Discussion Post #62
1. Happy Saturday! I hope that yours, unlike mine, does not involve running after screaming children as they make collages to mark the kickoff of summer reading. Don't ask me how those two things are related. I don't understand either.
2. Link dump: The unlikeable heroine; the unanswerable question. What authors will you follow, no matter what genre they're writing in? Summer reads for you and your bff. Lessons learned in the ebook formatting trenches. How 50 Shades of Grey is shaking up the business of the romance genre. (This article is hilariously WRONG. The reaction from the romance novelists in my twitter feed was priceless.) Changes in Amazons ranking algorithm, and what it means for indie authors. Finally, RIP Ray Bradbury: Ray Bradbury believed that stories could change lives.
(As ever, if you've got suggestions for sources from which I can pull the link dump, please pass them along. I am happy to scour any source, particularly if they have a twitter account.)
3. It's been several months since our last community wide ficathon. Is there interest in another? I know a lot of people are working on various big bangs, but if you want it, we'll do it.
4. No discussion question, because I was too lazy to think of one.
5. Have fun!
2. Link dump: The unlikeable heroine; the unanswerable question. What authors will you follow, no matter what genre they're writing in? Summer reads for you and your bff. Lessons learned in the ebook formatting trenches. How 50 Shades of Grey is shaking up the business of the romance genre. (This article is hilariously WRONG. The reaction from the romance novelists in my twitter feed was priceless.) Changes in Amazons ranking algorithm, and what it means for indie authors. Finally, RIP Ray Bradbury: Ray Bradbury believed that stories could change lives.
(As ever, if you've got suggestions for sources from which I can pull the link dump, please pass them along. I am happy to scour any source, particularly if they have a twitter account.)
3. It's been several months since our last community wide ficathon. Is there interest in another? I know a lot of people are working on various big bangs, but if you want it, we'll do it.
4. No discussion question, because I was too lazy to think of one.
5. Have fun!