“Print is Back!” Print is not dead. At least, that’s what the headlines say as they report a 3.3% increase in US print sales in 2016. But are the headlines telling the whole story? Not according to Author Earnings, who say the reason print sales increased in 2016 was mostly because of aggressive discounting from …
Best of the Blogs: 28 January 2017
Yes, it’s been a while. Conference in October, a family bereavement in November, a holiday and Christmas in December, and suddenly it’s been three months since I’ve written a “weekly” Best of the Blogs post. Anyway, life seems to have calmed down (I hope) and so I’m back. So here we go … The best …
Best of the Blogs: 18 November 2016
It’s been a busy few weeks, which is why I’ve missed the last two Best of the Blogs posts. I attended the Omega Christian Writers Conference in Sydney, Australia, followed by a few days at a writing retreat with friends in Queensland. I got home and was immediately (and unexpectedly) off to Wellington for a …
Best of the Blogs: 28 October 2016
The best blog posts I’ve read in the week to 21 October 2016, on writing, publishing, and marketing. But first: a giveaway Can’t Help Falling, the second novel from New Zealand author Kara Isaac has just released, and I’ve got one Kindle version to give away. Click here to enter. Here’s the description from Amazon: …
Best of the Blogs 21 October 2016
The best posts I’ve read in the week to 21 October 2016 … on writing, editing, marketing, and an update on the Amazon book review situation. Writing I’ve got two posts this week looking at different aspects of point of view. Both posts give lots of great advice on how to use deep POV to improve …
Best of the Blogs – 14 October 2016
The best blog posts I’ve read this week on writing, editing, publishing and marketing (and a bit of fun, and a new release from client Elaine Fraser): Writing Two big things any aspiring fiction writer needs to learn are how to use point of view, and the importance of showing, not telling. In this post …
Best of the Blogs 7 October 2016
The best of the blog posts I’ve read this week on changes at Amazon, writing, editing, publishing and what comes next … and a fun post which basically describes my dream job. Well, apart from editing! Changes at Amazon But first, an announcement: Amazon have updated their rules around product reviews. They will no longer permit “incentivized” …
Best of the Blogs: 30 September 2016
The best posts I’ve read in this week on writing and social media, a fun video … and two giveaways. Writing KM Weiland at Helping Writers Become Authors has an excellent post on the differences between scenes and chapters: 7 Questions You Have About Scenes vs. Chapters And Joanna Penn, on 7 Steps to Writing …
Best of the Blogs: 23 September 2016
The best posts I’ve read this week on reading, writing, editing and marketing: Reading I don’t understand the popularity of Amish fiction, perhaps because I’m not American. But as this article from Debbi Gusti at Seekerville shows, not even the authors can explain why Amish fiction is so successful: Amish Fiction? What’s the draw? Can you …
Best (and Worst) Writing Advice
I’ve recently visited Australasian Christian Writers to share the best (and worst) writing advice shared by the speakers and panelists at the 2016 Romance Writers of New Zealand Conference. Click here to join the discussion.