Writer, Agilist, Elder Geek
Previously, I talked about how the Book Wars, leading to many new
technologies and methods, meant anyone could be an author. I now want
to look at one way this can affect upcoming media.
I think we may see the return of Pulps (fun-but-trashy/slick fiction) and of serial fiction.
BOOK WARS: RISE OF EVERYONE
You've seen a lot on the changes in publishing occurring in this blog, every few days, if not more often, there's talk about e-readers, e-books, Print on Demand, etc. I could sum this up in many ways (including "oh, gods make it stop, it's confusing), but to put it simply:
Now, this basically means people can read more and authors can get their stuff out easier. I have several books in the works and am pretty sure most if not all will start as Print On Demand with e-book options. I see no reason not to embrace the new technology.
There's another side to this that often gets missed. Yes, more ways to get more books in more formats. We can guess that, we've heard about it, we know it's a given.
Awhile ago you all witnessed me mitigate my disagreement with the "everyone must blog" feeling that seems to percolate around the internet, especially in the career-sphere. I admit that I still think not everyone needs to blog, but agree that blog involvement done right IS a good idea – it gets your name outs there, teaches discipline, builds connections, and informs people.
The problem is that a blog requires content otherwise it's really just a placeholder with an index attached to it. I've been doing this blog with Bonnie for over a year, and as our early readers noticed, we began adding more and more content over the last few months. So I'd thought I'd share just how I do non-news content.
First and foremost, let me reiterate what I've said before – don't blog about something if you dont have a reason to. In fact, these techniques won't help much if you don't have any real reason to write.