Tag Archive | Informative
55 English Grammar Rules To Help You Write Better…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
By Derek Haines on Just Publishing Advice: Learning English grammar rules is easier than you think, and fun. Here is a little light grammar relief for you. Perhaps it will be a good way to waste ten minutes of your day, or to encourage you…
Everybody Listen Up: Smashwords Is Entering the AudioBook Market…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
by Big Al on Indies Unlimited: Indie eBook distributor Smashwords has started what they’re calling a “collaboration” with Findaway Voices, an audiobook production and distribution company. This is another option to consider to produce and/or distribute an audiobook version of your works. Find out more…
Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Blogging Can Lead to Many Career Paths…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
by Anne R. Allen Most people who choose a career in writing first imagine ourselves as novelists or memoirists, not nonfiction writers. But these days, writers, even novelists, can’t just write books. We need to start “A Multi-Media Author Business.” And that involves writing a lot…
Why Blog—From the Writer Who Said Goodbye to Blogging…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
by L.L. Barkat on Jane Friedman site: I promise it wasn’t a stunt. Since it’s been more than five years, I’m thinking you’ll give me that. See, in late 2012, I said goodbye to blogging. I even wrote about it in a bold way here at…
9 Types of Pitches to Use When Promoting Your Book…
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By Joan Stewart on The Book Designer: If you’re like most authors, the long process of writing and publishing your book feels like you’ve crossed the finish line after running a marathon. But unlike a road race, you’re not done. The success of your book…
On our Love-Hate Relationship with Punctuation…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
By Stephen Spector on Literary Hub site: Let’s face it: writing isn’t a natural act. Our ancestors may have started speaking between 50,000 and 2 million years ago, but it was only 5,000 years ago that people started to write. Three thousand more years passed…
Fun with Formats, Part I: ePub2 vs. ePub3…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
By David Kudler on The Book Designer: A question I get asked often is about the difference between different formats of ebooks. Well, we’ve talked extensively about the difference between mobi (Kindle ebooks) and ePub (everyone else). But what about the other major format labels…
How To Track Animals (or Humans)…
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by Sue Coletta As the temperatures rise in New England, snow melts off the half-dead grass. The days are longer now, the sun hotter. A clear signal most of us can’t ignore — the great outdoors awaits! This past winter especially, we’ve hibernated through sub-degree…
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