Month: August 2013

Social Media and Writers

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Some great posts on social media and book promotion, courtesy of Alma Katsu’s blog.

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“In this week’s social media news for writers: new and improved at Twitter and Facebook; the state of blogging; sell more books online; and is the day coming when books will be sold everywhere?”

via Social Media News for Writers: What’s new, sell more books online & everywhere else, social fiction.

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“In the digital book marketplace, individual authors fight in the same ring with legacy publishers. The big publishers have an advantage: the power of their reputations grabs the notice of readers. Indie authors and publishers struggle for any attention at all. The “little guys” can overcome this disadvantage if they build their careers around three strategic pillars: brand curation, relationship marketing, and, finally, creating quality books.”

via http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2013/3-pillars-of-selling-more-books-online/

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Clear and Vivid Dialogue

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“He said… she said…  Shouldn’t it be easy to write clean, clear dialogue between two or more characters? But as writers, we want our dialogue to not only be clear, but also to be lively and vivid. We want our dialogue to be fresh and real, to jump off the page with life. However, in pursuit of strong dialogue, we may find ourselves over-indulging in shortcuts that should be used at a minimum.”

Read more via Clear and Vivid Dialogue.