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THE EDITOR'S DESK: Where Did 2011 Go? by Moira Allen
THE INQUIRING WRITER: What I would have changed in 2011,
by Dawn Copeman
NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF WRITING
FEATURE: How to Create Your Writer's Brand Online,
by Gail Kavanagh
COLUMN: Free Stuff for Writers: New Year's Resolutions?
by Aline Lechaye
THE WRITE SITES -- Online Resources for Writers
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Didn't it go by in a flash? I used to think that was a comment one made as one got older, but this year I'm hearing it from people of every age. My sister, a teacher, says she hears it from teens! Of course, I have my theories. "Busy-ness" ranks highest on my list. These days, we're bombarded with ads for devices that let us text our friends whilst conference-calling our relatives whilst surfing the web whilst updating our Facebook page whilst recording our favorite shows whilst... whatever. Whatever you want to do, apparently, there's an app for that. The trouble with so-called labor-saving devices is that they seem to lead to MORE labor, not less. When it takes an hour to accomplish one thing -- such as washing the floors -- that hour seems to crawl by fairly slowly. When one uses that same hour to accomplish twenty-five things, time vanishes in the blink of an eye -- and one looks up at the end of the day to wonder where, exactly, that day went, and what we did with it. And that, I realized, is a big part of my problem. While I don't text and only rarely update my moribund Facebook page, I DO end up wondering, quite often, what happened to my day and why my to-do list looks very nearly the same in the evening as it did in the morning. The reason I don't know where my YEAR went is because I don't know where each DAY went. My husband likes to quote the business axiom, "you can't manage what you can't measure." So I decided, for 2012, to find out just where my time is going. I may not be able to "get back" my time this year, but at the very least, I can find out why I never seem to have any. My resolution, if you will, is to become a dedicated time-tracker. I thought it would be simple. Knowing there are datebooks and planners on the market that let you schedule or TRACK tasks in quarter-hour intervals, I bustled to the office-supply store, filled with good intentions. There I discovered that such planners are clearly NOT designed with the freelance writer in mind. Most start the "workday" at 8 a.m. and end it at 5 p.m. -- and allot a scant quarter-page to weekends, when, they clearly assume, the user is not "working." Hah! I also discovered that they were rather expensive. So I decided that the first step in tracking my time was to develop my OWN time-tracker -- one that took into account the hours and concerns of a WRITER. My day, for example, doesn't end at five; quite often it ends at midnight. Saturdays and Sundays are just as likely to be "working" days as any other day of the week. I also wanted to track more than just "what I did when." I wanted a way to note my accomplishments each week -- tasks completed, projects begun -- a way to remind myself that even when time seems to vanish, I really AM getting things done. About halfway through the resulting spreadsheet, it dawned on me that such a tool might be useful to other writers. So I decided to add a bit more to my "tracker": A weekly column for a to-do list, upcoming deadlines, and goals. And to dress it up just a bit more, quotes from famous writers to keep the inspiration flowing. Finally I threw in a submission tracker at the end. The result, I think, is a powerful tool for writers who want to manage their time more effectively. It provides a means, not only of recording time spent on actual writing projects (which is a vital part of setting rates or determining if a project is worthwhile), but of recording all those snippets of time that go to OTHER tasks. This is the place to note that you spent three hours reading other people's blogs, or an hour updating your Facebook page, or two hours on your favorite game, or an hour on the phone with your sister. Because what my husband says is true: You can't manage what you can't measure, and if you can't measure where your time goes, you'll never be able to manage it more effectively. But while I regard this as a tool, I also regard it as a source of inspiration and encouragement. It's all too easy to fall into the trap of believing that we have "wasted" our days -- that hours and days and weeks go by with no "real" accomplishment. And that, quite often, simply isn't true. Instead, our accomplishments -- the tasks we finished, the steps that we've completed, the things we've learned along the way -- get submerged in the greater flow of events. By the end of the week, they're forgotten; by the end of the month, we feel as if we've done hardly anything worthwhile. That's why I built in the "achievements" section -- to remind us to take a moment to jot down those things that we DID accomplish, before they are forgotten. This planner is my gift to my readers for 2012. You can download the electronic version, in PDF format, absolutely free. I am also providing the Excel file, with instructions on how to tailor it to match your