If you are a writer, The Write Life has a list of 16 Facebook groups they think you should check out. The list contains a variety of resources types, so no matter what type of writer you are—freelancer, a blogger, a fiction writer—you will probably find at least one helpful group. Visit the website for…
If you are an indie author, you know that marketing your book is crucial for sales. There is no marketing department like at a traditional publisher—you are the marketing department! However, there are a lot of resources to help you. Some book promotion sites are free, some are paid, some cover a lot of ground,…
A roundup of some resources on the web for writers. Tips on writing and database of publishing websites. links and resources for indie book publishing. From Sulis International.
Get your name in print, show off your writing or reading skills, and share a review or information with others writers and readers. Sulis is looking writers (or readers) to write a guest post or posts for our blog. You do not have to be a professional writer—we will edit your article if needed (that’s…
Inkitt’s latest historical fiction contest “Reclaim Time” is now open for submissions! Inkitt is a free writing platform that aims to help writers achieve their fullest potential. On July 24th the site launched a new historical fiction writing contest: Reclaim Time Submit your best original historical fiction stories of any length. And, as always, there…
In four previous posts, we discussed how to format your manuscript to prepare it for print, prepare it for ebook versions, design a cover, published as a print copy through Createspace, and prepared an ePub for Kindle and iBooks. The last post covered how to prepare, upload, and publish your book for Kindle. Today’s post describes how to set up and upload your ePub…
In four previous posts, we discussed how to format your manuscript to prepare it for print, prepare it for ebook versions, design a cover, published as a print copy through Createspace, and prepared an ePub for Kindle and iBooks. This post will describe how to set up and upload your ePub to Kindle and to iBooks. Here are the steps of the…
In four previous posts, we discussed how to format your manuscript to prepare it for print, prepare it for ebook versions, design a cover, and have now published as a print copy through Createspace. The most difficult part is behind you! This post will describe how to prepare and your book for submission as Kindle and iBook versions. Here are the…
In the three previous posts, we discussed how to format your manuscript to prepare it for print, prepare it for ebook versions, and design a cover. Now it is time to set up the parameters of the book with the provider. This is a straightforward process, though it differs between the services. We willl look at the four services that…
In the two previous posts, I discussed how to format your manuscript to prepare it for print and to prepare it for ebook versions. We have dealt with the internal parts of the book; now we turn to the cover. While the content is the most important part of a work, you should not neglect the cover…