“Reject the tyranny of picked. Pick yourself.” ― Seth Godin, Poke the Box
Hi everyone. Well, this is a most interesting development. IngramSpark or Ingram Content Group, I should say, has created or is creating a database of authors and works. They’re obtaining the right to list these authors and their work as part of a database for film and TV adaptation. Did I say that right? Lemme just read this to you.
Ingram Content Group launches MediaScout, IP database for film and TV adaptations; tool connects industry professionals to book rights information.
I recorded this several weeks ago. So, these thoughts are actually from a few weekends ago.
Hi everyone. Well, I have to tell you, I had the most eye-opening weekend. It would appear that we are sorely in need of a course on publishing. Publishing. I’m not even talking about self-publishing at this point.
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
Hi, everyone. Today I’m going to talk a little bit about self-publishing, because I keep running into situations now where people will put things on lists or someplace—emails, whatever—commenting about, how to get started in self publishing.