own schedule (I know that many writers DO get up at 5 a.m. and write for two hours before breakfast; I just don't happen to be one of them.) Or, you can order a gorgeous hard-copy directly from Lulu.com. (BTW, Lulu is having a sale, so if you order by tomorrow and use the code "ONEMORETHING" you'll save 25%.) I don't know if this tool will make 2012 go any more slowly than 2011. But my hope is that, by the end of it, you will be able to say, "My time went quickly, but at least it was well spent!" Happy New Year from Writing-World.com! Moira Allen, Editor http://www.writing-world.com How to get your planner: PDF file: http://www.writing-world.com/admin1/planner.pdf (Right-click the link to save it to your hard drive, or click the link and then select "save as" to download it.) Excel file: http://www.writing-world.com/admin1/planner.xls (I don't actually have this loaded yet, so please give me another day or two before trying to download the Excel version.) Hardcopy from Lulu.com: http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/a-writers-year-2012/12402589 (Again, use the code ONEMORETHING to save 25% through January 6) And while I'm on the subject of time and books, I'm afraid that the 2012 edition of "Writing to Win" is still not finished - so I am extending the pre-order offer through the end of January. Pre-order this book by January 31 and save $6 off the cover price! Just go to http://www.writing-world.com/admin1/contests.shtml to place your order. When you do, I'll send you a PDF file of the January contests so that you don't miss a deadline! ***************************************************************** YOU WILL NETWORK WITH 30+ EDITORS Over 400 editors contribute their unique news and views each year. That's news and views to improve your chances to get published. Monthly newsletter. Get 2 issues FREE. http://www.thechildrenswriter.com/AK254 ***************************************************************** The Inquiring Writer: What I would have changed in 2011 ================================================================= By Dawn Copeman Happy New Year! And the first thing I want to talk about this year is what you would have changed about last year if you could. So I think it's only fair to tell you what I would have changed about last year first. If I had a time-machine I would go back and give myself a big kick up the butt in January last year to do more online promotion and hunt down more and varied clients on the web. I finally got around to doing this in August, branching out into new writing territory, and it has gone very well. If only I'd had the nerve to try it sooner. In fact, many of you would give yourself prods to get more work done, such as Dianna Whillet, who wrote: "I would have started submitting work earlier on in the year, instead of putting it off and putting it off. I was so nervous but it wasn't until November that I bit the bullet and actually submitted a query. Imagine my joy when it was accepted! The sad thing is I'd been sitting on that query for months. This year I will get my queries out there!" Good for you, Dianna. Shauna R. Hess Viele has a similar retrospective resolution. She wrote: "Looking back over the past year, I've practiced and polished, but no submissions occurred because I focused on completing assignments in a writing course I was taking. (Mainly because I wasn't forward-thinking enough.) I am pushing forward and taking the next level in the program (it is through Jerry Jenkins' Christian Writers Guild), and by the time I am done with this course, I plan on having a good start on a manuscript for a novel. In the meantime, I also plan to do serious market research in 2012 and start writing articles. "What would I change about the past year? I would spend less time on social network and game-playing sites! The social networking and reading blogs can be inspiring, uplifting, and downright fun, but therein lays the rub--before I know it, two hours have flown by, and my intended time for writing is gone. I have enjoyed reconnecting with classmates from years past, and have learned a lot from writing blogs that I read, but I need to curb my online time and just get BUSY. Money isn't the only thing I need to budget! "Speaking of which, my time is up for today! Thanks for the question, it definitely made me stop and take notice of what I need to do." You're welcome, Shauna. That was the purpose of the question. A. Elizabeth Westmoreland is another one who would make better use of her time. She wrote: "The one writing-related thing I wish I could change in 2011 is that I wish I had been better organized with my time, so I could have worked on my current book more. The poor thing hasn't been touched in a while. "This is definitely something I can fix in 2012!" Sarah from Canada is a new writer and she also wishes she had spent more time writing in 2011. She wrote: "If I could go back in time and give myself more motivation to work on my novel, if I could actually write as many words as I had wished, I would most certainly do it. I am very passionate about my story; however, I am a grade case procrastinator, like many people, I am sure." Well, yes, Sarah, many writers are, but thankfully we do have lots of articles to help you with this. Try this