
This seems to be turning into a habit series of posts I hadn’t planned to write. But here they are, anyway.
And here’s where we left off.
“Reject the tyranny of picked. Pick yourself.” ― Seth Godin, Poke the Box
This seems to be turning into a habit series of posts I hadn’t planned to write. But here they are, anyway.
And here’s where we left off.
by Debbi
A brief series of marketing and publishing lessons.
There will be a quiz at the end. (Spoiler alert Hint: There are no wrong answers.)
This is marketing
APRIL STORY: There Be Dragons by Jane Burfield
SHORT STORY: Double Trouble by M.E. Proctor
Sardines — a great story starting and ending w/ the same sentence
Interview with Author Albert Waitt
And this is publishing.
Bristol Noir – Curiously Dark Fiction
And this is blogging.
Mesdames of Mayhem – A meeting place for deadly minds
Jacqueline Seewald – award winning author
And this crowdsourcing.
And here’s something all writers will need to know.
Copyright Registration Guidance: Works Containing Material Generated by Artificial Intelligence
It’s what you might call a “long read.” They’re supposed to be popular, right? Or was that last week?
PLUS, the 12 best ways to promote affiliate links. Not that there are any in this particular post.
Quiz:
PS: I lied. There is only one correct answer to #5.
Also, if you answer #5, can you tell me why you reached the conclusion you did?
PPS: And is this blogging, publishing, marketing or what? But, clearly this is publishing, right? 🙂
PPPS: I wrote this in the hope of winning an award for most sarcastic Socratic blogger ever! 🙂
PPPPS: And you are Number Six! 🙂 And what exception to copyright infringement does this video fall under?
FINAL THOUGHT
by Debbi
Here are few more thoughts I had while reading Seth Godin’s blog.
About “Life by anecdote”
The truth is pretty much what you’re willing to believe.
Now, what else can I sell you today?
PS: Believe whatever you want.
Here’s a link to the source.
About “Shift your tech time horizon”
Learn to use technology to your advantage. And try not hoarding your insights.
And don’t believe everything you read on the Internet.
Here’s a link to the source.
About “Swap the line”
Here’s a utopian/dystopian idea for a possible/improbable way to transact business.
You get to execute it.
Have fun!
PS: Far as I can tell, the rich still get the most benefit from this arrangement. Along with the uber-powerful geek squad entrusted with creating/maintaining it.
Press “1” if you disagree. Press “9” if you’d like to disagree in Spanish.
Press “5” for an endless series of tutorials on how to do the above without buttons.
Note to Seth: Life isn’t always fair. You know that.
Here’s a link to the source.
About “A future of retail”
You won’t succeed in business until you realize your product isn’t about you. And yelling about your product’s greatness won’t build trust with potential customers. Neither will spamming people with “great deals”.
Note to Seth: Interesting, isn’t it, that a certain great big online bookseller decided to open its own chain of bookstores, eh? Then, shut them down! Ahem …
Here’s a link to the source.
About “Contagious commerce”
Early adopters do change the world. Now, if only someone had taken me seriously in 2011, when I said Amazon was creating a bad situation for indie authors in the long run, when they offered us chump change in exchange for being exclusively published (three months at a time) with them.
Funny how being one early adopter can have so very little effect on anything.
And the lesson learned: If you want to change minds, you have to change hearts. You have to be both empathetic and rational. It requires authenticity and resilience. The ability to observe, listen, and plan.
I’m trying. That’s all I can do.
Here’s a link to the source.
About “Zero percent market share”
Being everything to everyone online is a losing strategy.
But, if you want to spend your energies on it, feel free. No one’s forcing you to do anything.
PS: (And these are my notes and my opinion.) Amazon’s the exception. They want to be everything for everyone, while not sacrificing quality or worker health and safety. And look what a great job they’re (not) doing.
Think it helps that they own a whole swath of the Internet?
Here’s a link to the source.
About “The hedonic buffet”
We get to choose what to do and what not to do. The problem often comes in having too many choices. So often we fall back on habit or desperately follow some random person’s advice.
Figure out your “why” (why do you get up in the morning, for instance) and focus on that. Because you are the sum total of your choices.
Here’s a link to the source.
by Debbi
The following are thoughts about a series of Seth Godin’s blog posts.
About “Lucky charms”
Fuck luck. Just dig in and do the work.
Here’s a link to the source.