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Just two weeks ago, Smashwords announced they had published three billion words. How big is 3 billion? Think of it this way: if you started at 1 and counted each second until you got to 3 billion, you'd still be counting ninety years from now.
That's a lot of words. Read more...
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No serious-minded indie writer is going to set out on the self-pub journey without first having drafted a solid business plan that includes a vision of what to expect and what to accomplish along the way. Goal setting must be firmly couched in the real world and based on real-world experiences. So how does a noob acquire such wisdom? Read more... I’ve been reading more and more frequently disturbing stories about writers frustrated with how hard it is to break into traditional publishing and instead making their way into self-publishing, only to find their frustration compounded by how hard it is to get people to buy their stories.
Believe me, self-pubbing is not a shortcut, and it’s definitely not a route to be taken by everyone. Read more... A Conversation with Indie Writer Saul Tanpepper, new
contributor to The Writer's RoadTrip http://writersroadtrip.blogspot.com/2011/09/conversation-with-indie-writer-saul.html For writers, a Twitter account can provide a sense of community to what is, for much of the time, a very solitary activity. But Twitter is more than that. It enables writers to reach out, to share writing techniques, discuss trends, offer support, announce launches, reach readers…. Phew! In other words, it’s a great tool for connecting, learning and sharing.
But Twitter can quickly become overwhelming, even for the most experienced user. For the Noob (or newbie), Twitter can be frightening. Read more... When you start off writing, as I did, coming from a completely different field, you’re pretty susceptible to what other writers tell you. And so you should be. Who better to guide you along the long and tortuous journey to Authordom than other published writers, right? So I did my due diligence, read every writing, reading and publishing book I could get my grubby little hands on. I honed my skills, joined crit groups, solicited feedback, wrote and revised, and wrote and revised some more. And it’s all been great because I've learned a great deal about craft and people and life and myself along the way.
But there’s one thing that has always bothered the heck out of me. Read more... There’s a conversation going on right now—yes, right now—between Readers and Writers:
Yo, I'll tell you what I want, what I really really want, So tell me what you want, what you really really want, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna really really really wanna zigazig ha.* Sound familiar? For decades Publishers have been having this conversation, too—actually, conversation isn’t the right word. I think the word I’m searching for is mantra. I imagine it going something like this: Read more... So here's the inaugural post for my new website. Older blog posts can be found at The Writer's RoadTrip.
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