Susan RoAne, VIRTUAL keynote speaker, international bestselling author of How To Work A Room ® & F2F communication expert, not only knows how to work a room but how to work a Zoom! Hear how she does it.
Susan also shares ways to be memorable. Initiate contact! A 45-minute podcast, well worth the time.
“I discuss traditional writing and publishing with a big-name editor and agent from New York.”—YouTube video by John Gilstrap, his agent, and his editor from Kensington. Great information on what an agent and editor look for.
Have a blog to boost your writing? Carol Tice of Make a Living Writing, suggests writing AP style can take your blog to the next level. Here are fourteen tips to do just that.
PW’s (Publisher’s Weekly) hosts a virtual lounge on Wednesdays for literary happy hour at their Books on Tap Live author event. This live author series showcases the story behind the story with prominent authors discussing their recent or forthcoming titles in fiction, nonfiction, comics/graphic novels and children’s/YA. After the interview, mix and mingle virtually when the host puts your questions to the guest. All interviews will be archived on their site as well as on both social media platforms.
Macmillan Publishing pushes office return back to July. Some employees have been allowed limited access to their workspace for mailing and other office services. Other Big Five publishers are looking at returning to the office in the spring, depending on a successful vaccine becoming available.
The new Penguin Random House Español, a Spanish-language division, combines Vintage Español and Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial USA.
Enchanted Lion has announced the spring 2021 debut of Unruly, an imprint dedicated to the expansion of the picture-book format to more experimental visual territory and to older age groups.
Ruby Bridges and Scholastic to launch new publishing program. In November 1960, Ruby Bridges, at the age of six, became the first black child to attend a New Orleans public elementary school. Sixty years later, she’ll tell the tale in three picture books for a new generation living in racial tension.
From Jane Friedman’s newsletter, “4 Story Weaknesses That Lead to a Sagging Middle” Posted on November 9, 2020 by Tiffany Yates Martin
2020 CBC Diversity Awards: Experience, Strength, and Hope. Christian publishers are struggling to diversify.
Look for changes to come for the Frankfurt Book Fair as they utilize virtual options for next year while streamlining in-person events, thanks to a loss of income for this year’s con due to COVID.
Top blogs for writers for 2020
#AUDIBLEGATE: How AUDIBLE-ACX Returns Policy Penalizes Authors Audible’s return policy for unfinished books and finished books, no questions asked, is aggressively marketed as a reader perk. It also strips authors of royalties.
Disney refuses to pay royalties to Star Wars legend Alan Dean Foster
Alan Dean Foster hasn’t been paid rights for his work since Disney bought the franchise. They refuse to speak to his lawyers and won’t negotiate unless he signs a non-disclosure agreement in advance. Disney claims they bought all of the rights but none of the obligations.
