For the Creative Types Like Me Trying to Make A Go of It

tsu2????

This is a good counter argument to the first article I posted about tsu.

http://answerquestions.hubpages.com/hub/Is-Tsu-a-Scam

tsu????

So I joined tsu today, sent out some invites on twitter and g+, but was surprised when facebook said it was a blocked link. I did a little research (maybe should've done that before I joined) and found this article. I'm still not sure how I feel about tsu. I thought it might be another way to promote my writing, but it feels a bit like a pyramid scam in a way.


http://ayesh.me/no-tsu.co

Scams to Watch Out For

Some good info about self-publishing scams out there.

http://trinityroberts.com/2015/09/22/self-publishing-traps-are-sucking-authors-dry/

Train Ride Across the USA!!!

This is so cool!! I want to take my family on this trip someday. And for a few hundred bucks you can't beat it. Living in Japan I've really learned to love traveling by train. This would be a great way to finally see my own country.

http://dereklow.co/across-the-usa-by-train-for-just-213/

Reality Gut Check

Another reality check.  But, like the  last part of the article says,

"And here is the other thing that is absolutely true: Writers will write, says Roxana Robinson, even if they don't get paid for it."

ihttp://www.npr.org/2015/09/19/441459103/when-it-comes-to-book-sales-what-counts-as-success-might-surprise-you

The Numbers

This is encouraging and disheartening at the same time. Maybe one of my books will become one of those mutants that sells 2 million copies right out the gate.

http://www.kameronhurley.com/the-cold-publishing-equations-books-sold-marketability-love/

Query Letters

This makes me think I need to brush up and modernise my query letter writing skills.

http://jennybent.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/its-really-not-about-who-you-know.html

20 Helpful Free Tools

I use some of these occasionally. Great stuff for writers.

http://bekindrewrite.com/2012/09/07/20-great-free-online-resources-for-writers/

Is year novel really ready to be submitted?

Some great things to think about before you send your work off to the axe murders.


http://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/7-fatal-flaws-that-told-me-my-novel-wasnt-ready-to-pitch

Social Media Promo Tips

Fairly similar to other articles out there, but a few useful tips in there.

http://www.selfpublishingadvice.org/4-top-social-media-rules-for-indie-authors/

Sobering

Seems Facebook isn't the silver bullet for self-promotion that a lot of online self-promotion gurus claim it is. I wonder how Twitter, Google+ and some of the other social media sites compare?

http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2015/why-facebook-cannot-help-you-sell-books/?et_mid=780778&rid=241006643

Kindle Scout

I'm glad they are attempting to give writers another way to possibly publish, but some of their terms regarding content seem a little restrictive. And it seems like writers that are not proficient at cover design, formatting, editing, ect will have to spend a lot of money before they can even submit their books.

https://kindlescout.amazon.com/about