Write and Persist with William Martin

04/04/2021 51 min
Write and Persist with William Martin

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Bestselling author William Bernhardt discusses the latest news from the world of books, offers writing tips, and interviews William Martin, New York Times-bestselling author of Bound for Gold and many other wonderful historical novels.Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Newsa) TikTok's channel #BookTok spurs major book saleshttps://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/20/books/booktok-tiktok-video.htmlb) BookClub.com invites you to find writers for your book club discussionshttps://www.bookclub.comc) Fan fiction is sold on Etsy with elegant bindingshttps://www.theverge.com/22311788/fanfiction-bookbinding-tiktok-diy-star-wars-harry-potter-twitter-fandomd) Amazon and the Big Five publishers are sued for alleged price-fixinghttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210325005940/en/Hagens-Berman-Booksellers-Sue-Amazon-and-Big-Five-Publishers-for-Alleged-Monopoly-Price-Fixing-the-U.S.-Print-Book-Markete) Stephen King turns his home into a writers retreathttps://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/stephen-king-house-writer-retreat?fbclid=IwAR3UzJ9eZqOBVUQLWax5i-tp_cp1LYATZBrHW5CpitN49OOqt-EZHQbnII0Chapter 3: InterviewBestselling author William Marin shares the lessons he has learned during his four-decade career as a professional author. You will learn:a) The one work a writer needs to keep in mindb) The importance of a good editorc) How to make the most of opportunity, andd) What the day of a pro writer looks like.Chapter 4: Parting WordsWilliam Bernhardt will present a series of online talks on literary topics through Context Learning. Everyone is invited to watch live, or to watch a recorded version during the following week.April 4-Jane Austen: The Cult of the Janeiteshttps://www.contextlearning.com/products/jane-austen-janeitesApril 11-The History of the Mystery: Sherlock Holmes, Lupin, and Cohttps://www.contextlearning.com/products/sherlock-arsene-mysteryThe next guest on this podcast will be NYT-bestselling author Jacqueline Mitchard, author of The End of the Ocean, the first-ever Oprah's Book Club selection.Keep writing!William [email protected]