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LWI #Tips for #NaNoWriMo and authors and #AmWriting people everywhere.
Originally posted on Lit World Interviews:
What kind of Literary oriented site would we be, an author centered environment without mention today of . . . NaNoWriMo 2014 I’m actually taking part for the first time. Other member of LWI are involved as well. A lot of us think it will be difficult, yet we…
NaNoWriMo 2014 Promotion
Originally posted on International Book Promotion:
Hello everyone! So, how is the first day of NaNo so far? Are you feeling lost and demotivated? Well, what about getting some marketing items that could lift up your spirit to get going? If you are a NaNo participant this year, we have something BIG to offer you!…
The Indie Advantage
Originally posted on chrismcmullen:
SELF-PUBLISHING BENEFITS In many ways, self-published authors have an advantage. The benefits of self-publishing are there for the taking. Not everyone is taking them. And just because they are there, it doesn’t mean they can be taken without much effort. If you elect to self-publish, you need to understand the benefits—and…
Cliché usage and Research? Get them right when you write.
Originally posted on Lit World Interviews:
It’s Halloween and you would think there would be spooky stories here at LWI, but we’re not really about showing our writing skills here. We have personal blogs and novels for that. A friend suggested to me that I write a spooky story for Halloween for my blog. I…
You have Talent!
Originally posted on chrismcmullen:
TALENT You have talent. Yes, you do. Pick an art, sport, trade, or career that you enjoy. Think of the people who really excel and thrive at it. They have talent, right? Then look at yourself. You may have passion. You may have hope. You may have potential. But you may…
Novel Writing – My Process: Plotting
Originally posted on ThinkingSkull.com:
In a discussion of Stephen King’s book On Writing, he claims he doesn’t see the value in plotting. This is what I had to say on the subject on the eve of the 2014 NaNoWriMo: Whenever I write a short story, I often envision it as a single scene or…
Research
Originally posted on Lit World Interviews:
Write about what you know is pretty good advice. It is possible to write about what you don’t know, but whenever you do you’re going to have to make sure that your research is spot on. The wonderful thing about Google is that you have a world of information…
Six Steps: Converting from E-Book to Paperback
Originally posted on cozybookbasics:
I am finding that an author who is converting an e-book to a paperback has a lot of work to do. Fortunately, my publisher CreateSpace is a pioneer in the process and has honed it to perfection. My job is to type the manuscript into Microsoft Word according to their guidelines,…
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