it involved 36 authors coming together for six days in Seattle and completing a novel. Basically, it's awesome. And to keep things interesting, after each 12-hour session, writers, fans, and on-lookers all got to partake in Happy … [Read more...] about Even Writers Can Have a Reality Show