From one of our favorite websites, Live Write Thrive, C.S. Lakin provides some insights for self-publishing authors. Here are her top five: There is no secret formula to success. More important than anything: write a great book. Then write many more. Amazon really is the place. Marketing and promoting is hard work, and you have to be…
If you are a writer who also has a day job, your are not alone. Not only are there many such authors working towards writing full-time, but many famous authors had day jobs at the beginnings of their careers: Kurt Vonnegut, Stephen King, Charles Dickens, Franz Kafka, and many more. Who do you think co-owned an asbestos…
Every author, fiction or nonfiction, is looking for ideas. One fear of most authors is ‘running out of ideas.’ Successful authors will say that there are ideas everywhere, in everything…it’s just a matter of looking for them and spotting them. Robert Bruce’s recent post on copyblogger, “The Art of Finding Ideas” addresses the issue of finding ideas….
Whether we are traditionally-published, self-published, or indie author, we all need help sometimes. It might be another set of eyes on our manuscript, formatting for indie publication, promotion, or publishing itself. If you publish with a traditional house, most of these things are taken care of in-house (though you might desire some outside beta readers). But…
A great new post from The Write Practice by Michael Mahin, focusing on attitudes adopted by great writers.
The Writer’s Circle has recently listed twelve Twitter accounts they believe all writers should be following.
D.M. King on six things to consider once you have finished your first draft.
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From Fantasy Faction, an article by Adrian Faulkner on how he uses Scrivener to outline.
If you are an indie author, you know that your books and eBooks must be formatted properly before being submitted to the publishing platform. Traditional, on-demand, and eBook publishing services usually have exacting standards. You want your book to appear professional by adhering to those standards. Most of us don’t want to spend the time and tedium working through our manuscript…