RE: CHANGING KENYA’S LITERARY LANDSCAPE (2012 onwards)
'This guy has sat down and simplified the life of every one considering making a living from writing in Kenya.' - Journalist James Murua, '
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‘My revolution will not be televised – it will be downloaded.’ – Alexander Nderitu, Kenyan e-book pioneer
Kenyan e-book writer Alexander Nderitu (author of '
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The document, entitled 'Changing Kenya's Literary Landscape (2012 Onwards)' is useful for publishers, book sellers, the media and aspring writers.
The material is freely available on the author's website
Click here and will be serialised on his blog,
Click here, over the coming months.
The entire document is attached to this e-mail(along with a few pictures of the author). It explores such issues as:
- Future Shock: Why Publishers and Booksellers Will Have to Adapt or Die
- Want to be a Successful Writer? STOP WRITING! (And Start Marketing)
- Literary Oasis: Why Kenya is the Place to Be
- If you’re ‘Self-Published’, You’re Probably NOT PUBLISHED AT ALL!
- How E-Books Work
- How to Convert Literary Output in COLD, HARD, CASH
- The Men and Women Shaping Kenya Literature
- Literary Awards
- Writing for Stage, Screen or Print
- Publishers are NOT THE ENEMY
- DON’T Send Your Manuscripts to Publishers!
- You Don’t NEED a Mainstream Publisher
- You need a AGENT more than you need a PUBLISHER
- Advice From some of THE WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS AUTHORS
- ANYONE can get PUBLISHED!
- Farewell to the Old Generation of Writers
- IDEAS (Good Ones!) on How to Succeed in TODAY’S Book World
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