Tag Archive | Informative
Publishing is a Business: 10 Tips to Protect your Creative Writer Self in the Marketplace – by Anne R. Allen…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Alas, publishing is about the bottom line, not warm fuzzies and gold stars. The biggest obstacle many new writers face in making the leap from beginning writer to professional author is accepting that publishing is a business. Continue reading HERE
Writing Tips: How Writers Can Use Punctuation To Great Effect – by Joanna Penn…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Commas are my personal nemesis. Those tiny little marks on a page can completely change the sense of a sentence, as per the fantastic book, Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss. But how do we make the most of punctuation? Rachel Stout from…
3 Pieces of Advice No Writer Should Ever Forget – by J.C. Wolfe…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Writing is incredibly rewarding, but it can also be extremely challenging. Every artist is unique and every writer has their reasons for wanting to write, yet there are some pieces of advice that hold true for all creative spirits. Whenever you find yourself at a…
How To Use Grammarly To Improve Your Writing – by Joanna Penn…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
We rarely see the errors in our own writing, which is why I’m a super fan of using professional editors to improve my own books. But there are things we can do to improve the manuscript BEFORE sending it to an editor. Continue reading HERE
Writing Tips: 3 Techniques To Write Better Settings – by Joseph Bendoski…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
on The Creative Penn site: When most writers think about setting they imagine where the events of the plot will take place, but there is a lot you can do to make the setting more than just concrete details and scenery to a story. Continue…
How to Delete Your Twitter Timeline (and Why You Should) – by Nate Hoffelder…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
on The Digital Reader site: It is a truth universally acknowledged that Twitter is a great place to share jokes and engage in debate, but it is also accepted that one’s Twitter timeline exists only to be weaponized by one’s enemies now that we live…
#NaNoProMo a Different Kind of Writing Challenge – by Rachel Thompson…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
on Publishing … and The Forms of Insanity: Many of you are familiar with #NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) held every November) to inspire writers to write books. There’s even #NaNoEdMo (National Novel Editing Month) every March to help writers edit the book they wrote…
British Book Publishers Fear Brexit Will Bring a U.S. Invasion – by David Segal in ‘The New York Times’ Online…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
? The Olympia exhibition center in West Kensington teemed with British publishers and editors, a cohort badly in need of stress relief these days. Britain’s looming departure from the European Union has set many people here on edge. Continue reading HERE ?
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…
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