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Especially with the recent growth in self-publishing and ebooks there has been an explosion of new books across all genres but how many people are writing books that could be described as 'general fiction', 'contemporary fiction' or 'literary fiction'? Or what about 'quiet fiction'? Are writers too concerned with their demographics and less with writing books that need to be written?
Margaret Mason begins this book by making the point that blogging has brought about a new generation of people who, for the first time, voluntarily publish writing in a public sphere, and calls it "a renaissance in personal expression".
A web app for mind mapping which requires no browser plug-ins , can share, export and publish your mind maps from the app and all is free and unlimited
A first-time author, a virtual unknown, can have his book rapidly climb to the top of just about every best-seller list. But that's what Timothy Ferriss of The 4-Hour Workweek did in 2007, and the way he did it was just as remarkable as what he achieved.
Here, the Write to Done blog interviews Tim on his book.
Basics tutorial in setting up a free Blogger blog, uploading images and placing text for fiction writers wanting to publishe illustrated stories onto the web.
The Crime Writer's Association of U.K. You have to be published in crime to become a member, but there is a Dagger competition and the association supports local writing and reading groups also.
There are two podcasts at Litopia - the Litopia Daily (a brief podcast with writing news) and Litopia After Dark (a weekly roundtable discussion of writing and publishing).
Read. When you finish a snippet of text, click 'read more'. You'll be given three paths that continue the story. If you like your options, keep reading. If you reach an end, or don't like the story's trajectory, Write a new snippet and take the story's direction into your own hands. Publish - and others may add on to your story. If the story gets ranked well and has enough offshoots it stays, if not, watch it wither and die.
Mur Lafferty is a self-described "would-be writer" - although she now is published. The ISBW blog, and regular podcasts cover the ins-and-outs of writing. Podcasts are available via RSS or Itunes.