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New Service for Self Published Authors
Originally posted on readers+writers journal:
Self published authors: need editing help or a book cover? Now you can hire top notch, “big six” publishing professionals on an as-needed basis. BiblioCrunch matches authors with publishing professionals like cover designers, editors and book conversion specialists. Simply post a project with a description of the kind…
Senses in Writing: Hear the Invisible Sounds
Originally posted on Legends of Windemere:
Yahoo Image Search Something I’ve heard a few times is that a sound shouldn’t be put into a story unless it has a plot significance. Otherwise, it’s only filler and should be cut. I politely disagree because our sense of hearing is one of the most important ones. Some…
Freeing the Secret Mitty Within You
Melissa Muhlenkamp I first watched Te Secret Life of Walter Mitty when it came out in theaters. It was a different experience for me, since I usually reserve the movie theater for high action movies with lots of visual effects. But I have to admit. That movie was fabulous. The story was original, the cinematography […]
Marketing Books with QR Codes
Originally posted on chrismcmullen:
QR Codes Why should you care about them? Three good reasons: Humans are more likely to pursue an option that allows them to be lazy. Extra work deters sales. People can easily make mistakes when typing a website address. Typos cost sales. Many of your potential customers are into the latest…
Articles On Finding An Editor
Originally posted on Madeleine Swann:
At some stage soon I’m going to need to find an editor and, like you (or maybe you’re the world’s expert on finding editors. Won’t you tell us how to do it?) I don’t know the first thing. So here’s a few articles I found on doing just that. The…
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