Random Word of Mouth

Random Acts of Publicity: Word of Mouth
About a dozen times these past few weeks, I’ve found myself saying, “Have you seen ‘Julie and Julia’? It’s so funny. Meryl Streep just becomes Julia.”
Yes, word-of-mouth is still the best publicity.

Kindle2

Kindle 2 Great for Novels, But Still Needs Improvement

Have you been keeping up with the reviews of the Kindle 2, Amazon’s ebook reader? Here are a couple of the most interesting comments I’ve seen:

Quoted at the Conference

This entry is part 5 of 6 in the series Why YOU Should Attend a National ConferenceMany speakers used quotes in their presentations or made memorable statements. Here’s my collection of quotes from the conference:

About True Love: “It’s great when a publisher loves my work, but a contract is better; a contract is True [...]

Jennifer Greene, Clarion

This entry is part 3 of 6 in the series Why YOU Should Attend a National ConferenceOne main reason to attend a national conference is to meet editors, listen to how they describe their lists, and find out what they are looking for. Attendees are usually offered an opportunity to submit for a short period [...]

Friday Ideas 2008

Where do you find your ideas? Every author gets this question, but I’m one of the few who has a straightforward answer. Go to www.illustrationfriday.com.
Friday Ideas 2008
Last year, in the midst of lots of family struggles, I asked several people to join me in trying to come up with more original picturebook ideas. [...]

Psychology of Revision: Perseverance

This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series Psychology of Revision5 Days on Psychology of Revising
For six years, I’ve taught the Novel Revision Retreat across the country and I’ve thought a lot about the psychological issues that writers face as they face the work of revising a novel. It’s interesting that most psychological [...]