This Week on Books Direct - 8 September 2013
Here's
a list of the articles you may have missed this week:
"Labor Day Flash Sale" - Brought to you by Bundle of the Week.
This
week Bundle of the Week is bringing back the most popular bundles from the
first quarter for special 24-hour flash sales! Now's your chance to get the
bundles you missed at an amazing discount of 75-90% off each collection. But
you'll want to check back each day to make sure you don't miss them again.
When
you're finally finished with your manuscript and feel like you have constructed
a satisfying ending, you smile, give that manuscript a hug, call it a day, and
go to sleep. The next day you wake up and reality hits. You have to edit, which
is not always so much fun.
"7 Ways Twitter Sharpens Your Writing" - Article by David Masters for Write to Done.
Twitter
is a blogging platform and a place to sharpen your writing skills.
DID
YOU KNOW?
Not
everyone sees every post in their News Feed.
Get
notifications about your favorite page by clicking on the "Liked"
button under the right side of the cover photo and selecting "Get
Notifications".
This
is also where you can "Add to Interest Lists" to make sure you see
posts from certain people or pages. To find out more about creating interest
lists, click here.
"Write
It Now, Part 15: The Rise and Rise of the Genre Monster" - Article by
Matthew Wright.
One
of the big literary inventions of the nineteenth century was one that
transformed the novel-writing scene. Genre. Writers have to keep up with - and
ahead of - the trend if they're to succeed.
"Read Now! Don’t
Stop!" - Article by Stephanie Lee for Thought Catalog.
How
many unread books do you have on your bookshelves?
"How
to Define a Writer? Writers are This" - Article by Victoria Grefer.
Victoria
thinks most writers have a lot of characteristics in common. These traits are a
part of who you are and a part of what drives you to write. What do you think?
"Amazon
MatchBook - the New Program in Town" - Article by Katherine for
BookPromotion.com.
On
Tuesday, Amazon announced a new program they are calling Amazon MatchBook.
Katherine address some misconceptions.
"The
Author's Guide to Working With Book Bloggers!"- Guest post by Barb Drozdowich
for Defrosting Cold Cases.
Barb
discusses her new book
designed to help authors communicate or work with book bloggers.
"How Do I
Sell My Book on Social Media? Don't." - Article by Rachel Thompson for
BookPromotion.com.
Does
social media sell books?
"Sixty
Second Writing Tip: Melodrama vs Real Drama" - Article by Matthew
Wright.
How
do you make a scene dramatic and create tension?
"Top
10 Writing Tips For Authors From A Screenwriting Guru" - Article by
Alex Strike for Where Writers Win.
If
you want an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, or just want to improve your
own prose, you'll enjoy these writing tips from Robert McKee.
The
truth is, you may not want your character to have to go through difficult
stuff, and this will hurt your story.
"3
Things Every Scene Must Have" - Article by Lorrie Porter for This
Craft Called Writing.
Every
scene has internal structure. Each scene has a goal, it requires conflict, and
every scene has a resolution.
