Writers: Missed Some Great Writers' Links on Twitter?

Hi Everyone, If you are an aspiring, or a professional, writer, here are some of my recent writer-related tweets that might interest you, as you write your expat stories and/or you write for business or pleasure:

Highly Recommended: 52 Great Blogs For Self-Publishers http://bit.ly/i4keQx

5 Strategies for Success as a Freelance Writer http://bit.ly/g6QpM5

Inspiring: Interview with self published, single dad, whose income went from poverty level to US$25k this quarter http://bit.ly/hOENKz

Just Discovered: 50 Things Under $50 To Help Promote Your Book (2009, but still great tips) http://huff.to/gaua80

Tips to help you overcome writer's block, by one of world's leading thinkers http://bit.ly/czJxKr

23 Websites (http://bit.ly/aM56LE) and 23 More Websites (http://bit.ly/d8ClJj) To Help Make Your Writing Stronger

Some good answers to the "How do you prevent a PDF/e-book from being shared?" question: http://su.pr/1otRLj

3 Ways To Capture/Visualize Your Literary Goals http://bit.ly/g58Sff

Thinking of Getting Bloggers to Help Promote Your Book? Advice: http://bit.ly/g80qxh

Writers: How to Find Paying Magazines with Keyword Research http://bit.ly/etmQH4

Writers: Tips For Checking Your Book Proofs From The Printer http://bit.ly/gpvn9e

How to Sell More Books on Amazon http://bit.ly/hcMNsL

Next Big Market For eBooks? South Korea http://goo.gl/uhBn8

Writers: Seen Duotrope's Digest? Free resource site listing publications that might take your articles... http://www.duotrope.com/

Recommended: 7 Secrets for Amazing Author Websites http://bit.ly/dXZ42f

Writers: 12 Ways To Create A Mailing List That Will Sell Books http://huff.to/gjACcX

Writers: Book Designer, Book Shepherd, Book Doctor or Book Producer: Which One Do You Need? http://bit.ly/ewpOx4

Writers: Tips for Setting Financial Goals for Your Book http://bit.ly/fD3vDN

Authors: Thinking of Using a Pseudonym? http://bit.ly/eYMrIh

6 things wannabe expat writers must know featuring Jo Parfitt http://nblo.gs/bGuhp

Is This The Biggest Book Promotion You Have Ever Seen? http://bit.ly/fSyxTg

Want To Get Published? Watch interview with John Wiley and Sons rep at Blog World 2010 http://bit.ly/fNiYSJ

Do You Make These Press Release Mistakes? http://bit.ly/hIhSCq

Writers: Success Story: Karen van der Zee: 35 Romance Novels Published! http://bit.ly/g3NTQm

How do you get Google to notice your eBook? http://oreil.ly/e4HoYJ

Influencers 2010: On Writing, Publishing, Blogging, Marketing and Entrepreneurship http://bit.ly/gI4R85

If you would like to follow me in 'real time' on Twitter, my Twitter ID is @andreaexpat, or you can just click here. Twitter is surprisingly easy, once you take a look.

Best wishes, enjoy your day/evening! Andrea :-)

ps. My apologies if this text/font comes through too large. I'm still adjusting to a Mac and my Mac doesn't talk well to Blogger, apparently. Thanks for your understanding. Andrea.

Update (1 week later): Sorry Everyone. The title was originally "expat" links. It should have been "writers' links". It has been amended now. My sincere apologies for any confusion. 

Missed Some Great Writers' Links On Twitter?

Hello Everyone, If you are an aspiring or a professional writer, here are some of my recent writer-related tweets that might interest you, as you write your expat stories and/or you write for business or pleasure:

Behind-the-scenes of an expat publishing success story!
http://bit.ly/9gv5F0

Authors, marketers, Job-hunters: Build your visibility by volunteering!
http://bit.ly/cnIc0g

Do book titles sell books?
http://bit.ly/b3i2JC

9 Book Design Tips That Authors Need To Know
http://bit.ly/9Vpr62

How Tucker Max Got Rejected by Publishing and Still Hit #1 New York Times
http://su.pr/2HIYQn

Rushkoff: Why I left my publisher in order to publish a book
http://bit.ly/dvho6F

10 People Writers Need In Their Network
http://bit.ly/d0p342

Interview with Author of "You Turn: Changing Direction in Midlife" - 40+ stories about midlife turnarounds
http://bit.ly/9emMcL

Writers, Authors, Self-Publishers: Are You Building Your Platform?
http://bit.ly/bta0RD

Voice Over Tips from @getinthehotspot: I used http://www.voice123.com/ got about 8 quotes ranging from $5000 - 500! Strange to hear someone else reading your book aloud

7 Secrets To Ebook Publishing Success
http://bit.ly/93rA2E

If you would like to follow me in 'real time' on Twitter, my Twitter ID is @andreaexpat, or you can just click here. Twitter is surprisingly easy, once you take a look.

Best wishes, enjoy your day/evening! Andrea :-)

Missed Some Great Writers' Links On Twitter?

