Web Wanderings - Aug. 23 - 27, 2013
7 Deadly Sins of Worldbuilding
Essential to science fiction, speculative fiction, and fantasy, worldbuilding can daunt even experienced writers. Charlie Jane Anders helps you avoid some of these difficulties.
How to Break into Freelance Writing When You Have No Clips and No Experience
from The Renegade Writer
Linda Formichelli presents this short (less than 10 minute) podcast about strategies for breaking into freelance writing for the beginner.
Writing Memoir with Marion Roach Smith
Interview by Joanna Penn
This 44-minute podcast presents an interview with Marion Roach Smith, author of four books, including The Memoir Project – A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life. The interview begins about 12:28 minutes into the podcast. Roach's advice is invaluable for those considering writing memoir.
NOTE: This is a sponsored podcast, which means that there will be advertisements. Also, Penn promotes her own work and discusses recent events in her writing life during the first part of the podcast.
by Joanna Volpe
from Pub(lishing) Crawl
Royalty statements can be bewildering to read, but luckily agent Joanna Volpe is here to help. A Key Marketing Principle that Authors Must Learn (or Not Forget)
by Jane Friedman
for Writer Unboxed
Most new authors, upon securing a book contract or planning a book launch, are advised they need to establish a social media platform, in order to market the book. But how do you go about doing that, especially if you are not savvy with social media. Fear not. Jane Friedman points the way.
Social Media Doesn't Have to Be Hard. 8 Tips to Get You Started
by Peg Fitzpatrick
Another post to help you get started with social media.
by Jeff Goins
More complete than most advice on this topic. Helps you understand what it means to have a blog host and a domain name, provides a brief video introduction to Wordpress, and gives you options for getting started with content as well as interacting with readers.
Ghost in the Machine: Does Print+Ebook Bundling Have a Future?
from Publishing Perspectives
Why aren't more publishers offering print plus ebook deals?
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