Archive | October 2, 2016
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the Fingerprint Murders
Originally posted on carsonrenomysteryseries.com:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CYQC1ZA Someone is brutally murdering people in Memphis, and for unknown reasons, the killer wants Carson involved. They’re not just killing people; they’re removing the victim’s fingers and leaving strange clues everywhere. Carson becomes involved when the killer sends him severed thumbs – each wrapped in bloodstained paper containing Bible…
A Little Lesson in Dialogue…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Extract from a great article by Author Jennie Nash on The Book Designer site: My mission as a book coach is to help writers write the best books they can, which means paying attention to: the macro elements (the story or argument the book makes)…
Author Beware … Publishing Predators Are Breeding…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Article extract from Judith Briles on The Book Shepherd site: Oh, what a tangled web they weave … publishing predators are breeding with the surge of authors now by-passing traditional publishing. Over half of books published today are by the self and indie publishers. Traditional…
11 Ways to Overcome Marketing Dread…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Extract from a great article by Children and YA Author Beth Bacon, on Digital Book World site: I was with a group of authors the other day when the conversation took a turn toward marketing. The group was unanimous in the declaration that they loved…
Great Tips For Branding Your Book Series…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Extract from an article on Book Marketing Tools Blog: You’ve got a great business – you know your subject matter really well, and you’ve got customers that love you, because of that. Customers who keep on asking ‘Have you got a book? How can I…
EDITING 101: 04 – Character Name Consistency…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Originally posted as the Dun Writin’—Now Whut? series on this blog, EDITING 101 is a weekly refresher series for some of you and brand new for others. Courtesy of Adirondack Editing Character Name Consistency A book I edited had a main character with a name of, say, Paul Charleston, who…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 