Monthly Archives: July 2011

Ian Irvine’s Adventures using Facebook …

by admin Posted on July 30, 2011

Last January I posted on my historical book promotion efforts: and at the end I talked about poking a tentative toe into the murky sea of social media. Some time back Rowena kindly invited me back to provide an update … Continue reading →

Posted in Australian Spec Fic Scene, Authors and Public Speaking, Book Launches, Fantasy Genre, Promoting your Book, Visiting Writer | Tagged book launch, Grim and Grimmer, Ian Irvine, Promote your books, The Tainted Realm, Time management for Writers, Using Facebook to promote your books, using social media to promote your books, Vengeance | 24 Comments

Yay for Marianne!

by admin Posted on July 28, 2011

Marianne gets a two page spread in Sydney Morning Herald! Yay, Marianne. It’s rare to see a genre writer get this kind of publicity in the mainstream print paper. Should be more of it.

Posted in Australian Spec Fic Scene, Authors and Public Speaking, Nourish the Writer, Promoting your Book | Tagged Authors and publicity, Marianne de Pierres | Leave a comment

That dreaded Query Letter and Synopsis

by admin Posted on July 23, 2011

We all have to write them, and I don’t know many authors who enjoy doing it. The query letter isn’t so bad, for me it is the synopsis that I dread. How do you write a synopsis for a 100,000 … Continue reading →

Posted in Agents, Editors, Publishers, Publishing Industry, Query Letter and Synopsis, Writing Craft | Tagged Agents, Chapter Outline, editing, Publishing Industry, Query Letter and Synopsis, Writing Craft | 5 Comments

Tell it like it is …

by admin Posted on July 12, 2011

Top the most common mistakes found by a Reader for a Angry Robot. Over on Donna Hanson’s blog, she lists these mistakes. Having done a lot of manuscript appraisal over the years I can tell you she is spot on. … Continue reading →

Posted in Editing and Revision, Editors, Publishers, Writing Craft | Tagged Common manuscript mistakesn, Donna Hanson, Readers for Publishers | 4 Comments

Winner Nicole Murphy Give-away!

by admin Posted on July 3, 2011

Nicole says: Thanks everyone for all the comments – you all provided some thought for me as well. I was impressed by the number of you who are working hard and pressing ahead with your own writing dreams – I … Continue reading →

Posted in Australian Spec Fic Scene, Book Giveaway | Tagged Book Giveaway, Nicole Murphy, Rogue Gadda | 1 Comment

On Reading and Writing …

by admin Posted on July 2, 2011

RORee Dirk Flinthart compiled today’s post in reply to an email from a would-be writer. Your confession that you do not read novels is, I admit, a little daunting. Storytelling is an art form. The true art does not … Continue reading →

Posted in Nourish the Writer, Writing Craft | Tagged Creativity, Dirk Flinthart, The importance of Reading if you want to be a Writer, Writing Craft | 9 Comments

Monthly Archives: July 2011

Yay for Marianne!

That dreaded Query Letter and Synopsis

Tell it like it is …

Winner Nicole Murphy Give-away!

On Reading and Writing …

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