Posts Tagged‘Resources’
Friday Find: What to Do Before Your Book Debuts
Over on the information-packed, multi-author Beyond the Margins blog, Randy Susan Meyers has begun a series of “What do Do Before Your Book Debuts” posts. The first post outlines some beginning steps; the second focuses on author websites and blogging; and in due course we’ll be reading about “Publicists, Marketing, Launch Parties, MANNERS! and more.” I’ll be following along and trying to learn what I might have done more effectively before my story collection, Quiet Americans, was published.
Meantime, here’s wishing you all an extra-wonderful New Year’s weekend. See you back here in 2012!
Friday Find: 50 Simple Ways to Build Your Platform in 5 Minutes a Day
Why is the idea of “50 Ways to Build Your Platform in 5 Minutes a Day” so appealing? Because, honestly, five minutes is about all I can spare right now. (I haven’t even started writing/addressing my holiday cards yet.) Maybe you feel the same way.
Have a great weekend, all. See you back here on Monday.
Monday Morning Markets/Jobs/Opportunities
The Wednesday Web Browser for Writers
- Tomorrow is Thanksgiving here in the U.S.A., so it’s a most appropriate time to consider Susan Johnston’s suggestions re: ways freelancers can show gratitude.
- Similarly, I really like this series of “thank-yous” from The Review Review‘s editor, Becky Tuch.
- Another provocative writing prompt from Midge Raymond.
- Jane Friedman’s take on the best literary blogs and websites.
- I plan to spend some time over the next few days buying books to give the little ones for the holidays. I’m likely to consult the Kirkus recommendations of recent children’s books as well as ideas from The New York Times Book Review. I’m also quite taken by the premise of Estie the Mensch, by Jane Kohuth. Any other suggestions?