Hi everyone and welcome to another edition of Writers Roundup.
My Working Week
The last two weeks have been so busy, I was glad that it slowed down a bit this week. Editing took a bit of a back seat, as I am spending most of my time looking after my wife, after the fall she had a little while back, and we spent some time with family who came over for a few days.
Editing has also taken a small step backward since my macbook keyboard started to fail, and I ended up buying a cheap chromebook to carry on editing.
I found a free alternative to Scrivener, and now converted my manuscript to Novelist, and even broken it into chapters.
I have added some extra progress bars to www.brettishbooks.com to indicate where I am, and a highlight box to show you all what I am doing at the moment. I am still aiming for this book to be released in the summer 🙂
For regular updates check out the website at [https://www.brettishbooks.com](https://www.brettishbooks.com/) and look at the Editing accountability graph.
Reading
My kindle is great, and although I miss the feel of holding a real book, it means I can now take many books with me anywhere I got. At the moment, I am reading They ask, you answer by Marcus Sheridan, and Drawing Red by Adara Spence.
What are you reading? Pop a comment at the bottom of this newsletter.
Learning
On Wednesday we the webinar was cancelled due to illness, but that was actually a good thing, because I have still got to catch up on last weeks. So far I have caught up on Search Engine Optimization (a cool way to get my website noticed), more website stuff, and email marketing. It’s really helpful that I am learning all of this, even if I don’t need to use all of it… after all, if I find something that works, I should be okay with just using that method for a while (I hope).
Ask The Author.
If you’ve ever wanted to ask me a question but never had the chance, then this section is for you.
Want to know where I get my ideas from? or how I carve out time through my day for writing, or how I manage to write a book, considering I don’t remember a lot? All these and any other questions about myself, my author experience, and books can be answered by commenting on this post.
Literary News
Bill Hamblet talks with Retired Navy Captain George Galdorisi about his writing career, his latest book, and tips for aspiring writers.
https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/the-proceedings-podcast/ep-390-george-galdorisi-how-excel-writing
At Bologna: PublisHer Names Its Inaugural Excellence Award Winners
https://publishingperspectives.com/2024/04/at-bologna-publisher-names-its-inaugural-excellence-award-winners/
Patreons
There are no new patterns this week, but a massive thank you to my current Patreons. If you want to support me as an official fan, it only costs £1 per month, and you will become a member of the community, with the chance to post replies to these newsletters. You also get my undying gratitude, and that warm fuzzy feeling that you are helping to support an independent Author.
To become an Official Fan, and receive all these benefits, sign up today.
And that’s a wrap
That’s all for this week, if you have any questions, or would like to answer any of the questions above, please type here in the comments.
If you know anyone who would benefit from this newsletter, and the content contained herein, please feel free to pass it on. The link is [https://www.patreon.com/brettishbooks](https://www.patreon.com/brettishbooks)
Until next time, happy reading 🙂
– Brett