Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Links of Interest

CRAFT: An article on the difference between showing and telling.

http://bloodredpencil.blogspot.com/2009/05/show-and-tell.html

FLASH FICTION CONTEST: TRI Studio LLC, owner of the free ezine for writers, The Fiction Flyer, www.tri-studio.com/ezine.html announces a contest for writers of fiction, judged by youth book illustrator and author Kevin Collier, author Kristen Collier, and author and promotional guru, Carolyn Howard-Johnson. Contest details may be viewed here:

http://tri-studio.com/contestguidelines.html
 
PROMOTION: Lucienne Diver, agent and author, talks about using others to help with promotion.

http://pubrants.blogspot.com/2009/05/get-vamped-get-street-team.html

BUSINESS OF PUBLISHING: Agent Kristin Nelson talks about a nasty little secret involving electronic rights hidden in the new Penguin contract.

http://pubrants.blogspot.com/2009/05/status-grumpy.html

CRAFT: A nice article by Jesaka Long on developing your writer’s voice.

http://bloodredpencil.blogspot.com/2009/05/discovering-developing-your-voice-part.html

BUSINESS OF PUBLISHING: Harlequin Books is having a very successful year when many publishing companies are struggling.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Torstar-Corporation-Reports-iw-15146412.html

AMAZON KINDLE NEWS: Amazon has just announced a much larger Kindle which is aimed at the textbook and newspaper markets.

http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-DX-Amazons-Wireless-Generation/dp/B0015TCML0

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