one for a start: http://www.writing-world.com/life/procrastination.shtml Isadora Daystar, however, would do some particular research in one area if she could go back in time. She wrote: "I'd be more careful to check on rights when I self-published for the first time this year and would have taken more time to make a list of reviewers, past and potential, so that my confusion (and many times theirs, lol!) would be better manageable! Oh, and I'd give myself hard, way early deadlines!" If you are thinking of self-publishing this year, be sure to check out Sue Lick's advice on rights here: http://www.writing-world.com/publish/lick.shtml Jonah Brown, however, our one male respondent, said he wouldn't change a thing about 2011. He wrote: "I finally found my writing stride in 2011. I have managed to write for one hour a day, five days a week and while that might not sound much, it has enabled me to work on my novel, submit articles to magazines and even pick up a monthly column in the town newspaper. "In previous years I'd tried to do too much. I work a full-time job and I couldn't, in all honesty, get up at 5 am to write for three hours before setting off to work, although one year this is what I set myself to do. This year I settled for what I knew I could realistically achieve. I write for one hour a day when I get in from work. I can think about my writing at odd moments during the day, coffee breaks, at the water cooler, lunch break etc., but I save up the writing for that one precious hour. I write as soon as I get home before dinner. What can I say; less is, in my case, more." Thanks for that, Jonah; I hope your experience can help others who are struggling with their writing targets and goals. If you are, or if you've never set yourself goals for your writing, then check out our articles on how to build a writer's plan here: http://www.writing-world.com/rights/plan.shtml and http://www.writing-world.com/dawn/dawn08.shtml Okay, this month's question is from a new writer, Sarah in Canada. She wants to know about writing short stories and posting them online. She wrote: "If I were to write my story, but when I reached the story's end I then decided to rewrite it so much that it would, in effect, completely change the plot, should I make these changes? Would it be weird if I was to post the first version on my web site and then change it in the future?" Can any of you short story writers out there help Sarah? Or do you have any burning issues to put to our writing community? If so, then e-mail me at editorial@writing-world.com. Until next time, Dawn Copyright 2012 Dawn Copeman ***************************************************************** WIN PRIZES AND GET PUBLISHED! Find out how to submit your stories, poetry, articles and books to hundreds of writing contests in the US and internationally. WRITING TO WIN by Moira Allen is THE one-stop resource you need to find contests around the world. SPECIAL OFFER EXTENDED THROUGH JANUARY: Pre-order the 2012 edition for $6 off the regular price - order by January 31 by visiting http://www.writing-world.com/admin1/contests.shtml ***************************************************************** NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF WRITING ================================================================= Record Number of Books Downloaded on Christmas Day -------------------------------------------------- Harper Collins has announced that over 100,000 of its eBook titles were downloaded on Christmas Day in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. The company hasn't yet calculated the number of US downloads of its books. This represents an increase of 600% on the average daily number of downloads. For more on this story visit: http://www.thebookseller.com/news/hc-christmas-day-downloads-top-100000.html Kindle Has Most Successful Day Ever ----------------------------------- Meanwhile in the US, Amazon reported that following the purchase of over 1 million Kindles per week in the US in the run-up to Christmas, Christmas Day saw the largest-ever number of Kindle downloads. Interestingly, two of the most popular downloads that day were self-published titles. For more on this story visit: http://www.thebookseller.com/news/christmas-day-biggest-ever-kindle.html And Traditional Book Stores Enjoy Successful End of Year Too ------------------------------------------------------------ Despite the first two news stories this month, traditional brick and mortar book stores across the US did much better than expected in December 2011. In a survey for Publishers' Weekly, most said that they had seen increased sales in December. The closure of Borders is given as one of the main reasons for their increase in sales. For more on this story visit: http://tinyurl.com/6ty89kf ***************************************************************** EVERYHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SETTING FREELANCE FEES! Find out how to negotiate agreements, choose pricing strategies, define tasks, deal with difficult customers, and much more in the award- winning "What to Charge: Pricing Strategies for Freelancers and Consultants" (2nd Edition) by Laurie Lewis. In print and Kindle from Amazon at http://tinyurl.com/setyourfees ***************************************************************** Writing Jobs and Opportunities ================================================================= Punchnel's Open to All Sorts of Submissions ------------------------------------------- This online magazine has a wide variety of departments and is open to an impressively wide range of submissions from recipes to reviews, to travel essays, to poetry, to serialized fiction and graphic novels. They pay $10 on acceptance for first electronic rights. http://www.punchnels.com/guidelines/ Crime Stories Wanted -------------------- OverMyDeadBody.com publishes all sorts of crime stories from cozy to hardboiled as well as nonfiction pieces such as interviews with crime writers. They pay $0.01 a word and up to $25 for unsolicited fiction. For more information and to see the complete guidelines visit: http://www.overmydeadbody.com/wg2011.htm Romance Publisher Open to Submissions ------------------------------------- Decadent Publishing is open to submissions of romance novels for its many imprints. Visit the site for detailed guidelines: http://www.decadentpublishing.com/ **************************************************************** HIRE AN AWARD WINNING DESIGNER/AUTHOR TO DEVELOP YOUR WEBSITES. Celebrating a decade of designing websites for authors that reflect their unique style and personality. Other design services include book designs, marketing materials, and email campaigns. Contact Shaila Abdullah for your design needs at http://myhouseofdesign.com/ ***************************************************************** FEATURE: How to Create Your Writer's Brand Online =============================================================== By Gail Kavanagh Are you doing everything you can to promote your writer brand? Many writers don't even think about themselves as a brand, they think of themselves as just writers. But most well established writers are, in fact, a brand. Think of Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, and Jan Karon. Each has a strong Internet presence, and a definable print presence -- a brand. These days, everything and everyone is a brand, from rock stars to celebrity bloggers. Promoting that brand and keeping it fresh in the public mind is what makes the difference between success and failure. Writers are no different. When you go online, everything you do is creating a brand, in the minds of publishers, potential clients and readers. So what are the guidelines to making sure you are a recognisable writing brand, as unique in your own sphere as Stephen King or Jan Karon, with a big following attracted to and interested in your brand? You need to sit down and think about who you are, and what you are writing, as well as your personal goals, and how you can create a recognizable brand. On the Internet, brands are associated with keywords. These keywords not only include the name of the brand -- like Coca-Cola -- but also elements associated with that brand. Think 'horror' and 'thriller' for Stephen King, 'Mitford' and 'Father Tim' for Jan Karon. Keywords like 'vampire' and 'Lestat' will lead you to Anne Rice. Keywords are vital for defining who you are and what you do online. Use keywords to identify your brand elements. Think about yourself as a writer and what you want to communicate to publishers and clients. Does your list include words and phrases like 'trendy,' 'controversial,' or 'on the cutting edge?' Are you linked with genres like horror, romance, or science fiction? Or does it include words and phrases like 'reliable,' 'consistent,' 'attention to detail?' Are you linked with concepts such as 'content,' 'editing,' or 'journalism?' Can you use keywords such as 'experienced' and 'print published', or would keywords such as 'fresh approach' and 'new ideas' work better for you? List the keywords that describe you and your personal brand and keep that list handy. You really need to accent the positive in your keywords. Don't use words or phrases like 'amateur', 'newbie' or 'old hand.' These give potential clients a pre-set impression of writers who don't know all the ropes, or who know too many and are set in their ways. As many writers are well aware, a big part of success in writing is finding your niche, what is special about you as a writer. J.K. Rowling is a megabrand with her Harry Potter series. Note that the name of the instantly recognizable character she created is in the title of every book and movie. You see those words, you think J.K. Rowling. You see Twilight, you think of Stephanie Meyer. Both these writers, while so different in following and ability, know the value of their brand. You may not be a fiction writer -- you may enjoy writing about crafts, cars or politics -- but so do thousands of other writers. Your brand consists of the unique perspective and personal experience you bring to your niche. You need to list what you bring to your brand that no one else has. Maybe it's your background, maybe it's the fact that you have often had to find solutions or solve problems on your own. No one else has quite your approach or your experience, and that is a big part of your brand. In promoting your writing skills online, you have to make that brand recognizable and appealing to consumers who you hope will choose you for