Hello Everyone, If you are an aspiring or a professional writer, here are some of my recent writer-related tweets that might interest you, as you write your expat stories and/or you write for business or pleasure:

How Do Authors Really Make Money? Another brilliant, in-depth blog post by @tferriss http://bit.ly/b9y63r

Seth Godin gives up on traditional publishing? http://bit.ly/d9TYA1

Authors: Do You Have Various Editions Of Your Book? http://bit.ly/a9MhqK

Expat Focus podcast with British author in the U.S., Toni Hargis http://bit.ly/d6Sz8b

Tips for Announcing Your New Book Via Email http://bit.ly/aQ4qNj

11 Articles Full of Tips To Market and Promote Your Book http://bit.ly/cswjnA

Writers and Authors: A Self-Publishing Review of Lightning Source http://bit.ly/arIoth

Big welcome to Twitter to @Tonihargis, at long last, author of Rule Britannia http://bit.ly/a19RuS

Media List Checklist for Writers, Authors, Publicists http://bit.ly/bd6EvX

Tips For Writing Online Book Reviews http://bit.ly/9TI4wx

8 Reasons Self-Publishing is Entering a Golden Age http://bit.ly/cyDwi8

Writers: Thinking of Self-Publishing? What To Do When Your Book Is Not Printed Properly http://bit.ly/cCcQS0

6 Ways Authors can Profit from their Books “After the Sale” http://bit.ly/aiODzg

New authors and writers can display books for only £125+VAT at London Book Fair, April 11-13, 2011 http://bit.ly/9Bq8FU

Selling your book? Follow BEAExhibits for weekly updates for BEA11 http://bit.ly/a155b4

If you would like to follow me in 'real time' on Twitter, my Twitter ID is @andreaexpat, or you can just click here. Twitter is surprisingly easy, once you take a look. And I try not to overtweet.

Best wishes, enjoy your day/evening! Andrea :-)

Kickstarter: Get Inspired, Get Creative

Hi Everyone, I read a fabulous case study today by Craig Mod (via The Book Designer).  It documented Craig and his co-author Ashley Rawlings' experience in using Kickstarter to buy back the rights of their book Art Space Tokyo (which sold out it its first year then was never reprinted by its publisher) and re-launch their book.

Craig's case study intrigued me:

"$24,000 in 30 days, a room full of books in 60 & a new way of publishing in 90... In April 2010, Ashley Rawlings and I used community fundraising to raise nearly $24,000 to breathe new life into our book, Art Space Tokyo. My goal here is to outline what we did and why we did it, with the hope of inspiring anyone with an itch, gumption and a good narrative, to do the same. To bring beautiful, well-considered things into the world."

If you are a published or wannabe writer and/or if you are interested in self-publishing and/or you are an entrepreneur wanting to think more creatively, I highly recommend reading Craig's case study.

But beyond that, I encourage all of you to visit Kickstarter.com.

Kickstarter's premise is to give you a platform to promote your creative project idea, then help you open it up for community funding on their site.  You nominate the funding goal and the timeframe, then supporters of your project can pledge money to kick-start your project, in return for the benefit or experience you promise to your supporters.  If you do not meet your funding goal in the required timeframe, no one pays their pledge.  So the challenge is not only to come up with a cool project, but to get as many supporters as possible in your nominated timeframe, so that you reach your goal and your project goes ahead.

Whether or not you have a creative idea, this site are very inspiring.  Immerse yourself in the site's creativity, and who knows, maybe it will ignite a new spark of creativity in your own ideas...

Have a fabulous week! Andrea

Expat Writers: Missed Some Great Links?

Hi Everyone, I hope your week has been going really well!  For the keen writers amongst you, here are some recent tweets that might interest you, as you write your expat stories and/or you write for business or pleasure:

11 Great Tips To Become A Better Writer http://bit.ly/cErW73

The Rise of the Author Entrepreneur http://bit.ly/aoH7WP

Top 10 List of the Worst Possible Self Publishing Mistakes http://bit.ly/d1Q3HY

Writers: Have an amazing real-life story? (US residents) GLAMOUR magazine's $5k contest http://bit.ly/axD0N3

Great, Quick, Agent Tips for Authors, Writers and Publishing wannabes: http://bit.ly/cn6cer

Forbes.com: How Self-Publishing Can Lead To A Real Book Deal http://bit.ly/bkWrjN

58 Freelance Writing Jobs for Wed 14 July http://bit.ly/9BipIC

Resources For Writing Memoir http://bit.ly/aDsNQO and http://bit.ly/bAQTKr

Self-Publishing? How Much Discount Should You Set Online and For Bookstores? http://bit.ly/crLou3

Great, honest Self-Publishing Lessons by a mother who wrote about Autism http://bit.ly/9ZxObJ

iPad's ePub: The "Book" of the Future? http://b2l.me/sbc9t

POD Index and Self-Publishing Analysis: Which company should you use? http://bit.ly/agIB7q

Amusing overview of the print industry for writers and publishers! http://bit.ly/95DRWX

Are You Ready To Write Your Book? Checklist from Expat Author and Writers' Mentor, Jo Parfitt http://bit.ly/dk4tD6

Creative Commons: What Every Self-Publisher and Expat Blogger Ought to Know http://bit.ly/cvQVfq

