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Fiction Genres
Originally posted on Toni Pike:
Defining Genres Fiction is normally divided into a range of categories that are referred to as genres. It will be the first way for readers and publishers to judge your novel, and every writer needs to select the genre of their own work. Despite that, many writers find it difficult…
Beetleypete Reviews “How to Get Good Reviews on Amazon”
Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
Pete, aka Beetleypete, is one of Amazon’s top reviewers, with an impressive rank of 3,212 out of the 10,000 top reviewers. When he saw my post on Theo Rogers’ book, How to Get Good Reviews on Amazon, he kindly shared his review in a comment. I’m posting it here, as…
How Much Does it Cost to Self-Publish a Book? #amwriting #publishing —
How much does editing, design and formatting a book cost? We have combined data from 2,000+ quotes into a simple infographic on the cost of self-publishing. Source: How Much Does it Cost to Self-Publish a Book? via How Much Does it Cost to Self-Publish a Book? #amwriting #publishing —
Traditional vs Indie: My Little Two Cents…again. #RRBC — Kim’s Author Support Blog
Originally posted on Watch Nonnie Write!: Recently, I wrote a post where I briefly spoke on the difference between being traditionally published and Indie published; that post was called “Why I Choose To Be An Indie Author.” A fellow RRBC member, who is traditionally published, made a comment to the effect that you have more… via […]
There’s always room for one more – Author Spotlights available
Originally posted on Writer's Treasure Chest:
Picture courtesy of: http://www.google.com For the past few months I got busy hosting several authors here at ‘Writer’s Treasure Chest’, either with a Blog Tour participation, a Guest Blog or an “Author Spotlight”, which was indeed the most used feature and includes an interview. To me it is…
7 Ways to Write Visually (Without Describing Everything)
Originally posted on Ryan Lanz:
? by Phoebe Quinn The world is pretty visual, but I’m not. Despite my insistence that, if I had to choose, I’d rather lose my hearing than my sight, I’ve never been able to work in a visual way. My mother is an artist and Boyfriend is a filmmaker, and…
An Experiment in Amazon Sales Rank…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Interesting article by Dan Koboldt – author, bowhunter, and scientist – on his site Extract: Few things are more obsessed-over by modern authors than Amazon Best Sellers Rank. For most of us, it’s a form of numerical torture, updated hourly. Although the precise inner workings of the algorithm…
Publisher Shopping
Originally posted on Lit World Interviews:
With my first manuscript finished, it’s time for me to start shopping around for ways to get my novel published. Originally, I wanted to go the way of an agent. I thought it’d be so cool to actually have an agent to want to represent me. I still think…
Free eBook: How to Get Good Reviews on Amazon — Nicholas C. Rossis
One of the classic books on getting reviews, How to Get Good Reviews on Amazon: A Guide for Independent Authors …Continue reading → via Free eBook: How to Get Good Reviews on Amazon — Nicholas C. Rossis
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