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Creating Book Covers, An Article by Tabatha Stirling
Originally posted on Susan Finlay Writes:
I often hear from people who want to write a book but don’t know how or where to begin. Or from people who have already written a book that’s ready for publication but don’t know how to get it published. I recently began a new blog series, Writing and…
Should I Use A Publisher? 10 Questions To Ask | Just Publishing
Originally posted on Have We Had Help?:
Given what happened to Leila Samarrai recently, she has now learnt the hard way that everything is not as it seems in the often murky periphery of the literary world. Happily Leila has now found someone trustworthy to translate her work Till Words Do Us Part, from her…
Did you know? Amazon has Several Publishing Options. Not just KDP.
Originally posted on chrismcmullen:
Image from ShutterStock PUBLISHING WITH AMAZON There are at least a half dozen different ways to publish a book with Amazon. Most people think of Kindle Direct Publishing, but that’s just one of many options: Amazon has multiple imprints, such as 47 North. However, like most major traditional publishers, Amazon Publishing…
What you need to know about Twitter #Hashtags Infographic and LIST…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
#amwriting: Designed specifically for writers who are experiencing writers block and just want to relieve the anxiety. #eBook or #Books: Gives the latest posts. #Reading: Dominated by GoodReads users who are also on Twitter #mustread, #read, #reading, #readers, #bestread, #greatread, #greatbooks, #weekendreader, #GoodReads #Fridayreads: One of the…
How To Force A Redirect To The Classic WordPress.com Editor Interface
Originally posted on Diary of Dennis:
The Solution To Use The Classic Editor If you are blogger at wordpress.com, this post here will help you to solve a big problem. As you have noticed, the decision makers at WordPress want to force you to use the recent new editor interface that is purely designed for…
Clumsy dialogue – your mission statement for a subtle scene
Originally posted on Nail Your Novel:
I was editing a manuscript and came across a confrontation scene. It was well set up so that we understood the stakes, the context and why this encounter would sizzle. We were about to watch a protagonist face a mischief-maker and warn them off. Except the dialogue was painfully…
Ask This Before You Make An Unlikeable Character Your Point of View Character
Originally posted on Creative Writing with the Crimson League:
Authors, have you really considered the risk it is to choose an unlikeable character as the lens through which your readers view your story? Whether this character is a first person narrator or the character your third-person narrator most closely follows, giving access to his or…
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