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An agent to Query: Melissa Edwards from @chucksambuchino
Originally posted on Lit World Interviews:
From @chucksambuchino Writer’s Digest: Guide to Literary Agents An agent to Query: Melissa Edwards From Chuck’s mail: About Melissa: Melissa is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis and Vanderbilt Law School. She is a member in good standing of the New York State bar. While Melissa began…
Tuesday Tip
Originally posted on Write of Passage:
This week’s Tuesday Tip is about something essential, something crucial that you MUST have in your writing. Without it, the scenes between your action sequences will fall flat, and readers will get bored and take a break from reading your book or–gasp–stop reading it altogether! Are you sweating yet? Nervous? You should be.…
New Podcast Up: Killin’ Like…A Villain
Originally posted on Writing Is Hard Work:
In this episode, we discuss the strange trope of killing a villain off midway through a novel. What are the consequences of such a daring act as a writer and what might our readers think if we do such a thing? Do we really need a “villain” anyway?…
Great Time for Authors to Shop for Promotional Supplies
Originally posted on chrismcmullen:
Author Michelle Proulx’s cool bumper sticker. CYBER MONDAY Black Friday. Cyber Monday. It’s a great time to enjoy holiday savings. But not just for t.v.’s, clothes, and gifts. Authors can find great deals on promotional supplies, too. It’s a great time to order bookmarks, posters, business cards—even domain names. Look for…
Word Is Good Enough
Originally posted on chrismcmullen:
MICROSOFT WORD If you’re self-publishing, Microsoft Word is good enough. Whether you’re publishing a print-on-demand paperback through CreateSpace or an e-book through Kindle Direct Publishing, for example, it’s possible to create a well-formatted book using Microsoft Word. Of course, it’s also possible to create a document that looks rather unprofessional, but…
Good reads Giveaways … some interesting stats
Originally posted on Books: Publishing, Reading, Writing:
My regular blog readers know I have been very happy with the 5 Goodreads Giveaways I’ve offered to site members from various countries. I wrote a blog post about my experience of promoting books on the site. To recap, the first giveaway was held in Sept., 2013 for…
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