So, who do publishers and industry pros go to when they need advice? The very same person who just gave us, here at Speakeasy, a crash course in publishing: Alex Adsett of Alex Adsett Publishing Services (AAPS). Alex has fifteen years experience in a variety of areas of the publishing industry, both in Australia and … Continue reading »
Writing Race Interview: Daniel O’Malley on Getting Published
One of the highlights of the AWMonline Writing Races is the bi-monthly Special Guests. Racers, often aspiring or developing writers, love the chance to get some insight into the writing practice of accomplished authors. Last week we had the pleasure of Daniel O’Malley’s company. Dan’s debut novel, supernatural thriller ‘The Rook’, came out at the … Continue reading »
The business of writing: An interview with literary agent Sophie Hamley
So, you’ve finally finished writing; you’ve buffed that manuscript so hard that you can see your disheveled writer-face in it, and you think the hard work is over. No such luck. It’s time to try and publish that big ol’ sucker, and that means that just maybe it’s time to think about contacting a literary … Continue reading »
Friday Fry-Up
We kick this fry-up off with a boldly-titled article from John Barber: There Will Be No More Professional Writers in the Future. It takes a pessimistic point of view of the changes undergoing publishing, bringing forth a series of arguments about the aggregation of free content and the rise of self-publishers who have outflanked the … Continue reading »
Friday Fry-Up
Marketing guru Seth Godin recently launched a kickstarter project for his next book. Although Godin’s move to the kickstarter model is interesting in and of itself, I’m far more fascinated by the post over on We Grow Media about Godin’s campaign in which Dan Blank examines the way an argument is being positioned in Godin’s Kickstarter … Continue reading »
Friday Fry-Up
Apologies for posting this a little later than usual on a Friday – it’s been a busy week here at the AWM offices with the announcement of GenreCon and the work going on behind the scenes for the next Australian Writer’s Marketplace print edition. But we’re sneaking this in under the wire, and there’s plenty … Continue reading »
BWF: Get pitching!
A fantastic day of professional development for writers today at Brisbane Writers Festival. As promised to delegates, Emma Rusher has provided a fantastic Q&A guide for authors to develop a strong and effective pitch for their manuscript.
The Whole Shebang Part#2
After a weekend of amazing MWF author panels, parties, and spontaneous kaffee klatches, I have found a spare half hour to share the rest of the highlights from Friday’s The Whole Shebang professional development workshop for writers. The fun part for me was presenting some hot-off-the-press results from AWM’s survey of Australian literary agents. More … Continue reading »
Friday fry-up…
Tasty treats for your Friday brain… From the noteworthy: ‘Vanity’ Press goes digital Writer Karen McQuestion spent nearly a decade trying without success to persuade a New York publisher to print one of her books. In July, the 49-year-old mother of three decided to publish it herself, online… To the informative: Author Platform It has … Continue reading »