Writing Help and Advice for All
J. R. R. Tolkien’s 10 Tips For Writers
Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
Essay Mama is an unusual site, providing students with essays. Even more unusual is the fact that they produced a lovely infographic on Tolkien, with some tips they gleamed from his correspondence. Enjoy! Infographic by essaymama.com
On genre and gender
Welcome to infinitefreetime dot com Had an interesting conversation on Twitter (shut up, that’s a real thing) the other day with another writer that started off with him asking this: Quick sure type question: readers of SF/F/Horror/Spec Fic on my TL, how many books in those genres on your bookshelves are written by women?— Troy L. Wiggins […]
Promote Yourself: Bill Engleson
Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes:
My guest today is Bill Engleson, an author from Denman Island. I had to look up Denman Island, having some vaguely ignorant idea that it was on the other side of the continent, somewhere in the frozen north beyond New Brunswick. Now I know that it is a small…
As Writers, We Demand To Know!
Originally posted on Have We Had Help?:
In fellow writer Derek Haines’ recent post Who Are Your Readers, he raises some pertinent points regarding demographics when it comes to the literary world. Without exception, all publishers be they traditional or self do not pass on the information to we writers. Why? Because they keep it…
How Many Books Does an Indie Author Sell?
Originally posted on chrismcmullen:
INDIE BOOK SALES If you self-publish a book, how many copies should you expect to sell? To me, this number is much higher than many of the popular numbers floating around. I will try to explain why I believe this. The most popular estimate to throw around may be 100 books.…
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Submitting Short Stories to Magazines
Originally posted on Self-Published Authors Helping Other Authors:
Have you ever written a short story and tried to get it published in a magazine? Chances are you have. Many authors, both traditional and indie, write short stories and try to get them published in print magazines, on e-mags, or in anthologies. I’ve been published in…