Notes from One Writer to Another
When a popular book glorifies domestic violence, what do you do? Does it help to burn copies of the offending volume, or will that just make matters worse? Here’s a fascinating article.
Fifty Shades of Grey Book Burnings Stoke Controversy – GalleyCat.
What do you think about a new category of books–“New Adult”? It would be for ages 14-35. Here’s an article about the idea and reactions to it.
Mitali’s Fire Escape: Andrew Karre on Editing in the “YA Boom” Era.
Here’s a great place to promote your book. Take a look. It’s easy and has many features. Now you can add book trailers from YouTube!
Don’t forget to tie sites like this to your blog and Facebook.
Anastasia Suen’s Blog | Booktalking #kidlit.
Anastasia Suen is a terrific writer and she really knows the children’s book field. I highly recommend her book Picture Writing: A New Approach to Writing for Kids and Teens. There are a lot of great books on writing for kids, but hers is one of the most creative. Her blog is a treasure trove for teachers and librarians as well as writers for children.
Infographic: How, When & Where People Share Content.
Smart writers budget their time for maximum efficiency (or at least they aim to.) Publicizing yourself and your books is an important task, but it can take over your day if you let it. Check out this link. It gives you important, and non-intuitive, information to help you get the most out of your social publicity hours.
One Way to Wonder 