Publishing Blogs Weekly Round-Up August 15, 2008

What’s a girl to do when her blog disappears when she hits save?  Start over I guess.

 

The first line was originally something like this: Before we get started on the Weekly RU, I have to take a fan girl moment to jump up and down and say “Richard Curtis commented on my blog! Richard Curtis commented on my blog!”

For those of you playing along at home, you know how I feel about Dawn Cook. Mr. Curtis is not only Dawn Cook’s agent, not only an agent I hear amazing things about, but also a blogger check out E-Reads.

 

Speaking of blogging, Nathan Bransford (who it’s hard NOT to quote each week or just say, “go read NB’s blog”) did a day on Author Websites and the next day on Do Blogs Really Sell Books.

 

Want to look into some online workshops? Kaige over at Impulsive Hearts did a TT last week on her top 13 picks. Kaige does a great job of summarizing craft books and sources – she’s definitely a site to browse.

 

Author MBA has done a “First Impressions” thing this week. Check out how to put your best foot forward with your marketing tools.

 

And lastly, Kristen Nelson has discussed “Agent’s Behaving Badly.” I have to say, I myself have only seen two splits at close range. IMO one was obviously the author’s doing and the other the agent’s.  So, lets all stop playing us and them and all do our best to have professional working partnerships on both sides of the agent-author relationship.  But what do I know just starting the agent search and all

 

That’s it for this week – If you saw something great you want to share, post it in the comments!