June Roundup: Hot Tweetables at #WU
By Heather Webb | June 27, 2015 |
Big changes hit publishing the month of June. Amazon opened their first retail store–and it was promptly robbed, the Penguin Random House merger continues to make waves, and there is talk that indie bookstores are finally safe. Other highlighted news is below, but please check out the dozens of other big stories this month using our hashtags on Twitter.
#WUPrint
"In the merger of Berkley and NAL, a currently unspecified number of jobs will be cut" @PublishersWkly http://t.co/ZRZoZPrSeY #WUPrint
— Writer Unboxed (@WriterUnboxed) June 24, 2015
"Assoc of American Pubs introduces a new, full-year snapshot of the U.S. book market in 2014" @DigiBookWorld http://t.co/H9yYUSD06i #WUPrint
— Writer Unboxed (@WriterUnboxed) June 24, 2015
Amazon’s foreign fiction imprint AmazonCrossing is leading the field in the US http://t.co/rZu5qma6D3 #WUPrint
— Writer Unboxed (@WriterUnboxed) June 22, 2015
Taking back 'Chick Lit'. Women owning their point of view @nationalpost http://t.co/CQNY6m28Nu #WUPrint
— Writer Unboxed (@WriterUnboxed) June 25, 2015
"In Self-Publishing, The Gatekeepers Are Dead. Long Live The Gatekeepers!" @ThoughtCatalog http://t.co/cPZ0ajXCNq #WUPrint
— Writer Unboxed (@WriterUnboxed) June 15, 2015
#WUDigital
"Amazon and Penguin Random House Reach Sales Deal" @PublishersWkly http://t.co/mdlKqsVMpO #WUPrint #WUDigital
— Writer Unboxed (@WriterUnboxed) June 18, 2015
"Reports of a Shrinking US eBook Market Have Been Greatly Exaggerated" @inkbitspixels http://t.co/oaNdPhHxZo #WUDigital
— Writer Unboxed (@WriterUnboxed) June 12, 2015
Crowdsourcing book ideas on Twitter–@Inkshares offers it up http://t.co/5DF8MaDpar #WUPrint #WUDigital
— Writer Unboxed (@WriterUnboxed) June 11, 2015
Amazon will pay KDP authors per page view @thebookseller http://t.co/UZ2tbYmVrm… #WUDigital
— Writer Unboxed (@WriterUnboxed) June 17, 2015
#WUCraft
“Write Dialogue That’s Convincing And Full Of Life" via @NailYourNovel http://t.co/Pi23nEl8a3 #WUCraft
— Writer Unboxed (@WriterUnboxed) June 23, 2015
“Embracing Discipline and Accountability" via @mythicscribes http://t.co/K7vBw0aweP #WUCraft #WUInspire
— Writer Unboxed (@WriterUnboxed) June 23, 2015
#WUInspire
“Embracing Discipline and Accountability" via @mythicscribes http://t.co/K7vBw0aweP #WUCraft #WUInspire
— Writer Unboxed (@WriterUnboxed) June 23, 2015
“The 3 Most Powerful Words in the English Language" via @JeffGoins http://t.co/URVpCQNItt #WUInspire #WUCraft
— Writer Unboxed (@WriterUnboxed) June 3, 2015
#WUAgent
Query Question: who needs glaciers when you've got waiting time? @janet_reid http://t.co/2j7w4X2qxZ #WUAgent
— Writer Unboxed (@WriterUnboxed) June 25, 2015
AGENT ALERT: Michelle Johnson seeks romance, thrillers, mysteries, horror, fantasy , NA, & YA http://t.co/QhFHbYBP4G #WUAgent
— Writer Unboxed (@WriterUnboxed) June 22, 2015
AGENT ALERT: Moe Ferrara seeks scifi & fantasy for all ages, romance, historicals, & LGBTQ http://t.co/nty5teRGeI #WUAgent
— Writer Unboxed (@WriterUnboxed) June 15, 2015
#WUPromo
"AuthorBuzz Founder @MJRose’s Best Practices for Marketing" via @pubperspectives http://t.co/9Ng96o49Vn #WUPrint #WUPromo
— Writer Unboxed (@WriterUnboxed) June 23, 2015
"How to Launch Your Product Using Facebook" via .@smexaminer, http://t.co/qUlxxhsvnd. #WUSocMed, #WUPromo.
— Writer Unboxed (@WriterUnboxed) June 23, 2015
"14 Dos and Don'ts for Author-Bloggers" via .@annerallen, http://t.co/EWtyZqKhOf. #WUPromo.
— Writer Unboxed (@WriterUnboxed) June 17, 2015
#WUTools
"5 Ways Authors Can Use Scapple" via .@amethyst__angel, http://t.co/dncFp7D5ji. #WUTools.
— Writer Unboxed (@WriterUnboxed) June 22, 2015
"How I Use Scrivener To Organize Research and Marketing For My Books" via .@susankayequinn, http://t.co/tGZTWgPHzZ. #WUTools
— Writer Unboxed (@WriterUnboxed) June 16, 2015
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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.
Wow, more agents seeking fantasy! I’ll take it as a sign. ;-)
Another great list. Thanks for all you do, Heather. Love having the WU Twitter Team’s feed flowing into the Mod Squad’s posts. See you soon.
Another meaty roundup here, Heather, thank you. And big news for Berkley and NAL.
Thank you for the post,Heather! It’s nice to be aware of all fresh news and announcements.