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Emotion and Characterization in Fiction: Fear as a Paralytic
Originally posted on Creative Writing with the Crimson League:
Today’s topic concerning characterization and the common forces that motivate our characters is FEAR. Last time we discussed love and hate. Fear can somewhat intertwine or interfere with relationships of love and hate, but of course, fear is also involved when we confront or panic over…
KDP Authors Are Included in Kindle Unlimited Program, Whether They Like it or Not
Originally posted on readers+writers journal:
Jeff Bezos, Amazon CEO How will Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited program impact self-published authors? Opinions vary, but some of the evidence is pointing to “not so well”. According to Amazon, “All books enrolled in KDP Select with US rights will be automatically included in Kindle Unlimited.” In other words, it…
41 #eBook #Marketing Tips
Originally posted on Mark Victor Young:
During my ongoing journey to publication of my novel “Once Were Friends,” I came across a free e-book entitled “Smashwords Book Marketing Guide” by Mark Coker, the founder of Smashwords. The following 41 excellent suggestions are explained at length in the book. Tip #1: Update your email signature Tip #2:…
How to sell a hundred thousand copies of your book with very little effort
Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes:
We all want to sell our books, don’t we? Lots of copies of our books, right? And the web is packed with people offering advice in spades as to how to flog better and more, isn’t it? But does any of it work? Short answer is—no. How many hundred…
How Much Will Authors Make w/ Kindle Unlimited?
Originally posted on chrismcmullen:
Read All You Want! Now readers can, using Amazon’s new Kindle Unlimited. For $9.99 a month, customers in the United States can download and read as many Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) Select books as they want. There are presently 600,000 titles from which to choose. The two-million dollar question is: How…
A question for the authors out there
Originally posted on readful things blog:
Recently I was discussing the writing process at a small conference in Reno, Nevada. One of the people I was talking to was saying she had trouble figuring out if her idea was her own or if it had been done before. I asked her if she reads within…
The Weird Thing About Series
Originally posted on Susan Finlay Writes:
When I was a kid, I read lots of book series: The Bobbsey Twins, The Hardy Boys, Boxcar Children, Little House on the Prairie, etc. I didn’t start by reading the first book in the series. I just picked a book from the library and read it. As an…
Author Marketing Resources: Download These Free Books That Help You Promote Your Book
Originally posted on readers+writers journal:
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