In this week’s Interesting Links, we talk about bad publishers, Sherlock Holmes and the Book of Proverbs, and the GIMP!<\/p>\n
-“This indie author gig is great if you can find a niche that works for you and that you love to write. If so, who needs traditional publishing?”\u00a0Six-Figure Backlist Write to Market Strategy<\/a>.<\/p>\n -I do think writers need to train themselves not to rely on outside validation. \u201cThe amateur continuously rates himself in relation to others, becoming self-inflated if his fortunes rise, and desperately anxious if his star should fall. The amateur craves third-party validation<\/em>.\u201d Steven Pressfield, Turning Pro:\u00a0Comparisonitis Or \u201cEveryone Else Is Better Than Me\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n -Publishers are, in general, bad, but romance publishers often behave the worst:\u00a0Do Romance Authors Receive Worse Treatment from Publishers Than Anyone Else?<\/a><\/p>\n -Jeff Bezos’s annual letter to Amazon shareholders has many interesting insights into how the company operates:\u00a0If you want to Sell More Books on Amazon, then you should probably read this\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n -If you use Canva for graphic design, this is a useful post: How To Make Killer Promo Graphics In Canva<\/a>.<\/p>\n -Speaking of graphic design, I have done a lot of my book covers in GIMP: GIMP 2.10 Is Finally Here<\/a>!<\/p>\n -I prefer Android over iOS, but both have their strong points:\u00a0An Android User\u2019s Take on the iPhone<\/a>.<\/p>\n -The Adventure Of The Speckled Band is my favorite Sherlock Holmes story, and this fascinating article discusses the influence the Book of Proverbs had on the story: The Proverbial Sherlock Holmes<\/a>.<\/p>\n