Whew! I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been busy this month and my blog is suffering. I know that some of you visit my publishing blog weekly and expect to see new entries. Somehow I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve managed to post a new entry practically every week for a year and a half. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a lot of blogging.<\/p>\n
I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve blogged from Dubai, San Francisco and Wisconsin. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve blogged when it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s storming, when it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s unbearably hot, when I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m in a good mood and when I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m stressed. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve blogged when I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m fresh and alert and when I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m exhausted and I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve tried to always share something of value to authors.<\/p>\n
But this month, the time has slipped away as I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve worked with my wonderful and talented clients, taught my online courses, cleaned up my yard after winter, planted a spring garden, kept up with my tasks as the pres. of SPAWN, helped out my 86-year-old mom, traveled (twice in April) AND I am also revising my book, The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book<\/em>. Yup, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be coming out with a revised second edition this summer.<\/p>\n I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m blown away by the multitude of changes in the publishing industry since I wrote this book at the end of 2005. Publishers have gone out of business, they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve changed their publishing focus, costs for copyright and other services have gone up, distributors have gone under, magazines have adopted new policies, there are some new opportunities for authors and some have gone away\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 I can see the value in producing ebooks and pursuing print on demand for books like mine so one can keep them up to date. <\/p>\n There are also some terms that I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t include in my first edition\u00e2\u20ac\u201dsuch as platform. While the concept is there, I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t use the buzzword, platform<\/em>, in the first edition. The publishing field is even more competitive than it was eighteen months ago, when I put the final touches on the first edition of The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book<\/em>, so I am adding even more tips, techniques and ideas for the author as we approach the two thousand-teens.<\/p>\n Here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s your chance, my dear friends and colleagues, to be a part of the publishing community through participation in this popular book. Most of you have read The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book<\/em>. What would you like to see me add, delete or expand on? Send me your requests this week: plfry620@yahoo.com. And don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t forget to visit my Web site. Why? Sign up for an online course. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m pretty much teaching these courses on demand these days. Inevitably, there are people who don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t sign up on time and I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll let them take the course on their schedule. Interesting concept.<\/p>\n Also at my site, you can buy any number of books\u00e2\u20ac\u201dhave you checked out my friend\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s book, Johanna\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Journey<\/em>? It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a tear-jerker. You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll find my story about inheriting four cats in this book\u00e2\u20ac\u201dJohanna\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Journey<\/em>. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a good read. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve also written a book featuring my trip to and the culture\/history of Dubai (in the Middle East). At my site, you can read articles on a variety of subjects\u00e2\u20ac\u201dmainly, of course, writing and publishing. And, if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re seeking a publishing or writing resource, check out my large resource list. http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com<\/a> <\/p>\n Happy Writing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Whew! I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been busy this month and my blog is suffering. I know that some of you visit my publishing blog weekly and expect to see new entries. Somehow I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve managed to post a new entry practically every week for a year and a half. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a lot of blogging. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve blogged from Dubai, San […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2,3],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t