the whole shebang…

the ins and outs & ups and downs of a new novelist's journey

what is an author? August 11, 2009

Filed under: Uncategorized — Eden Tyler @ 3:42 pm
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Is an author just a writer who is lucky or savvy enough to get their book published? Is an author one with incredible talent for the written word—period?

Nathan Bransford was gone for a week, but when he came back, he had something to say! And it goes along with all of my platform preaching from last month (or was it June? — heck, time’s flying this summer!).

Check out today’s post on Nathan’s blog!!!
Times are just way too different now… So many people ask why I bother getting online and why don’t I just write more on my own—stop worrying about other writers. Well, I’ve already answered, but perhaps this will make more sense to y’all!
(And shame on you if you haven’t already read it ;) It should be on your daily reading list.)

 

i’ll shut up soon enough. July 7, 2009

Filed under: lesson learned. — Eden Tyler @ 10:42 am
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more platform info.
i know, i know.
this one’s not bad. just more of a reiteration that it is important. i, of course, was reading nathan bransford’s blog (link is on the sidebar), and the guest blogger yesterday, eric (no last name–he has no blog he’d like to make public), said this::
(i added the bold & brackets…)

—”In summary: sales of your previous books, sales of “comp” titles, your platform as an author (as described on the fact sheets), the book’s cover, the current economic climate, events in the news, &c all contribute to how many copies of your book a given account [bookstore] will buy.”

so there you have it. i haven’t been babbling away about nothing, as i thought i might be…
the article was informative, if a bit disheartening. but hey, that’s how it is. and the more we know, the further ahead we can get!!!

now, i just need to figure out how to become wonderful friends with an agent, a publisher, and a buyer. i’ll let you know how that’s going ;)

 

more platform info! July 3, 2009

My serial blog on building and maintaining your personal platform or brand has been updated!

I have a new post up this morning at giveagirlapen.com.

Check it out and learn something about this crazy business we’re attempting to enter.

=)

 

platforms. June 26, 2009

Filed under: if you give a girl a pen... — Eden Tyler @ 1:16 am
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my post for giveagirlapen just published.
check it out. there might be something in there that can help you out!!
clickityclickclickhere =)

i wrote 1k today and am rather happy about it.
talk to ya’ll later!!
nite
xx -e*