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Book Riot’s list of 2014 “best books” is full of favorites? It’s got fiction, funny and fact. There’s a little of everything, really. And it presents another opportunity to look at the current book market. How does your work compare?
Riot Round-Up: The Best Books of 2014 – BOOK RIOT
http://bookriot.com/2014/12/02/riot-round-best-books-2014/
Here’s a report on how some writers are faring with Kindle Unlimited — food for thought.
Author discontent grows as Kindle Unlimited enters its fifth month – The Digital Reader
If, as you read this, when you see the word travel you think the word write, you’ll see a road map you might follow. Clearly, it’s not for everybody.
How to Quit Your Job and Travel The World? | The Shooting Star
http://the-shooting-star.com/2014/11/29/how-to-quit-your-job-and-travel-the-world/
Strictly speaking, this is old news. But I was reminded of it by P.D. James’ death this week. And it offers a solution to the publishing problem Val McDermid described (in yesterday’s post), so I went looking for it.
BookTrib » Whodunit? These Brash publishers solve the mystery of the great crime thriller
Val McDermid, who wrote a tribute to her late “hero” P.D. James this week, also lamented the state of publishing in an interview earlier this year. There is a note of optimism at the end, but it requires more work of writers than polishing the last draft
Val McDermid: I would be a failed novelist if I started out today – Telegraph
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