assignments. Who will buy your product? If you write about rock bands and concerts, you may be aiming at the youth market, or the nostalgic baby boomers who want to hear all about your personal experiences at Woodstock. If you write about collecting rare items, archaeology or history, the market may be wealthier and more conservative. You will brand yourself accordingly, coming across as someone who is in the know in these fields. Above all, you want to create a brand that can be trusted. Many of use associate brands with logos, and logos are important. McDonald's Golden Arches are recognizable anywhere in the world. But what does having a recognizable logo mean if you are a freelance writer? If you have a company with a carefully chosen name that includes services like editing and proofreading, you will already know that a logo is important. It should be eye-catching and relevant, not boring, and it is well worth getting a professional to design one for you. But freelance writers should give some thought to their logo too. If you write articles, fiction or self-help books under your own name, your name is your logo, and how you present that name to the public is part of your brand. If you have a website, do you stop and consider how to present your name as your logo? The font, the size of the font -- even the colors you choose -- are all part of your brand. You need to sit down and think about the styles and colors that will support your brand. When you design a webpage or a header for a blog, keep your brand firmly in mind. Decide on a color scheme and use that where you can. If you are using a free blogging platform, choose a background that ties in with your brand, or one you can customize. Choose your fonts accordingly. A plain Roman font gets the message across that you are down to earth and reliable. Other fonts suggest different brands -- a Gothic romance writer may use a fancy Old English font, whereas a science or political writer may use something strikingly modern, internationally recognizable and sans serif, like Helvetica. The image you present to the public is also part of your brand. You need more than a blurry snapshot as your bio pic. You need to be consistent with your image across all your Internet activities. Do you have different images uploaded at every website and blog? Get one good image taken of you, a clear head and shoulders shot, and use it consistently across the web. Plan your bio image before it is taken. Pick out the main color you have chosen for your brand, and match what you wear and the background to the colors you are using as part of your brand. Use your brand keywords and match the image to suit, so that publishers and clients will have a visual image of your personal brand. When they see those elements, you want them to be reminded of your brand. Think of all the places you can promote your brand online -- not just your website and blog, but Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and others. Twitter can be a very good conduit for your brand, but don't over promote on any of these outlets. Offer snippets of advice, useful links, and random thoughts as well. As you gather fans and followers in your social networking activities, you are promoting your brand to them and their friends and followers. Once you have created a consistent brand for all your Internet activities, you will have your brand in mind wherever you present yourself to the public, on forums or social networking sites. The entertainment blogger may have a bubbly persona everywhere he or she goes, because that is the brand. The archaeology and history writer may only show up where there is some information on the subject to be shared, and do so with restraint, because that is the brand. Of course, both can log in anywhere under other identities and not affect the brand. Your personal brand is the key to marketing today. Knowing who you are, who you want to aim your product at, and how to fix yourself in their minds so that they go back to you time and again, is all part of your brand. Whether you are planning to start writing fiction or content, publishing eBooks or blogging, take time to sit down and work out your brand. >>--------------------------------------------------<< Gail Kavanagh is a freelance writer and reviewer living in Queensland, Australia. Now retired, she has worked as a newspaper reporter with considerable experience in the entertainment and movie reviewing fields. She is a self publisher with several books listed at lulu.com Copyright 2012 Gail Kavanagh For more advice building your writer's brand read this article: http://www.writing-world.com/tech/branding.shtml **************************************************************** EBOOK SELF-PUBLISHING EXPLAINED An epublishing revolution is sweeping the industry. We explain what is happening and show you how to self-publish your own eBooks. http://www.PublishYourOwnEbooks.com *************************************************************** THE WRITE SITES ================================================================= TheWritersPlan -------------- This is a comprehensive, completely free online book with templates to help you to create your own writer's plan. http://www.thewritersplan.com/ RobinMizelUnlimited ------------------- This