When my post on three questions to ask before you self-publish went viral last week, Thriller and SciFi author Jeff Carlson asked to join in the discussion. I think you’ll find this account of his experiences eye-opening. Thanks, Jeff! Using Both Sides of the Sword by Jeff Carlson Anne and I go back to the 1990s and my […]
12 Signs Your Novel isn’t Ready to Publish
by Anne R. Allen Self-publishing is the trending subject in Cyberia. Last week my post on self pubbing got over 2500 hits. And 60 comments. It not only made “Best of the Best” of Jane Friedman’s “Best Tweets for Writers,” but got a shout-out from publishing blog-god Nathan Bransford. (Thanks, Jane and Nathan!) I’m amazed. Many thanks to all […]
What if Somebody Steals Your Plot?
by Anne R. Allen I often hear from new writers who are afraid their plots will be stolen if they talk about their books online or in critique groups. But I tell them to rest easy. Writers have a lot to be wary of these days—faux agents, bogus publishers, e-book pirates, content mills, James Frey—but […]
3 Questions to Ask Before You Jump on the Indie Publishing Bandwagon
by Anne R. Allen We’re in the midst of seismic changes in the publishing world, with new quakes altering the landscape on a daily basis. The pulp paperback is in its death throes, as mass market houses like Dorchester slink into ignominious bankruptcy. Kindle and the Amazon $2.99 e-book/70% royalty paradigm have changed an […]
Does Social Networking Make You Feel like You’re Back in High School?
by Anne R. Allen A friend who saw the film The Social Network last week said she had one of those back-in-high-school nightmares afterward. You know the kind: you can’t remember the way to class, haven’t studied for the Algebra test, and suddenly realize you’re still wearing your pj’s. You may be a successful fifty-something attorney […]
7 Dos and 7 Don’ts for New Bloggers
by Anne R. Allen Nathan Bransford has spoken. He says it’s never too early for writers to start using social media. Perhaps one day we’ll all be issued Twitter accounts in the womb. Since Nathan is a Thought Leader in our industry (according to Klout) I have a feeling a lot of writers are scrambling […]
Slow Blogging Works: A Blogiversary Success Story
by Anne R. Allen It’s been quite a week. Let’s hope we’re done with disasters for a while. To my neighbors who got evacuated at 7 AM on Friday—and to the tens of thousands affected by the horrors in Japan—my heart goes out to you. I started this blog exactly two years ago today: […]
The Butterfly Syndrome: Do You Have Trouble Committing to a Writing Project?
by Anne R. Allen Several readers have emailed me recently with questions I often ask myself: 1) How can I tell if a new writing project is going to be marketable? 2) How do I stop bouncing from idea to idea, frittering away my precious writing time? 3) If I don’t know what to […]
How to Blog, Part Duh: 13 Steps for Establishing a Blog
by Anne R. Allen Last week I wrote about how to set up a blog and got some great responses. So here’s some more of the stuff I wish I’d known before I started blogging: If somebody comments, respond in the thread. I did not know this for, like, months when I started out. If any of […]
OMG I’M A GUEST BLOGGER ON NATHAN BRANSFORD’S BLOG!
by Anne R. Allen This has been hard to keep under my cyberhat all week, but Nathan asked that winners keep the info off the internets until the big day. Which is TODAY. So here it is: I’m one of the three winners of Nathan’s guest blogger contest. You can read my post on […]
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