Let's start off with some rather startling (but predictable) news; Amazon's Jeff Bezos has announced that within a year Amazon ebook sales will outsell paperback sales. This news follows quickly after their previous announcement that ebooks were already outselling their hardcovers by a substantial margin.
Many--myself included--predicted that this would be the inevitable result of the surge in digital readers and changing trends in both the publishing and reading communities, but, I must admit, even I didn't think it'd be upon us so quickly. Let's see if it holds true.
Flavorwire has taken a jab at the most common poses struck by authors for promotional photographs. There's no educational benefit in reading this, but it's good for a lark. I assure you, you'll think twice about resting your chin on your fist, writing at a typewriter, or casually lounging against a piece of furniture after reading this article.
Agent Query has recently launched a new forum for its members. As with the rest of Agent Query, this seems as though it'll become an invaluable resource for aspiring authors. Need to beef up your query or synopsis? Then take a gander, because everything is looking streamlined and structured to promote community involvement, perfect for aspiring authors searching for like minded individuals to bounce their material off of.
For all of you Suzanne Collins fans (I've yet to read The Hunger Games trilogy--but I will, I promise!), there's a a lovely article worth checking out in which she speaks quite candidly about the series post Mockingjay release, particularly in regards to her newfound celebrity and how her books operate as commentaries on the various aspects of war.
Writer's Digest has put out another useful list of ten. Today's subject? The Ten Commandments of Writing Fiction.
For comic book geeks, the senior managing editor of Dark Horse Comics recently sat down to share his thoughts on what it takes to write high quality comic books.
And as always, my aspiring authors, try to keep yourself from ending up on SlushPileHell.
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