Writing Help and Advice for All
BELIEVE! Do Not Pay Someone to Publish Your Book! ALLI Agrees.
Originally posted on Just Can't Help Writing:
Dreams of publication? Yes! Here’s support from ALLI, the Alliance of Independent Authors, for my claim that you SHOULD NEVER PAY SOMEONE TO PUBLISH YOUR BOOK. Yes, there are some reputable book packagers out there who will charge you for various services, but the chances that you…
Publishing: Get Permission – by Kathy Davie…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
on KD Did It Edits site: I’m assuming you’re not interested in getting sued. I’m not either, hence this post on getting permission for that image(s) (Work) you want to use for the cover of your book, as a graphic in a slideshow or an…
Accuracy Vs Authenticity: 5 Tips For Writing Immersive Historical Fiction – by Andrew Noakes…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
on The Creative Penn: Intro by Joanna Penn: ? I do a lot of research for my J.F.Penn thrillers and strive for historical accuracy in all my books, but historical fiction writers definitely have far more of a challenge! Historical fiction readers are devoted to…
What Is Point Of View In Story Writing And How You Choose – by Derek Haines…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
on Just Publishing Advice: Story writing starts with deciding on your point of view Have you started writing a little and wonder if you can become a published author? With the ease of self-publishing, it is now certainly possible for new writers. It doesn’t matter if…
TSRA PRESENTS: a short home made movie for your entertainment…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
I’ve been having fun playing with a new cartoon movie making programme called Plotagon. Some of you have already seen an example movie on Teagan’s blog HERE. I’d like to share my latest little movie with you. The speakers are all AI generated voices, so…
What Do You Want to Write But Haven’t Yet? – by Jami Gold…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
I saw an interesting question on Twitter by author Delilah S. Dawson the other day: “Is there anything you’ve wanted to write that you haven’t attempted yet? Themes, characters, genres?” As authors, we often have more ideas for stories than we actually write. Some we…
Book Promotion: Do This, Not That – by Amy Collins…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
on The Book Designer: Does any of this sound familiar? “I wrote this book so that I could make a living as a writer.” “My goal is to quit my day job.” “I plan on retiring on my book income.” If any of those sentiments…
What Is ISBN And Do You Need One If You Are Self-Publishing? – by Derek Haines…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
on Just Publishing Advice: ISBN stands for International Standard Book Number The bar code or ISBN number you see on the copyright page and the back of books printed by a publisher is a unique identifier. All published books require a separate ISBN to identify the publisher and…
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