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The Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource

May 19th, 2008

If You Can’t Talk, Don’t Answer Your Phone! A Writer Rants

Sigh. When will the world begin to behave the way I want it to?
I just returned a call and the person answered their phone… obviously a cell phone. I could tell from their voice that they were feeling stressed and I asked if this was a good time to talk.
“No,” she whispered. “I’m at the […]

By Anne Wayman -- 16 comments

January 22nd, 2008

Books for Cell Phones - It’s Really Happening

We’ve talked about writing a novel using your phone’s keypad, and we’ve talked about cell phones as a platform for ebooks.
Book marketing expert John Kremer points to an article in the New York Times called Thumbs Race as Japan’s Best Sellers Go Cellular. At this point, the novels are those that have been written for […]

By Anne Wayman -- 4 comments

December 4th, 2007

Your Book - It’s More Than Writing

Bringing your book to market requires a whole lot more than just the writing. While it’s true, nothing happens if you don’t write, once you’ve got a completed manuscript, there are at least 10 things that need to be completed before your finished:
1. Addition of front and back matter - title page, copyright notices, index, […]

By Anne Wayman -- 0 comments

November 5th, 2007

More Ebooks on Cell Phones

According to Publishers Weekly, publisher Houghton Mifflin has signed a deal to get at least some of its books on cell phones. Initially, the books will only be available on Embarq, Qwest, Orange UK and Bell Mobility (in Canada), but more carriers are said to be coming online soon.
Sigh – it looks like I’ll have […]

By Anne Wayman -- 0 comments

October 29th, 2007

Could You Write A Novel On Your Cell Phone?

Last week I muttered about the lack of good ebook readers. Mary Emma Allen, who blogs at HomeBizNotes commented she thought younger folks would move into ebook readers easily.
Today, I’ve discovered that in Japan, not only are people reading books on their cellphones, they are actually writing whole novels on them. The post is Books […]

By Anne Wayman -- 7 comments