January 26, 2012
I just got back from Digital Book World, which directly followed Writer’s Digest Conference (photo recap here) at the Sheraton in New York City. Welcome! I ran a workshop on the first day, 3 hours focused on Content Strategy ROI: (photo by Ron Hogan) The conference was packed, I believe more than 1200 attendees: One… Continue »
January 24, 2012
I just finished an incredible couple of days mingling with writers at Writer’s Digest Conference, 2012. As usual, the event takes place in New York City, home of tall buildings: The calm before the storm: A first look at the crowd, about 400 writers in attendance: Our hero, Porter Anderson who was reporting on the… Continue »
January 20, 2012
In the next week, I am excited to be a part of three major events for writers and publishers: Writer’s Digest Conference – I am presenting this session: “Becoming an Author Entrepreneur: The Business of Being a Writer and Building Your Platform” and on the “Hardcore Author Marketing – What to Do to Rise Above… Continue »
January 19, 2012
By Porter Anderson, in collaboration with Dan Blank Read below for details, and watch us chat through the big issues and sessions in this video: “Measuring self-publishing activity calculates the amount of money Amazon (and others) are no longer sharing with publishers. And it’s growing.” – From “eBook Adoption Goes Global,” an international research report… Continue »
January 18, 2012
By Porter Anderson, in collaboration with Dan Blank You divide and conquer.One of the oldest principles for handling a challenge becomes your new best friend at F+W Media’s Writer’s Digest Conference. That’s true every year. But it’s more pressing this year because the publishing industry is so deeply shaken by some of the writing community’s… Continue »