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15 Reasons Why Your Book Isn’t Selling…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
by Joel Friedlander: We’ve all been there: a book we were excited about, one that we worked on earnestly. But when it hit the market, all that came back was a big yawn. No author wants to be in that situation, most of all a…
Writing Links 3/19/18
Originally posted on Traci Ashbe Dark Fantasy Author:
Magician, snake Writing Links 3/19/18 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: https://fantasyhandbook.wordpress.com/2018/03/13/begin-with-movement/ “Starting, once again, with the basic caveat that there is no one way to always do anything in creative fiction, and the advice I’m about to give is not meant to be blindly applied to every single…
Are You Ready for Video Because It’s Huge!
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
By Frances Caballo on Social Media Just for Writers: Video is incredibly popular. Experts estimate that in 2018 and beyond, video will just continue to expand. Listen to what Marketing Insider Group stated: “As we turn the corner to 2018, the evolution of video marketing isn’t slowing…
BREATHE LIFE INTO YOUR BACKLIST TITLE: Marketing Tips to Move Your Backlist Title to the Forefront
Originally posted on How To Ebook:
by Maria Dismondy The “backlist.” It sounds like a scary place, doesn’t it? It’s really not! A backlist title just means a published book has been on the shelves for more than six months (while a frontlist title is actively in the promotion).While you may wish your book…
Descrambling Scrivener: Part I…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
by Judy Penz Sheluk Get together with any group of writers, whether it’s through an online chat forum or in person, and the subject of Scrivener is bound to come up. And while I’m sure Scrivener has its fair share of detractors, one thing is…
A Starter’s Guide For Fiction Writers Trying To “Establish A Social Media Presence” Part 1/3(??)
Originally posted on WRITING TIPS & WRITERLY MUSINGS:
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 Part 1: Becoming A Good Internet Citizen – As A Writer If you want to be a writer, the ubiquitous “they” tell you that you need to “Establish a Social Media Presence”, but so much of the advice out there is aimed at…
A Starter’s Guide For Fiction Writers Trying To “Establish A Social Media Presence” Part 3
Originally posted on WRITING TIPS & WRITERLY MUSINGS:
? Part 1 Part 2 Part 3: Short-Form Social Media and Hashtags Two weeks ago, I shared my descent into social media and my guiding philosophies for interacting with others on the internet. Last week, I discussed the generals about creating a website and starting your own blog.…
10 Tips for Finding Memorable Character Names for your Fiction…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
By Anne R. Allen “Agnes Gooch,” “Mr. McCawber,” “Albus Dumbledore”: memorable names of memorable characters. How can writers come up with character names that readers will never forget? In his painfully funny 2006 book, Famous Writing School, a Novel, Stephen Carter’s writing teacher-protagonist advises his students…
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