growing market for podcasting
According to new research from The Diffusion Group in the USA, 11% of adult broadband users listen to podcasts at
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MASTERCLASS: How to Build a Writing Habit That Lasts – with Bec Evans and Chris Smith
Get your writing year off to a flying start with this masterclass packed full of advice and inspiration from the
Masterclasses
MASTERCLASS: How to Build a Writing Habit That Lasts – with Bec Evans and Chris Smith
Get your writing year off to a flying start with this masterclass packed full of advice and inspiration from the
Getting Published
How many words in a novel? Average word count for books by genre
How many words in a novel? Here are the average word counts and page numbers by genre – so that you know what to aim for!
Writing
Writing and mental health: 8 psychological benefits of writing
From clearer thinking to the confidence that comes with mastering a skill to processing difficult life events – not to mention the sheer pleasure of creativity – here are some of the ways writing can give your mental health a boost.
Marketing
10 ways to market your book if you really don’t like marketing
You need to market your book. But what if you really, really, don’t like marketing? You became a writer to write, after all – not to sell. Here are some ways to approach marketing if you really don’t like marketing.
Ask an Agent
MASTERCLASS: How to Perfect Your Submission to Agents and Publishers – with Scott Pack
If you want to get traditionally published, you need to submit a compelling book proposal to agents or publishers. This masterclass with Scott Pack will maximize your chances of success.
Self-Publishing
London Book Fair 2022: Top takeaways for authors
The London Book Fair is back! And so am I. Here are my top takeaways for authors.
Interviews
INTERVIEW: Kindle bestseller Nicola May considers the pros and cons of self-publishing v. traditional publishing
Nicola May is a self-publishing sensation, and the author of a dozen romantic comedies. In 2019 she hit the #1 Kindle bestseller spot in the UK with The Corner Shop in Cockleberry Bay. Now she’s signed a three-book deal with Hodder. Jon Reed asked her why.
blogs, social media and identity
I spent a day earlier this week holed up in the Marriott Hotel, Grosvenor Square, London for the second Blogs
Read Morethe cult of the amateur
A reprise of the Stephen Page argument this week, with the publication of Andrew Keen’s book The Cult of the
Read Moretune in, mash up, buy out
A quick news round-up, and an update on a couple of previous postings. I mentioned Tim Guest’s book Second Lives:
Read Moresocial media – the key growth area
One in five marketers now spend more than half their marketing budget online. And the key growth area for the
Read Morewhat are you doing right now?
How about now? Now? Now? That’s annoying, isn’t it? But one of the more recent social networking sites asks that
Read MoreSecond Life – a place for reading
Last week it was Macmillan topping the charts on YouTube. This week it’s Random House getting into Second Life. It’s
Read Morethe future of reading
Much debate over on Richard Charkin’s blog this week about Andrew Marr’s piece in Friday’s Guardian entitled Curling up with
Read Morehow to top the charts on YouTube
Macmillan have been at the social media again. I feel compelled to give another shout-out to them, because, yesterday, they
Read Morethe social media revolution
The Digg Revolt notwithstanding, there is a more general Internet revolution going on. It’s part of the web 2.0 thing
Read Morewhy the future of search is social
Do you remember when, at the start of the Internet, there was no Google? There were no search engines as
Read MoreDigg's digital Boston tea party
So, did you find 10 ways to get started with web 2.0? Did you look at my holiday snaps on
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