June Roundup: Hot Tweetables at #WU
By Heather Webb | June 28, 2014 |
June has been a lively month of competition and corporate showdowns in the industry–the Hachette-Amazon debate drew responses from many of the big dogs in the industry, including J.K. Rowling, Neil Gaiman, James Patterson, and Stephen Colbert. The rift has brought an influx of Hachette book-buying at Wal-Mart and indie bookstores who happily harbored those boycotting Amazon (even when we don’t really know what’s going on behind the scenes). At any rate, while speculation swirled through the industry like a tornado, we writers kept doing what we love best–making music on the page. To assist you on your quest for truth, knowledge, and better craft, we bring you links galore.
#WUPrint
Barnes & Noble and Nook to Break Up, Wall Street Likes Split http://t.co/0qz1iBihRq & http://t.co/7jQyTmIr3R #WUPrint
— Writer Unboxed (@WriterUnboxed) June 26, 2014
Massive photocopiers found, 3 arrested in Spain for book pirating @thebookseller http://t.co/24FG4ETcOa #WUPrint
— Writer Unboxed (@WriterUnboxed) June 23, 2014
"Amazon demands Hachette pay for 'inventive' services" @thebookseller http://t.co/zxiWMImlxR #WUPrint
— Writer Unboxed (@WriterUnboxed) June 23, 2014
#WUCraft
“Is Your Protagonist a Thinker or a Feeler?” via @write_practice http://t.co/Q7RhgF1G1y #WUCraft
— Writer Unboxed (@WriterUnboxed) June 24, 2014
“How To Fall In Love With Writing Again” by @coachcindym via @OllinMorales http://t.co/vVUgqfugxD #WUCraft
— Writer Unboxed (@WriterUnboxed) June 23, 2014
“A Tangled Plot Structure" via The Writers Alley http://t.co/Z5YK0gd2TG #WUCraft
— Writer Unboxed (@WriterUnboxed) June 18, 2014
#WUAgent
Query Question: Talking about your ex-agent via @janet_reid http://t.co/KEgsME8B0I #WUAgent
— Writer Unboxed (@WriterUnboxed) June 26, 2014
AGENT ALERT: Renee Nyen seeks YA hisfic, thrillers, and and mystery, and MG http://t.co/z5blRtwhrl #WUAgent
— Writer Unboxed (@WriterUnboxed) June 2, 2014
AGENT ALERT: Andy Ross seeks literary, commercial fic, YA & nonfic http://t.co/Qomy10F4Mj #WUAgent
— Writer Unboxed (@WriterUnboxed) June 11, 2014
#WUInspire
"How to find your creative passion" via .@tannerc http://t.co/h55mWI2iU5. #WUInspire
— Writer Unboxed (@WriterUnboxed) June 27, 2014
"Reclaiming the Joy of Writing: Go Random" @GrubWriters http://t.co/H7g4JKDMam #WUInspire #WUPrint
— Writer Unboxed (@WriterUnboxed) June 19, 2014
"An Easy Exercise for Coming Up With Novel Ideas" via .@nownovel, http://t.co/1WVjLkVcS6. #WUInspire.
— Writer Unboxed (@WriterUnboxed) June 23, 2014
#WUSocMed
"Social media basics for authors: simple and effective book promotion tips" via .@BookBaby, http://t.co/6S5uAHemFY. #WUPromo #WUSocMed
— Writer Unboxed (@WriterUnboxed) June 26, 2014
"How To Manage All Your Social Media In 30 Minutes A Day" via .@B2Community, http://t.co/HObY7jtm4j. #WUSocMed.
— Writer Unboxed (@WriterUnboxed) June 25, 2014
#WUPromo
"Why 'Read My Book!' Doesn't Work…And What To Do Instead" via .@loriculwell, http://t.co/n3rZ90tXjU. #WUPromo
— Writer Unboxed (@WriterUnboxed) June 25, 2014
"Marketing Your Book Abroad? How About A Buddy System?" via.@ThoughtCatalog, @Porter_Anderson, http://t.co/HJ1jKxw427. #WUPromo
— Writer Unboxed (@WriterUnboxed) June 23, 2014
Heather Webb is the USA Today bestselling and award-winning author of historical fiction. As a freelance editor and an adjunct in a MFA in Creative Writing program, Heather has helped many writers sign with agents and go on to sell at market. When not writing, she feeds her cookbook addiction, geeks out on history and pop culture, and looks for excuses to head to the other side of the world. To date, her books have been translated to seventeen languages.
Hmmm – I just realized that the two that caught my eye and forced a click-through on the first pass were How to Fall In Love With Writing Again, and Reclaiming the Joy of Writing. Telling? :-/
Thanks for the roundup, Heather and Twitter Team! I love having your tweet stream flow into my fb newsfeed. Have a great weekend, Heather!
Vaughn, I’ve been wrestling with some writer’s block these last few weeks myself so when I saw these articles I jumped on them. Sending you much rejuvenation and mojo, my friend!
Thanks for putting these links together, Heather. Lots of good stuff here.
My pleasure, CG. I hope you find something useful in the links!
Hi Heather,
Do you follow my agent, Alexandra Machinist, on Twitter?
https://twitter.com/amachinist
She often posts specific “wish list” items … books she’d love to rep. Just thought I’d share that in case you want to include any of her posts for your followers.
Best,
Kim Fay
Thank you for the tip, Kim! I will add her to the list for sure.