Writing Help and Advice for All
Why do all author interviews fail miseraby?
Originally posted on Have We Had Help?:
In my view, because they tell you absolutely nothing about the author. Read one and you’ve read them all… I’ve read literally hundreds of them over the decades. Without exception they follow an inevitable mind numbingly boring formulae. I’m sorry, but the last thing I wish to know…
Blurbs for Non-fiction Books – Guest Post by Jaq D Hawkins…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Do you write books on a non-fiction subject? My first published books were in the Mind, Body, Spirit category, which whether you believe in the subject matter or not, counts as non-fiction because fiction is of course story-telling rather than imparting information. I’m in the…
Creative Lessons From Screenwriting With J.F. Penn…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
by Joanna Penn: I’ve just finished a fantastic screenwriting short course at the National Film and Television School and in today’s show, I’m going to go through a few things that I found useful as an author and hope that you can apply them to your writing…
Amazon Book Promotion: How to Make it Work for You – by Dave Chesson…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
on BookWorks site: I hope you benefitted from my prior tutorial on Amazon Marketing Services. Here, I’ll reveal how to run a successful Amazon book promotion. Knowing the forms of book marketing that are actually worth your time and attention can be one of the…
How to select the picture you want for your post
Originally posted on Jean's Writing:
Are you frustrated with Facebook? Irritated every time you click the share button and Facebook chooses the wrong picture to post? Me too! What’s this all about? Apparently, from what I’ve been able to find out, Facebook controls this in an effort to stop people from changing legit articles…
When You Ask For Someone To Read Your First Chapter
Originally posted on WRITING TIPS & WRITERLY MUSINGS:
When You Ask For Someone To Read Your First Chapter Warning: Rant Coming It seems so innocuous, especially when you’re first starting out. You’ve managed to write something, you’re trying to decide if it’s worth pursuing, and you want to reach out. So, you log onto a…
Editing? Ask Yourself This. And This.
Originally posted on Audrey Driscoll's Blog:
I’m in the process of turning this pile of scribbled-upon paper into a book. In other words, I’m editing the first draft of my work in progress. (Well, okay, I’m actually working with a Word document, but it started out with pen on paper). As I work through…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 