Advice
3 Brief Writing Techniques That Will Increase Your Learning Ability and Creativity
By LitNews | June 28, 2012
People say know what you write. This could not be any more true. However, how you write is also important. You need to have proper style and basic understanding of how to relate to people. The following writing exercises will help you get into the writing mood. It will help expand your mind creatively. Also, you will be able…
Twitterview: A New Way to Market Your Book
By Lynette Phillips | June 23, 2012
“What’s a Twitterview?” You ask? Well, Lynette Phillips is about to break it down for everyone, and I might try a twitterview for my new book when it’s released in July. This sounds like a fun way to market your book for one afternoon. But, ok. Enough gabbing. Take it away, Lynette! “A Twitterview is a combination of the terms Twitter, a popular…
Three Basic Ways Authors Can Use Twitter More Effectively
By Anne Chaconas | June 18, 2012
If there’s one thing that keeps authors from writing, it’s marketing. Marketing takes up most of our waking hours, probably even more than writing does (it’s sad, we know). We worry about how to market, when to market, where to market, why we’re marketing, and who we’re marketing to. Social media, of course, being the one great equalizer that allows…
Write Better Dialogue!
By Joe Hefferon | June 15, 2012
“Dialogue is important for telling your story and moving it forward. It’s not filler. It plays an important role.” Joe Hefferon If there is one skill we should master to elevate our fiction it is the art of dialogue. It can be the bridge between forgettable and remarkable. A novel is broadly divided into two categories, narration and dialogue, but…
Print Books and Ebooks Steadily Grow in 2011: Why Now Is A Remarkable (And Marketable) Time For Indie Authors To Publish
By LitNews | June 14, 2012
Depending on how you look at it, the 2011 steady growth of the publishing industry is either really good news (because you want to be part of this publishing boom), or really bad news, (because you hate competition). Bowker, the global leader in bibliographic information, released its annual report on U. S. print book publishing for 2011, compiled from its…
Brooklyn Society Writers Group: An Authors Journey In Creating a Workshop
By Kim D. Brandon | June 8, 2012
The writer’s journey can be a lonely one. Once you find that comfortable, quiet place to write—free of distractions or interruptions—you get down to the business of writing. If you are lucky, you won’t use your cell phone as a portal back to civilization (i.e. apps, games, calls or texting.) Hours will go by and you will have created this…
Christian Author Maria C. Furlough Guest Blogs on Body Image Issues, in Her New Book, “Your Daughter Needs A Hero”
By Maria C. Furlough | June 5, 2012
Yamina: Today I am excited to host Maria on my site, discussing her book, “Your Daughter Needs Hero.” Normally, I only have authors write about some business, or marketing, or craft aspect of their book. But I think this topic of body image issues among young girls is very important. It really is an issue that only God can see…
Why You Should be Writing Short Fiction
By Anne R. Allen | June 4, 2012
“I can make as much per sale on a ten page short story as on a 120,000 word novel.” Indie Author What—short stories? Aren’t they just for writing classes? Why would I waste time on stuff that doesn’t pay? Because it does. And this isn’t an April Fool joke. Last week Amazon announced it has sold over two million…
Sticks & Stones: The Changing Politics of the Self-Publishing Stigma
By Terri Giuliano Long | May 28, 2012
“Like or not, indie publishing is here to stay. And the publishing world will be all the richer for it.” Terri Long Giuliano Bookselling This Week just reported that brick and mortar booksellers are making it easier for self-published authors to garner coveted shelf space in their stores. With indies crossing into this and other territory usually staked out by…
Is $399 a Month Worth Paying For A Social Media Marketing Service?
By A. Yamina Collins | May 23, 2012
This is a question I am asking that could certainly lead to some regret later on, but for now my answer to the question is an unequivocal yes, yes, yes! It has been well worth the money. I am sure lots of people will ask, are you nuts? Hardly. I think it is a practical move on my part, and…
