From the monthly archives:

May 2008

Feed me

May 23, 2008

This is something of a test. I just installed a Facebook application that will hopefully update my blog feed to my FB profile automatically. There are a few of these apps around but none of them seem to enjoy a very bug-free state. I guess we’ll see if this works. If so, hooray for Web [...]

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The first time

May 20, 2008

Scott William Carter has launched a fab new blog called The First Book, with interviews with debut authors. And Scott gets extra cool points for being a science fiction and fantasy author. The First Book is a great source of inspiration and encouragement to emerging writers still struggling to find that first elusive book deal. Go [...]

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What does a publisher do?

May 20, 2008

Along the same vein as Sara Loyd’s musings on “book as artefact”, Booksquare is asking the question “what does a publisher do?” The idea of “publishing” is no longer a print book based model. As I noted above, the way consumers read is vastly different than it was even a decade ago, and if you’re [...]

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“Oh, it is delicious”

May 19, 2008

And while you’re thinking about your book trailer, watch this trailer (which made me squirt milk out my nose) Thanks to PersonaNonData for the heads up! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxschLOAr-s&eurl=http://personanondata.blogspot.com/2008/05/book-launch-20.html]

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Book trailers might be overkill

May 19, 2008

Over at Quillo:Torque, the talented Jeremy Gordon is hosting a discussion about the merits of book trailers for authors. Creators of book trailers need to be careful to evoke the mood and themes of the literary work, without hamstringing the reader’s visual associations by defining the look of each character. Who needs imagination when the [...]

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