BookIsh Plaza has a page on facebook with new and interesting Caribbean books in diverse lanuanges, an agenda and pictures of events.
Do like the page if your into books.
Click on BookIsh Plaza Facebook Page & like it!
BookIsh Plaza has a page on facebook with new and interesting Caribbean books in diverse lanuanges, an agenda and pictures of events.
Do like the page if your into books.
Click on BookIsh Plaza Facebook Page & like it!
The November issue has a lot of book news. With these cold nights just take a book as your window of the world. We like to introduce you to the Caribbean reading vibe. Highlights are the coming Dutch Caribbean Book Club meeting next weekend, revival of the Kompa Nanzi stories for kids, New Arrived books, the Tip of the month is a kids dictionary in Papiamento and much more.
Papiamento is a creole language spoken in the Dutch Caribbean islands of Aruba, Curaçao & Bonaire.
Enjoy reading the ezine.
Check it out @ BookIsh Plaza Ezine nr 10, NOV 2012
November is National Novel Writing Month and in honor of that, Maya Rodale, author of smart and sassy romance novels shares her system (developed over the course of writing 10-plus books) for quickly producing a good novel without a ton of angst and anguish.
According to Rodale if cutting yourself off from the world (and Internet) at a five-star hotel with excellent room service is not an option, try the following:
Source: Huffington Post Books
Literary agent Janet Reid offered some self-publishing advice on her popular blog, urging aspiring writers to take a realistic view of the indie route.
According to her post, self-published writers need to sell “more than 20,000 copies” to get the attention of traditional publishers these days. These are tough numbers for any kind of author, setting daunting odds new writers. What do you think?
This post is not to dissuade you from self-publishing. Have at it with all your might. BUT be realistic about what self-publishing is, and what it can accomplish. And more important what it can NOT accomplish.
Continue reading @ Galleycat