The coolest book website I’ve ever seen
Jul 23, 2017 · 3 min read
…plus 9 more things for writers this week


Hey there, happy Sunday!
Here are 10 things for writers this week:
- This week on Anthony is Writing a Book: author and editor disagree about Chapter 3, I leave approximately a million notes in the margins, and Anthony Ongaro considers a new marketing strategy.
- From Dan Rubin and Craig Mod: This is, by far, the coolest website for a book I’ve ever seen. (There are still a few discounted copies left on Indiegogo.)
- The year’s 50 best designed books and 50 best designed book covers, according to Design Observer and the AIGA. (I can recommend some really good ones from this list, including The Great William and something to food about. I don’t own Brevity, but it looks like the kind of book we should all buy, doesn’t it?)
- Editing Shakespeare is an actual modern career choice, so now I’m moving into a willow cabin outside the Globe. (You should pity me.)
+ “The new ‘Hot Shakespeare’ show is…good?” - I’ve had many questions lately about how best to structure a piece of writing. Here’s a good primer that will help you recognize the structure inherent in what you read, and use structure more effectively in your own writing.
- Another week, another mass layoff in the newsroom? Vice Media is letting go of 60 employees in sales, branded content, editorial, and corporate so they can focus on video expansion. (“Quit doing this.” Signed, Everybody.)
+ “Fear not, journalists: Roboreporters are not coming for your jobs, at least not yet.” - Why aren’t there more science and philosophy books for children? (This is always my first stop when I need a good addition to our library.)
- This past Tuesday was the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s death. Signature has put together a free guide to reading and understanding Austen’s books, including a very cool peek into what it was like to edit her writing.
- Last week’s most popular link was about how to be an author on social media. So here’s another, this time from Jane Friedman: if you’re an author NOT on social media, now what?
+ He makes $1.25 million to write a script. Rewrites are $200,000 per week. And there’s almost no chance you know who he is. Meet Michael Green, the most famous Hollywood writer you’ve never heard of.
+ On social media as a creative tool. - Congratulations to my client Sandra McDowell on the completion of her first book, Your Mother Was Right: 15 Unexpected Lessons About Leadership and the Brain. We had a great time working together this summer, and I’m so proud to spread the word about her insights into neuroscience and neuroleadership. Sign up for her pre-order list to get 20% off!
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See you next Sunday.
Chantel
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