"If someone had ever told me that I had the slightest chance of winning the Nobel Prize, I would have to think that I’d have about the same odds as standing on the moon."
Bob Dylan was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition."
Read his full Nobel Prize banquet speech: https://t.co/SJMmYV3DIA
If only we had known... Gothenburg archipelago=where most of my upcoming Scandi noir debut novel (pub date 1/19/2027) is taking place. My characters dive into the North Sea quite often. They could have gotten lucky.
Wow: According to U of AZ study comparing daily usage of words 2007 through 2019, words spoken daily have declined over 25%. Every year, 338 less daily words on average across age groups are being used=120 000 less words used per year.
Spotify20 shows my addiction to Andrea Bocelli & ABBA while working on pIot. I worried listening to them might be harmful. But a @Bookreporter interview w Laura Dave that revealed her playing songs on repeat while writing allayed my fears. THE FIRST TIME I SAW HIM is great.
Most publishers are still treating podcasts as one-off press stops.
The New Book Tour: How Podcasts Are Revitalizing Your Entire List at #USBookShow shows how to build a scalable strategy that works for frontlist and backlist.
Mod: Lauren Cobello, CEO, Leverage With Media.
June 3 | NYC
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Today's research project: Book launch event where author did great job using irreverence and humor to connect. I knew she'd succeeded winning over her audience by the time our first collective laughter rang out across the room.
Also, that's why, whenever I dine with writer friends working on their vampire noirs, I follow 3 simple rules:
-Use lunar calendar to schedule dinners
-Wear turtleneck and pack fresh garlic
-Part ways before sunset