Via Hugh Howey’s Official Site: So what exactly is it? The idea is this: Annual releases are too slow to build on one another. And not just in the repetition of getting eyeballs on your works, but in how online recommendation algorithms work. Liliana suggests publishing 5 works all at once. Same day. And sheContinue reading “Hugh Howey On The Liliana Nirvana Technique”
Author Archives: Patrick Weibel
EPIC: Fourteen Books of Fantasy
1,000,000 words of epic fiction for 99 cents. Now at #41 on all of Amazon. Some awesome peeps in this boxset: http://t.co/9AAxXKvuso — Hugh Howey (@hughhowey) December 12, 2014 This is an example of how self-published eBooks are awesome for readers and for the writers that create them. Readers get an amazing deal that offersContinue reading “EPIC: Fourteen Books of Fantasy”
The “Branding” Process
Via Kotaku: BASIC is a design agency that does something pretty unique, at least in the world of video games: instead of just doing concept art, or making logos, or promotional art, they kinda do a combination of all of it, helping give a game – which might otherwise be a pitch and some mechanicsContinue reading “The “Branding” Process”
The Royal Taterbaums & Creating Your Own Content
Via Stephen Silver’s Facebook Page: Content is King and your the BOSS. 4 independent artists united. They created their own content. And I believe, because of this and the content being awesome and entertaining, that this will be seen everywhere. It is going to be a huge hit and because these guys took initiative, createdContinue reading “The Royal Taterbaums & Creating Your Own Content”
Kickstarter: Support Legend of Novo – Book 2
Via Kickstarter: The Legend of Novo book series is about ordinary people with extraordinary gifts. It is a story of time traveling and the power to observe and learn from humanity’s past mistakes at the risk of creating new ones. Hello, my name is Amir Avitzur and I am the creator of the Legend ofContinue reading “Kickstarter: Support Legend of Novo – Book 2”
The Making of Glen Keane’s “Duet”
Discovered this video Via toonzone news: A behind the scenes look at the making of Google ATAP’s Spotlight Story, “Duet”. Directed by Disney Animator Glen Keane, “Duet” is a celebration of life through the hand-drawn line. The “Making of Duet” shares the team, the technology and the art behind the creation of this beautiful interactive film.Continue reading “The Making of Glen Keane’s “Duet””
David Gaughran On Publishing And ‘Astroturfing’
Consider the big controversies in publishing in 2014 and then read this post on astroturfing from back January: http://t.co/HFSLlOfdU7 — David Gaughran (@DavidGaughran) November 19, 2014 Via David Gaughran: The real problem for large publishers is that readers are discovering books not published by them. What large publishers have is a competition problem, and theContinue reading “David Gaughran On Publishing And ‘Astroturfing’”
Book Review: The Art of Big Hero 6
Check out Parka Blogs’ book review of The Art of Big Hero 6! You can Subscribe to Parka Blogs on Youtube Here! For more Big Hero 6 art, check out Jin Kim’s Tumblr which features fantastic development art from the film!
Authors: Check Out The DBW Writers’ Survey!
The annual DBW Writers’ Survey is here! Please participate and spread far and wide: http://t.co/K6N837voCJ Let’s RT the hell out of this! — Hugh Howey (@hughhowey) November 19, 2014
Check Out Writer’s Knowledge Base!
All the links I shared last week: http://t.co/XoLk37zGcm . All the links I’ve ever shared (free and searchable): http://t.co/tjn3Ognb9T . — Elizabeth S Craig (@elizabethscraig) November 17, 2014 Elizabeth S Craig tweets some of the most useful writers’ links on Twitter. Make sure to check out Writer’s Knowledge Base!
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