Publishing News Roundup Series: What Will Be Next for Publishers After COVID?
by Maureen Crisp • April 24, 2020 • Follow
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Everyone is focusing on the now, but what will be to come?
Though it is good to focus on the now, with social distancing and staying safe, it is also important to plan ahead for life after COVID. It makes a person wonder, what will fall back into routine? What will be the same? How can we prepare for the economy to turn back on? As a writer/reader/publishing professional, what will we be able to do to help the publishing industry start back up in a few months?
Lockdown Blues
Here we are still in the middle of the pandemic and thoughts and discussions abound on-line as to how the world will be when we get out of this. Will life be the same as before? Will we be able to go back to our local bookstore or will it have disappeared? What will the book industry look like on the other side?
The New Publishing Standard posted an interesting article on what publishers need to understand about the new normal of publishing that is fast evolving.
Meanwhile, Anne R Allen had a great wake up article on getting your social media affairs in order just in case…Do you have a social media executor? (This also is a time to contemplate literary estates.)
The Alliance of Independent Authors has a great article on how to run online conferences or workshops. Yes, this could be the new normal for the rest of the year with conferences and book fairs transitioning online.
The ever trusty David Gaughran has an extensive article on Author Platforms. They are now more important than ever. And no, it is not just your website. It is who you are!
This week Kris Rusch talks about keeping sane as a writer in this mad mad world… She is also running a Kickstarter for writing craft bundles… with some good giveaways so you should check it out.
William Kenower has an interesting article on Writers Digest about the cold open. When you are staring at the blank page. How do you get into the story and engage your creative mindset. He shares some tricks of the trade…
In The Craft Section,
2 great posts from Janice Hardy- 5 ways repetition is hurting your novel and plotting in 3 simple steps– Bookmark Both
In The Marketing Section,
2 great posts from Rachel Thompson- Promoting your books right now and Get ready for 2020 NaNoProMo– Every May Rachel hosts and teaches book promotion- Bookmark both
To Finish,
Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi have a great website for authors. It is chock full of great resources. I often link to interesting articles on their blog. Today Angela wrote a great article on goal setting for writers during a pandemic… Great advice
I have been thinking about how much this pandemic has been showing us what is important in life. The unsung heroes (usually the lowest paid,) that keep the food arriving in the supermarkets… that clean the hospitals and streets… that work long hours doing essential work but never getting the good recognition they deserve. While these people are out there, the rest of us are consuming creative content to keep entertained. Entertainment also created and delivered originally by unsung heroes (also usually the lowest paid.)
The Romans were right. Bread and circuses… Marcus Cicero
Maureen
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About Maureen Crisp
Maureen Crisp has been writing her weekly publishing roundups for over seven years. She is a traditionally published children's author as well as indie-published. She lives in New Zealand and is heading the team organising the 4th National Conference of Children's Writers and Illustrators. She is currently trying her hand at writing a children’s book series if she can drag herself away from forever tweaking her Mars novel or obsessing over space.