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Free Book Promotion Resources for Authors: Book Trailers
Originally posted on readers+writers journal:
Make Your Own Book Trailer for Free…or Almost Free Everyone loves short videos. They don’t take long to watch, even at work, and they’re easy to share on social media and then talk about. Book trailers are one of the most effective ways to promote your book online, but they…
Did You Write a Kindle Single?
Originally posted on Savvy Writers & e-Books online:
. . Many writers have taken a strong 70-page idea and stretched it into a weak 300-page book because that was what the industry demanded. Amazon gave short formats – Singles – an identity. Any writer can approach Amazon directly, as Stephen King, a prominent author, did with…
Diversity in action . . . I gotta problem.
Originally posted on ronovanwrites:
Diversity in writing is a movement sweeping through the publishing industry. And I have a problem with it. I want to talk comic books for a moment. No, don’t leave. You’re a writer. Comics aren’t what they used to be . . . for better or worse. So stay with me…
200 Words Instead of ‘Said’- Editing Tip Wednesday
Originally posted on Author Maegan Provan:
http://www.writersbeat.com/showthread.php?t=11782 Have you ever read through a first draft and seen that you wrote ‘said’ WAY too many times. Well, check this out!! ?
7 things that can help your book
Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
There is a lot of writing advice out there for authors, to help with anything from pacing to vocabulary. I recently came across a post by Ashley LaMar titled 7 Things your Readers Want to See in your Books, which I appreciated for including some of the things I find…
CIA Writers Style Guide – Don’t Capitalize the “w” in Undeclared Wars
Originally posted on Spies and Lies Blog:
CIA spies not are not only tasked with gathering intel. They are supposed to write pieces in a certain manner. This article in Business Insider details the public release of the CIA Style Manual and Writers Guide, which as the writer states, has some pretty darn good suggestions…
The Best Book Marketing Strategies
Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
Found on laura-marshall.com I was following the other day a conversation on the best book marketing strategies on LinkedIn. Authors Trish LeSage and Simon Denman, among others, shared some valuable insight, which I think interests us all. The conclusions of the conversation can be summed up as follows: Blog, writing…
How to turn your Readers OFF.
Originally posted on ronovanwrites:
What the . . . Pho? I bet you thought I was going to say something else, right? Well maybe not considering this is my blog and you don’t see me using language of that sort. One reason you don’t see me using it is because I don’t use that language…
How to Insert a Dropcap in a Textbox in Microsoft Word
Originally posted on chrismcmullen:
Drop Cap in Textbox in Word It’s not easy to insert a drop cap into a textbox in Microsoft Word. (Inserting a drop cap at the beginning of a chapter is easy; doing it in a textbox is another matter.) If you try the intuitive thing, it doesn’t work: Highlight the…
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