In a world where big brands frequently misunderstand the internet, it’s refreshing to see one of the worlds most polite cease and desist letters sent to US author Patrick Wensink regarding the similarities between his book cover (above) and the Jack Daniels whiskey label. In a situation where the could have come accross looking like … Continue reading »
Friday Fry-Up
Ever wondered how readers find books? It’s certainly one of those topics that’s of interest to publishers everywhere, and to the folks behind the Goodread’s website. They’ve recently posted an Anatomy of Book Discovery: A Case Study using Charles Duhigg‘s nonfiction book, The Power of Habit that makes for interesting reading If you’ve ever found yourself wishing for … Continue reading »
Friday Fry-Up
We open our Fry-Up with the news that the Spunc (the Small Press Underground Networking Community) has announced its Inaugural Independent Publishers Conference and a new prize for small publishers, The Most Underrated Book Award. The conference is set to take place at the Wheeler Centre, Melbourne, in November of this year. Writer’s Beware has a great post … Continue reading »
Friday Fry-Up
According to the New York Times the rise of the ebook market has come with one indelible truth for writers: One Book a Year is Slacking Off. It seems writers in every genre are being asked to produce that little bit faster – whether it’s an extra story or novella, or a whole new series of books. … Continue reading »
Friday Fry-Up
It’s Friday, and once again we celebrate with a fry-up of useful links. Pinterest is the hot new social network of the moment, and in If You Like It Then You Shoulda Put a Pin On It Tasmanian writer Tansy Rayner Roberts starts looking for ways it can be used as a promotional vehicles for writers. If … Continue reading »
Friday Fry-Up
March is one of my favourite parts of the year, often because news starts to filter through from literary festivals and writers conferences that take place around the country. Which is why we start this Friday Fry-Up with news that the National Young Writers Festival will take taking proposals now from people who want to be … Continue reading »
REMINDER: Tonight’s Writing Race with LA Larkin
LA Larkin, author of The Genesis Flaw, will be our special guest at tonight’s Writing Race. For more information on LA, visit www.lalarkin.com. To join LA for an evening of fun and writing tips, visit www.awmonline.com.au, click on ‘Go to Forums’, then click on the link with today’s date. See you shortly before 8pm – … Continue reading »
Benjamin Law: Facebook and Twitter
Benjamin Law, author of The Family Law, was our special Writing Race guest last night. Ben shared some incredible insights into his writing career that we simply had to pass on to you! Firstly, Ben introduces himself and his writing: ‘I’m a Brisbane-based writer, and I mainly work in non-fiction. My bread-and-butter … 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.