We help writers of books (and eBooks, natch) discover and engage readers via the web. Writers and readers living together... mass hysteria!
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Tumblr claims to be “Google optimized” and “as friendly as can be to search engines”, which are two different things. Tumblr is search engine friendly but it isn’t really that well optimized. And that’s ok, the way it’s designed isn’t meant to be. If you’re creating a blog for something where…
“Self-published writers who have an agent, or who use the DIY route to get a traditional deal, earn much more than the average self-published writer, according to a survey of more than 1,000 self-published writers. But only a minority (less than 10%) make enough to live off their earnings.”Self-publishing: ‘under 10% of authors earn living’ | The Bookseller
“I love words…they’re my work, they’re my play, they’re my passion. Words are all we have really. We have thoughts, but thoughts are fluid. Then we assign a word to a thought, and we’re stuck with that word for that thought. So be careful with words. I like to think the same words that hurt can heal. It’s a matter of how you pick them.”George Carlin, in his 40-year-old routine, “7 Dirty Words,” off 1972’s Class Clown (via austinkleon)
My iPad doodles of Stephanie Pereira’s Kickstarter talk at the 2012 See Change conference
While listening to Stephanie’s talk, it occured to me that even if you don’t use Kickstarter as your funding model, there’s so much to steal from their model—especially their ideas about how to bring your audience into your story.
Great book, great little writers cabin, too!
I am reading this right now. It is so very good.
An ideal winter retreat, no?
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