If he were starting today @hughhowey says he wouldn't write 100k novel to begin, but 10k story/month. Build repertoire, train. #PubSmartCon
January 24, 2025 at 8:35 AM
If he were starting today @hughhowey says he wouldn't write 100k novel to begin, but 10k story/month. Build repertoire, train. #PubSmartCon
Where does book discovery happen? PDF download: http://pubsmartcon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/BooksILoveHandout.pdf #PubSmartCon
January 24, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Where does book discovery happen? PDF download: http://pubsmartcon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/BooksILoveHandout.pdf #PubSmartCon
Pre-pub discoverability: distribute print/digital galleys 3-6 months before book's on-sale date. -Tarah Theoret #PubSmartCon
January 24, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Pre-pub discoverability: distribute print/digital galleys 3-6 months before book's on-sale date. -Tarah Theoret #PubSmartCon
My most popular, well-trafficked blog post is about 4,000 words, and it’s 2+ years old. #PubSmartCon
January 24, 2025 at 9:05 AM
My most popular, well-trafficked blog post is about 4,000 words, and it’s 2+ years old. #PubSmartCon
Don't aspire to be a bestseller or to make a living from writing. Aspire to write. -@hughhowey #PubSmartCon
January 24, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Don't aspire to be a bestseller or to make a living from writing. Aspire to write. -@hughhowey #PubSmartCon
"The iPod of book reading has not been invented yet." -@hughhowey #PubSmartCon
January 24, 2025 at 8:55 AM
"The iPod of book reading has not been invented yet." -@hughhowey #PubSmartCon
“We need to find ways to use mobile to talk to our readers” - @esdimarco says reader interactions in future will be mobile #PubSmartCon
January 24, 2025 at 8:45 AM
“We need to find ways to use mobile to talk to our readers” - @esdimarco says reader interactions in future will be mobile #PubSmartCon
Amen. "We should be in a [publishing] industry of encouraging people and not discouraging them." @hughhowey #PubSmartCon
January 24, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Amen. "We should be in a [publishing] industry of encouraging people and not discouraging them." @hughhowey #PubSmartCon
Sparking your writing career: What do you do well, understand well, or teach? http://bit.ly/1ieZR4i by @hopeclark via @PubSmartCon
February 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Sparking your writing career: What do you do well, understand well, or teach? http://bit.ly/1ieZR4i by @hopeclark via @PubSmartCon
Prepping for @PubSmartCon in Charleston this wk—speaking on the pub industry + moderating a panel w/@hughhowey. Info: http://pubsmartcon.com/
January 24, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Prepping for @PubSmartCon in Charleston this wk—speaking on the pub industry + moderating a panel w/@hughhowey. Info: http://pubsmartcon.com/
"You have to get a bookseller to read your book and recommend it" if you want sales thru indie stores. -@hughhowey #PubSmartCon
January 24, 2025 at 8:50 AM
"You have to get a bookseller to read your book and recommend it" if you want sales thru indie stores. -@hughhowey #PubSmartCon
“Pay yourself $5 for every word you can take out” - agent Jeff Kleinman on how to approach editing your work #PubSmartCon
January 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
“Pay yourself $5 for every word you can take out” - agent Jeff Kleinman on how to approach editing your work #PubSmartCon
To be strategic on social media, ask 5 questions to set your lens, says @brenmcclain. First: What is my subject? #PubSmartCon
January 24, 2025 at 9:10 AM
To be strategic on social media, ask 5 questions to set your lens, says @brenmcclain. First: What is my subject? #PubSmartCon
"We're more likely to discourage people who are great at writing" by calling for quality. @hughhowey #PubSmartCon
January 24, 2025 at 8:50 AM
"We're more likely to discourage people who are great at writing" by calling for quality. @hughhowey #PubSmartCon
"I think plot is more important than prose" -@hughhowey #PubSmartCon
January 24, 2025 at 8:50 AM
"I think plot is more important than prose" -@hughhowey #PubSmartCon
“Launch phase is a traditional publishing paradigm. … They live at the peaks. Self-pub lives at the trough." -@cjlyonswriter #PubSmartCon
January 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
“Launch phase is a traditional publishing paradigm. … They live at the peaks. Self-pub lives at the trough." -@cjlyonswriter #PubSmartCon
“There’s a lot of collaboration between agents & authors before an editor sees the work.” -agent Rachel Sussman #PubSmartCon
January 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
“There’s a lot of collaboration between agents & authors before an editor sees the work.” -agent Rachel Sussman #PubSmartCon
5. What am I going to say to drive this feeling? -@brenmcclain #PubSmartCon
January 24, 2025 at 9:05 AM
5. What am I going to say to drive this feeling? -@brenmcclain #PubSmartCon
.hughhowey: "The place that I was is a place that anyone can get to" - re: 5k in sales, $150-200/month earnings #PubSmartCon
January 24, 2025 at 8:35 AM
.hughhowey: "The place that I was is a place that anyone can get to" - re: 5k in sales, $150-200/month earnings #PubSmartCon
The ever-present question has arisen on the agent panel at #PubSmartCon: does cream rise to the top? I think it fights its way there.
January 24, 2025 at 8:55 AM
The ever-present question has arisen on the agent panel at #PubSmartCon: does cream rise to the top? I think it fights its way there.
"All writers should work at a library or bookstore ... The best learning experience I ever had was in a bkstore." @hughhowey #PubSmartCon
January 24, 2025 at 8:40 AM
"All writers should work at a library or bookstore ... The best learning experience I ever had was in a bkstore." @hughhowey #PubSmartCon
2. What is my attitude toward this subject and this opportunity? -@brenmcclain #PubSmartCon
January 24, 2025 at 9:10 AM
2. What is my attitude toward this subject and this opportunity? -@brenmcclain #PubSmartCon
"The better writer you are, the more self-doubt you have." -@hughhowey #PubSmartCon
January 24, 2025 at 8:55 AM
"The better writer you are, the more self-doubt you have." -@hughhowey #PubSmartCon
If your book doesn’t do well, don’t worry. Your book will be out there for a lifetime, will be new when discovered -@hughhowey #PubSmartcon
January 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
If your book doesn’t do well, don’t worry. Your book will be out there for a lifetime, will be new when discovered -@hughhowey #PubSmartcon
Better alternatives to newspaper reviews: online outlets of popular, mainstream publications + blogs -@McKinneyPR #PubSmartCon
January 24, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Better alternatives to newspaper reviews: online outlets of popular, mainstream publications + blogs -@McKinneyPR #PubSmartCon