#PublishingReinvented 226 - Las Vegas - What I Learnt! + Pitch Your Book on Zoom in Early December to Book Hunters!
The world is changing!
Traditional publishing is declining, with staff cut by about 50% in 20 years.
Here are some of my notes from the conference with well over 1,000 authors attending.
Curiosity is a key driver to keep your reader entertained. In other words Resist the Urge to Explain. Write that above your desk and readers will keep reading to find out what happens.
Character is critical. Make them wildly different and flawed . Use character introductions to make them stand out. Arrogance, insecurity or coldness or another flaw will make a character more human! To reject opportunity to change is a tragedy. More character ideas from Tom Donnelly (TD Donnelly - scriptwriter (about) extraordinary) will be coming to the International Dublin Writers’ Festival next September!
Banter between characters is important.
Lots of authors are using AI for plot, dialogue, story help and more. Human storytelling is essential, but AI helps us speed up. Productivity was a key issue.
Alcohol is super expensive in Las Vegas! I had one drink on my final night! No gambling for me either.
Attendee numbers were down from when this was 20Books2 50k, but it’s still a big event. I made lots of good contacts for expanding our services in 2025. Watch out for details in the next month or so!
Zoom Book Selling 90 Second Session
I am organizing a Zoom book selling session Saturday 14th December.
9AM Pacific.
= Noon Eastern
= 5PM Dublin/London
and whatever your time zone is in between!
Fill in this super short form if you want to be part of this and include a link to your book. You will be expected to buy one book at least from other members of this group!
The session will be promoted to our email lists too and on social media, so readers will also attend.
Maximum 30 writers to pitch in 1 hour. Grab your place by filling in this super short form if you want to be part of this!
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