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For a number of years I wrote and occasionally submitted, trying to stay abreast of what was selling and which publisher was buying what. No success with fiction, some with nonfiction. Then I published a mystery/romance with what is now Author House, and I did about 50 percent of everything wrong. Typos aside, it wasn’t my […]
I never suspected as I researched and wrote my book what further stages of the process were yet to come. I’m probably preaching to the choir a bit here, addressing a lot of people who won’t be surprised by what came next.
Self-publishing with CreateSpace without going for any of their paid services was one challenge. Reformatting for SmashWords was another.
But the real grind came with promotion: establishing a web presence and seeking reviews.
I’ve kept at it doggedly and learned a lot and even found a few kind folks willing to do reviews for my book, which is […]
Hi everybody,
I promised my writer’s group I would do a quick ScreenFlow demonstration to see what all the fuss is about when it comes to writing in Scrivener. So once it was done, I thought I might as well share it. Click on the image below to view video.
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But what’s the alternative? I thought about not […]
I wanted this blog to be about writing, so I thought I would share how I came to write my first book.
In July I left work after being made redundant. I had wanted to write a book since I can remember, and I finally had some spare time, I thought, to have a go.
I have notes on a novel I have been working on for a few years now, but didn’t feel ready to go with that. Instead, […]
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Author’s note: The following post was published on http://www.teresaedmond.wordpress.com.
Like many writers, for years I’ve pinned my hopes on getting that one “yes” from either an agent or a traditional publisher. I was afraid of taking the self-publishing/independent publishing route because that didn’t “validate” my author status. However, practically every agent that answered my query gave pretty much the same answer, like this agent’s answer quoted below:
[…]Thank you for your recent query. Unfortunately, I feel that in today’s market, I cannot take on projects unless I feel strongly about them. I’m sorry to say that it didn’t
I have read a lot of articles and advice from people about writing, and how writers should just write. Hurry up and write. Write. Write. Write. Somewhere in the article they mention, in passing, about making sure the quality is there, but the focus usually shifts back to writing fast so you can get more books out and help sell your other books.
These experts come armed with impressive data, showing that the more books you write and the more books you have available to sell, the more money you’ll make. I have […]