Nathan Bransford - The Forums

Item about a new writers' forum:

http://flyingtart.blogspot.com/2011/07/ ... -chat.html

The Most Dumped Authors

http://www.hektorkarl.com/2011/07/most- ... store.html

Today, I announced details of my next book Let's Get Digital which will be released in the middle of the this month.

I also explained how I am going to make more money by giving it away for free. In fact, I'm so confident in this strategy, that I'm willing to bet $1,000 that I am right.

http://davidgaughran.wordpress.com/2011 ... -strategy/

been really bad about updating.

but here is a post not so much about writing, but about relationships in that real world thing.

http://idiocracyrising.com/2011/07/06/c ... -the-ship/

I blogged about the Oxford comma debate when it blew up last week. Being English, I don't use it, whereas it's much more common in the US. I've tried to explain why I don't use it, but I'm not telling anyone else to stop.

http://angrysubeditor.blogspot.com/2011 ... l-and.html

It's clearly a very fraught issue, because I got five times as many page views as I normally get. One fan of the Oxford comma gleefully pointed out a mistake I made in one of my examples, which I've left uncorrected in order to show that it's not a simple issue.

Prompted by the Wall Street Journal's attack on self-publishers, today I drew up a list of all the horrible things that have come about since the rise of self-publishing. You know, things like more options for writers, fairer royalty splits, complete control over production, more selection for readers, cheaper books, more people reading - that kind of thing.

Batting For A Broken System

http://davidgaughran.wordpress.com/2011 ... en-system/

Surviving New Projects (Or: Smiles on a Summer Day)

http://www.hektorkarl.com/2011/07/survi ... es-on.html

Ideas in Motion

A post about dealing with story changes that come at you without warning, when you think you've already figured everything out.

http://thestoryscribbler.blogspot.com/2 ... otion.html

Check out my self-publishing adventure blog at http://laurenwaters.net/ where I post three times a week about anything I'm researching for the day. Yesterday's blog was a how-to about creating a book trailer via iMovie!

Not quite as easy as 1, 2, 3 (Or, The Jackson 5 Does Drafts)
My tips for what to concentrate on in each stage of the editing process to get your WIP ready for querying

Today, I have a guest post from fellow self-publisher Tony James Slater, whose debut book, a humorous account of his adventures in Ecuador working at an exotic animal sanctuary called That Bear Ate My Pants! raced up the charts on its very first day.

That Bear Ate My Pants: A Home Run On Day One

http://davidgaughran.wordpress.com/2011 ... n-day-one/

Shakespeare Out of Love?

http://www.hektorkarl.com/2011/07/shake ... -love.html

I'm hosting a small writing contest! Winner gets a 1000 word critique! Come join! It'll be fun! http://aimeebeatricejodoin.blogspot.com ... ntest.html

Today on the blog: A review of Unearthly by Cynthia Hand, and I GO TO CAMP! www.charleevale.com/blog

CV

I started a blog. Woo hoo! Finally.

My first post is my favorite spec fic for the Something wicked blogfest. http://caitlinnicoll.wordpress.com/2011 ... ng-wicked/