published on 2010-06-08
Coming up with names is pretty tricky. Anyone who has ever tried to name a baby, company or band will probably share your pain. You can start by brainstorming but there always seem to be lots of reasons to reject what comes out. Then you find the perfect name…only to discover someone else has already taken it (perhaps not such a problem when it comes to babies as hopefully you won’t be intending to sell them).
published on 2010-06-07
Some more handy links that we think you might like to take a look at from the web. Let us know if you come across anything that you think other CompletelyNovellors would be interested in.
published on 2010-06-04
If you find that twitter just doesn’t come naturally to you, the first thing you should know is that you are not the only one. Don’t worry – like many things on the web, a bit of watching, playing and trying things out should set you up nicely. We’ve put together a quick guide so that you, as an author can get started using Twitter to help move your writing career forward. It is good to start off by figuring out how Twitter can help you. What do you want to get out of using Twitter? If you don’t know why you are doing it, then it’s hard to know if it is working! Here are our tips to getting started with Twitter.
published on 2010-06-03
There is an article in the daily telegraph today which quotes Steve Haber, the president of Sony’s digital reading business division as saying: bq. “Within five years there will be more digital content sold than physical content. Three years ago, I said within ten years but I realised that was wrong – it’s within five.” He states that the book industry is experiencing the same kind of shift that the music industry has experienced in terms of digitisation. It’s interesting that he has reduced his figure by half (although by my calculations,, if he made the original prediction three years ago, then he has only shaved two years off!) – there was another article in the Telegraph published not too long ago titled The majority of Britons are still ‘wedded to CDs, DVDs and books’
published on 2010-06-02
Grammar is a subject which divides people. Debates may rage about the content or opinion of a particular piece of literature or journalism, but question a fellow writer’s grammar, and it can go nuclear! If you’re someone who is inclined to get rather geeky when it comes to grammar (which covers a fairly large proportion of people in the publishing and writing worlds) then you will have known the terrible pain of seeing a misplaced apostrophe and someone writing about ‘there dog’ eating ‘to much food’. You may also have a certain fascination with the use of the oxford comma, the correct position of adverbs and many of the other grammatical rules applied to the English language. I imagine that there will be numerous grammatical mistakes in this article of which I am not even aware and I sincerely apologise for the mental distress this may cause. However, if you want to get some advice from people that really know what they are talking about, then there are a few websites that are worth checking out.
published on 2010-06-01
This week’s dose of helpful and interesting links brought to our attention through Twitter, newsletters and general web browsing.
published on 2010-06-01
It’s a question that we hear quite a lot on CompletelyNovel: “If I make my work available for people to read online, does that mean that people are less likely to buy it?” In actual fact, there is plenty of evidence that suggests that sharing your work for free makes people more likely to buy it. It’s important to make sure that your copyright is protected and that you have control over where your book is available, but there is a school of thought that says “The more people who read your book, the more people that are likely to buy it”.
published on 2010-05-23
Some helpful links gathered this week through Twitter, newsletters and general web browsing.
published on 2010-05-20
Navigating the business of self-publishing can be a bit overwhelming, especially if you don’t have any background in publishing. If you’ve written your book and you are now looking at where to go next then we’ve got some information to help you out. From choosing fonts to chasing feedback, there’s lots to learn. Here are the pages on CompletelyNovel where you can find more information.
published on 2010-05-16
Some helpful links gathered this week through Twitter, newsletters and general web browsing.
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