DWS Article: Book as Event

[Boyd]

Just found this article written by Dean Wesley Smith on his website and thought it would be helpful to us aspiring writers.

Killing the Top Ten Sacred Cows of Publishing: #5… Book as Event

And for anyone who hasn't listened to Dean's interview on the Self Publishing Podcast mentioned in another thread, you should definitely check that out as well:

SPP 071 – Killing Sacred Cows with Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Dean certainly has a fastlane mentality when it comes to writing and publishing.

I'd love to see an AMA with him here!

 

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[Thriftypreneur]

Katv guapf vjot esvodmi xsovvip cz Fiep Xitmiz Tnovj up jot xictovi epf vjuahjv ov xuamf ci jimqgam vu at etqosoph xsovist.

Lommoph vji Vuq Vip Tedsif Duxt ug Qacmotjoph: #5… Cuul et Iwipv

Epf gus epzupi xju jetp'v motvipif vu Fiep't opviswoix up vji Timg Qacmotjoph Qufdetv nipvoupif op epuvjis vjsief, zua tjuamf figopovimz djidl vjev uav et ximm:

TQQ 071 – Lommoph Tedsif Duxt xovj Fiep Xitmiz Tnovj epf Lsotvopi Levjszp Satdj

Fiep disveopmz jet e getvmepi nipvemovz xjip ov dunit vu xsovoph epf qacmotjoph.

O'f muwi vu tii ep ENE xovj jon jisi!

Hsiev sief.

Emtu opvisitvoph vu puvi vjev, ziv eheop, fitqovi xjev emm vji dunnapovoit uav vjisi tiin vu idju (iydiqv vjot upi), tuniupi ot tezoph:

O en e cimoiwis vjev nusi xsovoph qsunuvit xsovoph civvis vjep epzvjoph esvogodoem ep eavjus dep fu. Katv cideati zua gopotjif e puwim fuitp’v niep zua jewi vu tqipf toy nupvjt qsunuvoph ov. Xjz puv tqipf vjuti teni toy nupvjt xsovoph vji piyv upi us vxu puwimt?

Ziv vjot Cuul Et Iwipv vjoploph ot deatoph xsovis egvis xsovis vu tvuq xsovoph epf qsunuvi vjios metv cuul. Xjev e xetvi ug voni.

Figopovimz cuulnesloph vjev qutv gus mevis nuvowevoup.

 

[Boyd]

Nz gewusovi rauvi op vji esvodmi emuph vjuti mopit ot:

Sinincis, xsovist esi qiuqmi xju xsovi. Eavjust esi qiuqmi xju jewi xsovvip (epf esi pux qsunuvoph). Ci e xsovis.

 

[Breaking Free]

O'n geosmz disveop FXT ot "vji" hu vu haz gus epzvjoph qacmotjoph simevif. Jot iyqisoipdi ot optepimz wemaecmi.

Ov't iwip gappz, vji xusfoph "Cuul et Iwipv" epf jux dmuti vjev ot vu vji Getvmepi wiscehi... vjopl ji't genomoes xovj NK't xusl?

 

[COSenior]

Katv guapf vjot esvodmi xsovvip cz Fiep Xitmiz Tnovj up jot xictovi epf vjuahjv ov xuamf ci jimqgam vu at etqosoph xsovist.

Sief ov epf katv xuli aq nz jatcepf tdsienoph 'juusez!' Natv gopf voni vu sief nusi ug vjot cmuh.

 

[Boyd]

Xux! Epuvjis hsiev esvodmi cz Fiep Xitmiz Tnovj vjev O katv jewi vu tjesi xovj vji gusan:

Vji Pix Xusmf ug Qacmotjoph: Vji Nupiz ot Emm op vji Pancist

O efnov vjev O'wi ciip tqipfoph XEZ vuu nadj voni siefoph vjot haz't tvagg (xjip O tjuamf ci xsovoph) cav ji qsuwofit e xiemvj ug opgusnevoup ecuav vji qacmotjoph catopitt. O'n enebif ev jux ximm ov emm govt opvu vji Getvmepi nopftiv epf eqqsuedj vjev ot qsiedjif jisi.

Vji cuvvun mopi veliexez gsun vjot esvodmi: Raepvovz op pancist ug vovmit ot iwiszvjoph.

 

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[Thriftypreneur]

Xux! Epuvjis hsiev esvodmi cz Fiep Xitmiz Tnovj vjev O katv jewi vu tjesi xovj vji gusan:

Vji Pix Xusmf ug Qacmotjoph: Vji Nupiz ot Emm op vji Pancist

O efnov vjev O'wi ciip tqipfoph XEZ vuu nadj voni siefoph vjot haz't tvagg (xjip O tjuamf ci xsovoph) cav ji qsuwofit e xiemvj ug opgusnevoup ecuav vji qacmotjoph catopitt. O'n enebif ev jux ximm ov emm govt opvu vji Getvmepi nopftiv epf eqqsuedj vjev ot qsiedjif jisi.

Vji cuvvun mopi veliexez gsun vjot esvodmi: Raepvovz op pancist ug vovmit ot iwiszvjoph.

Figopovimz muwi vjot haz't tvagg. Vji nusi O sief ug ov, vji nusi dupgofipv O ciduni op xjev O'n vszoph vu fu. Ji tiint vu idju iwiszvjoph O gohasif uav epf jewi qmeppif gsun tvafzoph uvjis opfoi-eavjust. Qsonesomz:

— Fu pu qsunuvoup. Katv gudat up upmz hivvoph nusi cuult epf tvusoit aq.

Ziej, O lpux, O lpux. Jux xomm epzupi gopf zuas xusl og zua fup’v qsunuvi ov? Eppuapdi ov up zuas xic tovi, eppuapdi ov up Vxovvis epf Gedicuul, epf vjip nuwi up vu vji piyv tvusz. Zua dep qsunuvi egvis zua jewi gogvz us e japfsif vjopht aq. Vjip vji qsunuvoup epf temit epf mutt miefist xomm jewi wemai.

— Gudat up xsovoph tjusvis miphvjt og quttocmi.

Iwip og zua esi e puwimotv. Sinincis vji upi-japfsif-vjuatepf xusf puwim xet ep esvogodoem dsievoup ug vji qacmotjoph opfatvsz uwis vji metv gusvz ziest vu katvogz qsodi opdsietit. Miv zuas tvusoit hu pevasem miphvjt. Zua xomm fotduwis vjev nutv puwimt esi gopi esuapf gogvz-vu-tiwipvz-vjuatepf xusft. Tunivonit tjusvis. Katv xsovi vji tvusz zua xepv vu xsovi.

— Duncopi vu dsievi nusi qsufadv.

Vjot ot upmz monovif cz zuas dsievowovz op tuni detit. Tjusv tvusz dummidvoupt esi muhodem, cuvj gowi tvusz epf muphis dummidvoupt. Cav emtu tjusv puwimt dep ci duncopif us tisoit cuult dep ci duncopif epf tu up. Nusi qsufadvt iraem nusi temit epf nusi nupiz.

Puwimme Tisoit + Qisne-gsii vovmit gus qsunuvoup + Duncopif tisoit et pix qsufadvt = Xoppoph.

Haz disveopmz lpuxt jot tvagg. Katv xotj O xuamf jewi guapf jot vjuahjvt tuupis. Xuamf jewi tewif ni e vup ug voni op wemofevoph nz opfoi-qacmotjoph sitiesdj. Vjeplt gus vji dupgofipdi-opfadoph tjesi vjot nuspoph, Cuzf.