September 2009
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Novice Authors Must Promote Themselves, Since... →
Fascinating look into how writers are using new media to promote and market their books — because their publishers aren’t helping . Includes a couple of success stories. (via austinkleon)
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More book titles, if they were written today →
You know, as a new title for the Bible, “A Million Little Signs and Wonders” doesn’t sounds half bad.
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Twain's Rules of Writing →
Eighteen simple rules for good fiction writing from one of America’s master storytellers. The best part? They’re gleaned from an essay by Twain excoriating James Fenimore Cooper. Nice.
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“Writing, to me, is really f—ing hard. It sucks. I’m embarrassed to say it, but...”
– Jon Krakauer (Into the Wild) talking about his new book about the life and death of Pat Tillman.
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“Above all, a well-imagined story is organized around extraordinary human...”
– Tim O’Brien describes the essence of storytelling. (via 1st BOOKS)
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Copy editing: Man vs. Machine →
Jason F. of 37signals — a web technology company — has helped write a book in the process of being published. Here, he explains why he prefers old-school pen and paper copy editing to the high-tech “track changes” style made possible by word processors. Sometimes old tech just does the job better.
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Robin writes a book (and you get a copy) →
Robin Sloan is writing a novella. Rather than try to find a publisher for it — a difficult proposition for most writers, since few publishing houses will touch a novella from all but the most established authors — he’s turning to the Internet. Using Kickstarter, a crowd-sourcing web site for funding projects and endeavors, he’s hoping to raise enough money to self-publish...
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With masterful precision and care, Larkspur Press... →
Really wonderful article on Larkspur Press, the great little old-school publisher here in Kentucky.