is a great blog where you get to see the writing world through the eyes of an agent; the entry for Jan 3 was particularly interesting. But I want to draw your attention to this regularly updated entry from 2008 that covers query tracking software. This could be just what you need to sort out your writing year. http://tinyurl.com/7kd8fur Daily Inspiration ----------------- Sometimes, we all need a prod as well as a coffee to get working; I like these inspirational quotes for writers and artists. They always work for me. See what you think. http://harleyinspiration.blogspot.com/ **************************************************************** Free Stuff for Writers: New Year's Resolutions? ================================================================= By Aline Lechaye 2012: another year is here. Hopefully you all had a great Christmas and are looking forward to getting back to the keyboard! Write more this year: use "Written? Kitten!" to help you. It's great for cat-loving authors who need an excuse to get back to work after the Christmas break. Go to http://writtenkitten.net/ and start typing. Cute pictures of kittens pop up for every hundred words you write (or every two hundred, five hundred, or thousand words, depending on how often you feel like rewarding yourself). Warning: excessive cuteness of kittens may lead to inattention and high levels of happiness -- please don't forget to save your writing before you leave the site! Read more this year too. Go to the library and see what they have in the new arrivals section, or go to Amazon and look for free e-books (there are more than you think!) to add to your Kindle collection. (A little tip: go to the Kindle store and sort by "Price: Low to High." The free ones should show up first.) Most importantly, if you're looking for writing-related articles to read, there's no better place to find them than Writing World (http://www.writing-world.com/). There are articles on every single writing related topic there is. Seriously. Try something new this year: write and draw your own comics! Can't draw? Not to worry. We've found some of the best free comic creation sites out there. All you have to do is come up with witty dialogue. These wonderful websites will do the rest. At Pixton (http://www.pixton.com), the level of customization is astounding, as well as amazingly easy. Start by choosing the format and layout, and then select some characters to star in your comic. Practically everything in the comic strip is customizable, from the background to the characters' expressions and movements (it's actually possible to turn a character's head a full 360 degrees!) Finished works can be posted to the site or e-mailed to friends and family. Free users need to have Pixton credits to print and download their comics. Don't panic -- you don't have to pay for the credits. You'll get some free ones when you sign up. Note that if your internet connection is on the slow side, you may have to wait a while for the site to load between steps. If you're looking for quick, easy and cute, you should check out Strip Generator (http://stripgenerator.com). You start with a blank comic strip that you can populate with characters, "beings," speech bubbles, and props. Simply drag and drop characters from the top of the edit screen and type in some one-liners. Once you're finished, you can print out your work of art, or save it to your account for later. Not satisfied with comics? Try your hand at animated cartoons using GoAnimate (http://goanimate.com/). Start with a preset theme and choose some characters to go with it. Type or record your desired dialogue and watch the scene come to life! The site can take some time to load on slower internet connections. Free users have a limited amount of scenes and characters to choose from. >>--------------------------------------------------<< Aline Lechaye is a translator, writer, and writing tutor who resides in Asia. She can be reached at alinelechaye@gmail.com. Copyright 2012 Aline Lechaye ***************************************************************** AUTHOR'S BOOKSHELF: Books by Our Readers ================================================================= Knight Sky, by Lee Henschel Find these and more great books at http://www.writing-world.com/books/index.shtml Have you just had a book published? If so, let our readers know: just click on the link below to list your book. http://www.writing-world.com/books/listyours.shtml ***************************************************************** ADVERTISE in WRITING WORLD or on WRITING-WORLD.COM! For details on how to reach more than 100,000 writers a month with your product, service or book title, visit http://www.writing-world.com/admin1/adrates.shtml ***************************************************************** Writing World is a publication of Writing-World.com http://www.writing-world.com Editor and Publisher: MOIRA ALLEN (editors@writing-world.com) Newsletter Editor: DAWN COPEMAN (editorial@writing-world.com) Copyright 2012 Moira Allen Sutton House, Meads Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex To unsubscribe or change subscriber options visit: http://www.aweber.com/z/r/?LEyszKyMtCwcrMxs7GwMtEa0jEyczMwMLOw=


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