Saturday, November 4, 2017

This Week on Books Direct - 4 November 2017

This Week on Books Direct -
4 November 2017

This Week on Books Direct - 4 November 2017


Here's a list of some great articles you may have missed this week. Enjoy!

Past NaNo Lessons I’ve Learned by Anna Simpson for emaginette
Win or not, do you usually finish your NaNo project? Have any of them gone on to be published?

Past NaNo Lessons I’ve Learned by Anna Simpson for emaginette


Filipino author Patrick Rosal attended the National Book Awards and was mistaken for a waiter.

To The Lady Who Mistook Me For The Help At The National Book Awards by Patrick Rosal on LitHub


Good luck to all the National Novel Writing Month participants. Kory shares some articles to help you out.

Start Your Engines #Nanowrimo Begins! by Kory M. Shrum


In a handy justification for all the multi-volume fantasies cluttering my house, a statistician has calculated that they get better as they go on, while movies decline.

Triple Trouble: Why Book Trilogies Are Better Than Film by Alison Flood for The Guardian


She's creating really interesting and weird stories that have never really existed in the horror genre.

It Lives! This Nightmare Machine Is Called Shelley And Writes Bone-Chilling Tales by Matt O'Brien for National Post


Seattle Designated A UNESCO City Of Literature by Paul Constant for The Seattle Review of Books
The United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced it designated Seattle as a City of Literature in the Creative Cities Network.

Seattle Designated A UNESCO City Of Literature by Paul Constant for The Seattle Review of Books


Yes, the feature finds sex scenes, but it’s also about using machine learning to help break down a library for a voracious audience.

Audible Is Using Machine Learning To Let Romance Novel Fans "Skip To The Good Part" by Tasha Robinson for The Verge


If you want to sell more books in the run-up to the holiday bonanza shopping period, then come join Mark and Joanna on the free webinar Tues, 14 November.

Free Webinar: 7 Advertising Strategies That Are Working Right Now To Effectively Sell More Books with Mark Dawson and Joanna Penn


If you enjoyed this blog post, please visit the other This Week posts for links to more great articles.