Nathan Bransford - The Forums

Amazon has picked up another self-publisher (following J Carson Black last week)

Michael Wallace signed a five-book deal, joining Konrath, Eisler, Black, Crouch, and McBain in the Thomas & Mercer stable.

Read the official announcement and a guest post from Michael Wallace on my blog:

http://davidgaughran.wordpress.com/2011 ... th-amazon/

I found some great blogs from this thread, like Margos and sommer leighs. And I'm now a regular reader of Gaughran's blog. It is awesome.

http://www.taylornapolsky.com

Why writers need a "go big or go home" attitude some days.
http://nicole-singer.blogspot.com/2011/ ... or-go.html

More revision notes:

http://flyingtart.blogspot.com/2011/08/ ... ze-me.html

Juggling with Projects: How Much of a Multitasking Writer Are You? http://claudiea.blogspot.com/2011/08/ju ... ch-of.html

The Meaning Behind the Color http://sommerleigh.com/archives/3678

July Sales Report

Today I posted the monthly look inside my wallet.

Sales dipped in June, which was a little disappointing, but they increased - dramatically - in July.

Full report here:

http://davidgaughran.wordpress.com/2011 ... n-revenue/

Feeding Your Writer and Feeding Your Dog

http://www.hektorkarl.com/2011/08/feedi ... -your.html

It's Revision Week at Wicked & Tricksy. Today it's my turn with "Heroic Complications":

http://www.wickedtricksy.com/?p=980

Storytelling through music

http://caitlinnicoll.wordpress.com/2011 ... ugh-music/

Visual Rhetoric of Book Covers – an analysis http://sommerleigh.com/archives/3723

On Wicked & Tricksy: Large Scale Revisions - Seven Ways to Fix Your Plot Holes http://www.wickedtricksy.com/?p=989

I'm starting up a blogging book club! I would love it if you would join in! It will operate sort of like a blogfest.

http://aimeebeatricejodoin.blogspot.com ... -2011.html

Also, I did a little organizing on my blog, adding pages and such.

BORN OF WINTER: Roots of a Character
http://hillaryjacques.blogspot.com/2011 ... acter.html

On my MG group blog, Project Mayhem, I review Jonathan Auxier's debut, Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes, today:

http://project-middle-grade-mayhem.blog ... es-by.html