Expat writers: Pitfalls of Self-Publishing Packages http://to.pbs.org/9euXUX

Getting Your Book Into Stores http://to.pbs.org/bUqgkO

15 Tips for Great Book Cover Design http://bit.ly/bQnT0V

Are you a writer discouraged by rejection letters? http://bit.ly/bOnJpN

Great advice for writers "Media Kits: The Ultimate Author Publicity Tool" http://bit.ly/cTKVFg

Top 8 Cover Design Tips for Self-Publishers http://bit.ly/9SAxRQ

It Wasn't Easy: Frustrated Self-Publisher Escapes DIY Trap: http://ht.ly/1VroJ

Podcast: On Frugal Book Promotion http://bit.ly/by8Ne9

500 Entries For Agent Rachelle Gardner's Writers Contest. Who Had The Best One-Sentence Book Summary? http://bit.ly/ExpatWomenba5KDS

Will Literary Agents Really Read Your Query Letter? http://bit.ly/cqKpJD

Apple grabs 22 percent of e-book market with iBooks http://is.gd/cGfLP

5 iPad Applications for Self-Publishers http://bit.ly/aQiWSa

Promoting your book? 16 Book Fairs in the U.S. this Summer http://bit.ly/9ydV7w

Fellow expat writer Rebecca Otowa in The New York Times! http://nyti.ms/bKFeBH

And do not forget our home page feature this month, Write Your Life Stories, with Jo Parfitt. :-)

Happy reading!  Andrea

Expat Writers: Top 10 List of the Worst Possible Self-Publishing Mistakes

Hi Everyone, For all of you expat writers and (current and wannabe) self-publishers among us, this link is for you. 

It's from The Book Designer blog and it's in David Lettterman style: a top 10 list, starting from 10 and rolling out worst self-publishing mistakes, right down to number 1.  Enjoy!  And good luck with your own self-publishing efforts!  Andrea

Writers, Authors & Self-Publishers Be Quick! Online Conference May 12-14

Hi Everyone, I just discovered what looks like a really great online conference, if you are a writer, author and/or a current or wannabe self-publisher... 

It is the Self-Publishers Online Conference and it is being run May 12-14 (US Pacific time).  You can listen 'live' for free, or you can pay US$97 for the downloads (if you have a credit card from one of these countries: United States; Australia; Canada; England/Great Britain; Ireland; New Zealand; or Northern Ireland) as I just did, so you can listen later at your convenience.

But hurry... it is almost May 12, so if this conference sounds like you, check it out quickly.  Best wishes, Andrea.

SUMMARY OF THE AGENDA

Day 1 - May 12 - Writing/Publishing

Keynote: Dan Poynter
Self-Publishing Past, Present, and Future

Marcia Yudkin
Writing Without Angst

Writing & Publishing Roundtable: Q & A

Susan Daffron & James Byrd
Finish Your Book the "Publishize" Way

Mark Levine
How to Avoid Publishing Pitfalls

Hobie Hobart
From Book Cover to Blockbuster Brand: How Choosing the Right Book Cover Can Launch Your Business


Day 2 - May 13 - Promotion

Keynote: Fern Reiss
How Self-Publishers Can Thrive in Today's Publishing Climate

MJ Rose
Buzz Your Book

Promotion Roundtable: Q & A

John Kremer
Book Promotion 101: The Secrets to Book Marketing Success

Kate Bandos
DIY Book Promotion

Internet Publicity: How to Leverage Social Media for Profit


Day 3 - May 14 - Build Your Empire

Keynote: Mark Victor Hansen
How to Become a Wealthy Writer

Peter Bowerman
Build Your Own "Well Fed" Empire

Empire Building Roundtable: Q & A

William Patterson
How to Turn Your Product Line into a Fortune

Janet Goldstein
The Platform Manifesto for Authorpreneurs: Grow Your Visibility and Tribe to Grow Your Sales, Success, and Satisfaction

Peter Winick
Develop and Execute a Strategy to Monetize Your Platform

Calling All Writers Interested In Self-Publishing, Print-On-Demand, Lightning Source & Aiming At Amazon

Hi Everyone, Have you ever heard of Aaron Shepard? He's the guy that wrote Aiming At Amazon, which Expat Expert Robin Pascoe once described as the book that changed her life, with its insights on how best to go about self-publishing via Lightning Source and then selling your book(s) on Amazon.

Well, here is some fabulous news, if you are a writer and/or interested in self-publishing...

Aaron Shepard has just announced on his blog that you can now download for free, the draft version of his upcoming revised book - Aiming At Amazon: The NEW Business Of Self-Publishing OR How To Publish Books For Profit With Print On Demand By Lightning Source And Book Marketing On Amazon.com.

The idea is that anyone downloading the book will do so with the intention of providing any applicable feedback/comments by the end of August, to help him finish the book in time for his scheduled September release.

This is a GREAT opportunity to learn from someone who really does seem to know what he's talking about, in terms of self-publishing, Lightning Source and Amazon. We read his first edition and it was EXCELLENT. So... what are you waiting for? Go for it! :-)