I wanted to share the discussion Greg and I had in the comments with the StoryPlease folks who are creating a story platform for iPhones.Skip it if you're not interested in technology. I am very interested. I used to be a newspaper reporter and it was obvious to me in the early 90s that the... Continue Reading →
Why set up Google news alerts?
Greg Pincus has a great blog post about this feature. I've got several set up and can say he's right on the money. They help you monitor your own brand (and see when people mention your work), research topics, and stay up to date with industry news, among other things.I use them myself for researching... Continue Reading →
iPhone app creators looking for writers, artists
Interested in storytelling on a cell phone platform? A company called StoryPlease is looking for authors and illustrators.It sounded like they're still a little squishy on the details--I asked about money and they said:"Some sort of equity contract would be drawn up on a case-by-case basis based on how many purchases are made. We will... Continue Reading →
Happy Friday: here’s some Neil Gaiman for you
I'd call this a YA picture e-book--what about you?
YA releases: a handy tracker
Wonder what's coming out when in the world of YA? Wonder no more. This site tracks that for you.
NaNoWriMo FreStu
That would be NaNoWriMo Free Stuff:Media Bistro has links to a free proof of your novel on CreateASpace, and free usage of Scrivener software (for Macs only).Check out the freebies.
Would you ever create your own audiobook?
One author did--and thinks you should, too. His audiobook was broadcast 30,000 times and a PDF of the book, downloaded 80,000 times. Hmmm.Read the blog post (rather long) at Holt Uncensored.
Egmont UK publishing on Nintendo platform
Parents of young children will tell you that the Nintendo DS is the bane of dinnertime but a boon for a long car ride: kids really get sucked into playing with this palm-sized game platform. It would be inappropriate to make a crack joke, but well...Now, Egmont UK is publishing picture books for the DS.... Continue Reading →
Another ebook distributor
Publishers Weekly has a piece about iStoryTime, a new company that brings children's books to the iPhone. Books by "new" authors are the only ones available, the company founder said, because he didn't think the big publishers would be willing to distribute their books on this platform. Now that the company is getting more publicity,... Continue Reading →
Track your Amazon.com rank
This new site tells you how many books you've sold this month on Amazon (as opposed to just telling you your relative rank, which is sort of unhelpful): Novelrank.com.