The Book in Brief: A Video History

And the book goes on . . .

For centuries, the book has been the site where culture and technology meet. Here, in period images, is an abbreviated history of the handheld device that has stood the test of time--the book! Take a quick tour of how it happened, from Gutenberg to the Victorians. That's five centuries in about as many minutes! Produced by http://www.helpingyougetpublished.com/


For the timeline on which this video is based, and for more history of book printing and publishing,  please visit http://www.bookediting.ca/timeline.html

Why Join the Writers' Union of Canada (TWUC)?

The many answers to the above question have been tweeted @twuc and can also be found on Facebook at TWUC #WhyIJoin. Here's my contribution to TWUC's #WhyIJoin initiative...

From the first article I ever published, to later books, I always wanted as much professional information about writing and publishing as I could get. In the early days of my career, this was a challenge. But now, TWUC keeps me informed on the latest issues and trends that are crucial to professional book authors. So here, in a word--and a video--is #WhyIJoin: PROFESSIONALISM

Subject to a peer review of the commercial viability of their books, self-published authors can now join TWUC.

Featured Books and Authors

Currently featured books and authors, including traditionally published and self-published clients of Helping You Get Published editing and literary consulting . . .

 

Spring Update

• New this season at the Helping You Get Published Editorial Services website: Peddlers Three, a satirical novel by Edward Groves, is now published; more sales for the Amazing Time Travel series by Rob Lennard, "the History Wrangler"; and the Canadian Writers' Union releases good news for self-publishing authors. Find out more at Helping You Get Published Notes and News . . .
• Latest video of new and recent books by Helping You Get Published authors. Watch . . .
• And don't forget—to assist authors, articles on agents, editors & publishers; book marketing & promotion; publishing & the book trade; and writing life & style are updated as needed and always available. View title list and link to articles . . .

Writing Romance . . . with a Passion!

What better time than February to think about romance--writing, that is . . .

As the Romance writers of America (RWA) organization has shown, romance writing is a billion-dollar-a-year industry, and the romance genre is the top-performing category on several major best-seller lists.

The video below is a tribute to the romance genre and designed with two main aims in view:

• to encourage novice romance writers to keep on working at their craft
• to inspire other writers to explore the genre and consider adding romance writing to their repertoire  

If you like this video, you can find other how-to videos on writing and publishing at the Helping You Get Published YouTube channel. While you're there, check out the book trailers and the "featured books & authors" and "recent releases" videos, showcasing Helping You Get Published clients.

Favorite Literary & Writing Quote #25

Writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.

—E. L. Doctorow