WriterCon

Bestselling author William Bernhardt discusses the latest news from the world of books, offers writing tips, and interviews editor Marcia Markland about the paths to writing and publishing success. Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: News The Canadian bookstore chain Indigo opens its first store in the United States. Nora Roberts files a lawsuit against an alleged plagiarist in Brazil. Audiobooks s...

Bestselling writer William Bernhardt discusses the latest news from the world of books, offers writing tips, and interviews Jane Friedman about her new book, The Business of Being a Writer. News: 1) Tor introduces a new horror imprint. 2) Scribd offers new short-form works to its subscribers. 3) WattPad makes a deal with Sony to develop its stories into film. Writing Tips 1) This may be the best t...

Bestselling author William Bernhardt discusses the latest news of interest to writers, offers writing tips to make your work more appealing to movie/tv scouts, and interviews Danielle Norman, a romance writer who explains how she used dictation to increase her productivity and find her voice. News: 1) Barnes & Noble opens a new "bookstore of the future." 2) Amazon release a less expensive Kindle,...

Bestselling writer William Bernhardt (The Last Chance Lawyer) discusses the latest news from the world of books, then interviews Victoria Gerken of Podium Publishing, a pioneering audiobook specialty house. The Last Chance Lawyer, William's Bernhardt's new novel, the first in a series of legal thrillers featuring attorney Daniel Pike, is now on sale in ebook, paperback, large print, and audiobook...

Bestselling author William Bernhardt (The Last Chance Lawyer) discusses the latest news that writers need to know, offers writing tips, and interviews David Gaughran, author of BookBub Ads Expert and the blog Let's Get Digital. News: 1) Barnes & Noble earnings are flat, Amazon closes pop-up stores, Draft2Digital adds Google Play, PublishDrive adds Amazon Ads, Reedsy adds the Discovery program, and...

Bestselling author William Bernhardt (The Last Chance Lawyer) discusses the latest news from the publishing world, offers writing tips, and interviews Dave Chesson, the "Kindlepreneur" who offers educational classes, books, and the invaluable program KDP Rocket to help writers promote their work. Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: News a) For the first time, Amazon Studios has purchased the media...

Bestselling author William Bernhardt discusses the latest news from the writing world, offers writing tips, and interviews Shawn Coyne, writer, editor, and creator of The Story Grid. News: 1) Steven Spielberg options a story first published on Reddit. 2) Wattpad announces the creation of Wattpad Books, a book publishing division to promote its authors and stories in print. 3) Otto Pendler announce...

Bestselling author William Bernhardt discusses the latest news from the world of books, then interviews RJ Johnson, author of science fiction, fantasy, and mystery novels, and an independent publishing pioneer. News: 1) Amazon Advertising becomes a $125 billion business by using the data collected from its customers to sell targeted marketing to advertisers. Are you using Amazon Ads yet? 2) An Aus...

Bestselling author William Bernhardt discusses the latest news from the worlds of books and publishing, then interviews marketing expert Jim Kukral about smarter-author marketing techniques. News: 1) Copyright issues: Because of the current American copyright law, many classic works entered the public domain on January 1, 2019. Authors are currently afforded 95 years of protection for their intell...

Bestselling author William Bernhardt discusses the latest news from the writing world, followed by an interview with James Scott Bell, author of bestselling thrillers and many books on writing, including Plot and Structure and Write Your Novel From the Middle. News: 1) Kindle Direct Publishing adds or improves two features: Image Handling and Tables of Contents in your eBooks; 2) The publishing in...

Bestselling author William Bernhardt discusses the latest news from the worlds of books and publishing, then interviews Jennifer Lynn Barnes, a young adult author and expert on the psychology of fiction. News Items: 1) Controversy surrounding a poet accused of plagiarizing portions of a Pushcart-nominated poem--and why you must be careful that the words you publish are your own. 2) Findaway Voices...

Bestselling author William Bernhardt discusses the latest news from the worlds of publishing and books, then interviews the amazing Genese Davis, author of thrillers (The Holder's Dominion), film-related books, games, podcasts, science fiction, and much more. News Items: 1) We lost William Goldman, screenplay writer and novelist, whose book Adventures in the Screen Trade changed the way many peopl...

Bestselling author William Bernhardt discusses the latest news from the worlds of books and publishing, then interviews Joanna Penn, founder of The Creative Penn and host of The Creative Penn podcast. News Items: 1) Amazon appears to be diminishing the influence of the "Also Bought" book page feature in favor of paid advertising. Is it time for you to take the plunge into the world of Amazon ads?...

Bestselling author William Bernhardt provides a roundup of the latest news of interest to writers, followed by an interview with literary scouting agent for Franklin & Siegel, Erin Hennicke. In the news roundup, Bernhardt discusses: 1) the results from PBS's Great American Read, and what writers can learn by studying the list of books selected by readers; 2) the pricing scheme for John Grisham's l...

Bestselling author William Bernhardt discusses the latest news from the world of books, followed by an interview with Kevin Tumlinson, author and Director of Marketing for Draft2Digital. In the News segment, Bernhardt discusses: 1) Announcements from Draft2Digital that in addition to helping authors self-publish eBooks, they are expanding into providing print editions for clients. They are also ad...

Bestselling author William Bernhardt discusses the latest news from the worlds of books and publishing, then interviews husband-and-wife mystery writers Will and Julia Thomas. Chapter 1: Welcome and Introduction Chapter 2: The News. Amazon experiments with a new brick-and-mortar bookstore format. Why writers need a will to protect their intellectual property. A significant new deduction in the rev...

William Bernhardt discusses the latest news from the worlds of books and publishing, including: 1) the latest book sales reports for 2018; 2) the possible acquisition of Barnes & Noble; 3) Amazon investigating allegations of employees being bribed to remove unwanted book reviews; and 4) the author of "How to Murder Your Husband"...who was arrested for murder. In the interview segment, Bernhardt ta...

Donald Maass is the CEO of the Donald Maass Literary Agency, which sells over 200 books a year for its authors to major publishers. He is also the author of many books about writing, including The Fire in Fiction and The Emotional Craft of Writing.