…but you can’t make him drink. I was just reading agent and writer, Nathan Bransford’s blog, and he makes an interesting and often widely overlooked point. No one person, publisher, or business can turn any book into a blockbuster success. No one in this industry has the power to turn any book into a bestseller. [...]
Entries from March 2010
You Can Lead a Horse to Water…
March 31st, 2010 · No Comments
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The Future of Reading
March 30th, 2010 · No Comments
In this week’s issue of Newsweek, the prolific author and Newsweek columnist, Anna Quindlen, weighs in on the future of reading. She makes one of the strongest, and most eloquent, points I have heard when debating the future of the hardbound book vs. electronic readers. The invention of television led to predictions about the demise [...]
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How to Manage Social Networking Sites
March 29th, 2010 · No Comments
Social media and networking sites like Twitter, Facebook, GoodReads, etc., are excellent ways to build your network of readers, friends and fans. They provide a wide-reaching online community and allow you to disseminate information constantly. In a matter of moments you can alert thousands of people to the release of your novel, provide a link [...]
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Book Bloggers
March 28th, 2010 · No Comments
The writer Allison Winn Scotch recently posed the question What’s your opinion on book review blogs? Do you think people read them? Do you expect that they’ll become an influential force in the publishing world? Do you as an author consider them valuable? It is an interesting and consistently asked question in today’s changing media. [...]
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