Welcome to Paul's Podcast Diary Season 5, Episode 16 for Saturday 29th April 2023.
Show notes for this week's episode …
1) Claire Jennison – editor and psychological suspense writer at https://penningandplanning.com/
2) My sprints experience via https://ohwrite.co/
3) Living Writer – major upgrade: https://livingwriter.com/ – now app-based, will use it to write my next book
Also, see https://livingwriter.com/blog/scrivener-alternative
4) Writing Parallel Narratives: What They Are and How To Write Them: https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-fiction/writing-parallel-narratives-what-they-are-and-how-to-write-them
5) Jeffrey Archer writing tips: https://www.writerswrite.co.za/jeffrey-archers-top-10-writing-tips/
6) Removing your data from Lastpass servers: https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-completely-remove-your-data-from-lastpasss-servers-eventually/
Proton Drive password manager: https://www.techradar.com/news/proton-launches-its-own-password-manager
7) ALLi author income survey: https://selfpublishingadvice.org/incomesurvey
8) Fun Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/Helen_Fields/status/1646436596420423680
9) Over 50s writing competition: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/apr/23/prize-london-book-fair-over-50s-novel-debut-book
10) Self-editing for authors: https://booklinker.com/blog/self-editing-for-authors/
11) How to price a book: https://booklinker.com/blog/how-to-price-a-book/
12) Smashwords coupons: https://authoremail.com/email/campaigns/rw660nd2a5e2c/web-version/bo445fgbel46d
13) Fun article – what it takes to be a debut author: https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/bookseller-survey-debut-authors-struggling-b2325882.html
14) Sacha Black 4-year review – an excellent episode: https://sachablack.co.uk/2023/04/26/187-5-lessons-from-four-years-of-writing-full-time/
15) The state of author newsletters from BookBub: https://insights.bookbub.com/state-author-newsletters-data/
16) Jennie Nash – free resources: https://jennienash.com/blueprint
17) Ingram Spark charges no longer apply! https://www.ingramspark.com/no-more-setup-fees


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