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How to Write a Young Adult Novel – by The Magic Violinist…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
on The Write Practice: Young adult novels have never been more popular. It started with the rise of Harry Potterand continued with hits like The Fault in Our Stars, The Hunger Games, and Divergent. Have you ever wondered how to write a young adult novel?…
How Much Money Does It Cost To Publish A Book? by Derek Haines…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
on Just Publishing Advice: The cost of self-publishing a new book in now very affordable Long gone are the days of wishing and hoping to publish a book. There is no need at all to beg literary agents and publishers today. You can also forget…
He Said, She Said-Dialogue Tags
Originally posted on Writing your first novel-Things you should know:
At this point in the game, you probably know what a dialogue tag is. It is a phrase placed at the end of a quote to identify the speaker. It should mimic speech’s natural rhythm and make long dialogue-runs digestible. When using dialogue tags, it is recommended that…
Book Marketing Pro Tip! How to Market Your Book to Indie Bookstores
Originally posted on How To Ebook:
Book Marketing Pro Tip! How to Market Your Book to Indie Bookstores With chain bookstores ever-dwindling, it’s a great time to consider marketing your book to an independent bookstore. Haven’t considered it yet? Maybe it’s time that you did. Bookstores, whether just for stocking or for events, can be…
Design Your Own Logo In Seconds!
Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
As many of you know, in my day job I work as a web developer. Most of my skills I’ve picked up in the past 25 years of web design, from Internet marketing to social media, have proven useful once I started writing. One of them was logo design:…
Crime fiction subgenres: Where does your novel fit? – by Louise Harnby…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
on The Proofreader’s Parlour site: Crime fiction falls into a range of subgenres. Knowing where your novel fits helps you understand what readers expect, which published writers you can learn from, and how you might stand out. This article provides an overview of some of…
Four Ways to Plan Showing Vs. Telling in Your Novel
Originally posted on Ryan Lanz:
? by Andrea Lundgren ? As writers, we’ve been told over and over how it’s much better to show a reader something rather than tell them, and recently, I wrote about how one can use dance to show a character’s thoughts and how she changes. As a general rule, showing…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 