Writerly Round-Up February 12 – 17
This is a sampling of email and social media topics that caught my attention this week.
From Build Book Buzz Sandra Beckwith
10 rock-solid reasons why authors should build an email list
In our Build Book Buzz Facebook group, an author recently shared his concerns about changes planned for Twitter. Saying he has “invested a lot of effort” in Twitter, he asks, “If it goes away, how will you compensate [for] your loss of [this] medium?”
This is why you need an email list, friends.
Planting Sensory Details–What to Use, When to Use It–for Emotional Impact in Your Writing
Sensory details tap into our reptilian brain, the part that responds without filter by any logic. Smells and sounds are often the most evocative of sensory details in writing.
Earth In a Cradle of Clouds… Posted on Facebook by Heather Leigh
Six Magic Phrases You Can Use to Sell More Books
While attending uPublishU at Book Expo America as a speaker at the end of May, I sat in on several excellent panel presentations. One that I found particularly helpful shared the results of testing that BookBub has done on the text used to describe books offered for sale in its daily newsletters.
Don’t touch anything sharp. If You see something I should include just open an email.