Roy Miller's Blog, page 64
February 9, 2018
The New Face of Vanity Anthologies: Z Publishing House and Appelley Publishing
by noreply@blogger.com (Victoria Strauss) Source link Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware Like everything else, the schemes and scams that prey on writers have changed over time. Literary agent scams, for example–including fee-charging and kickback referral schemes–used to be the number one danger for authors, but these have become much less common in recents
3 Ways to Create ‘Next Level’ Content
by Sonia Simone Source link This week, we offered concrete ways to make your content more memorable, more compelling, and more attractive to your audience. The three blog posts and podcast episodes I highlight below each give easy-to-implement advice that can transform your work. On Monday, Loryn Thompson kicked us off with a post abouts
Second Novel Syndrome – The Symptoms and the Cure
by WW Office Source link Guest author and blogger Sarah Juckes gives her tried and tested advice on how to get over writing your first book, and beginning your second. I know what you’re thinking. Why do I need to read a blog post about Second Novel … Continue reading →
The Hook Files by Charles Deran Wright
by John Staughton Source link Not all families are created equal, and in The Hook Files by Charles Deran Wright, readers meet one of the strangest families imaginable. Skylark, previously known as Kennings, has had his entire life directed towards being a spy – carrying on the family business as a covert operative for thes
February 8, 2018
Character development questions: Building character arcs
by Jordan Source link Like real people, memorable characters change and evolve over time. Here are character development questions that will help you link character changes to broader story arcs and make sure your characters aren’t cardboard cutouts: 1. What matters most to your character? Characters, like flesh and blood people, have histories – backstories thats
Flog a BookBubber 126: Carolyn Arnold
by Ray Rhamey Source link Writers, send your prologue/first chapter to FtQ for a “flogging” critique. Email as an attachment. Many of the folks who utilize BookBub are self-published, and because we hear over and over the need for self-published authors to have their work edited, it’s educational to take a hard look at theirs
Brooke Bolander: FIVE THINGS I LEARNED WHILE WRITING THE ONLY HARMLESS GREAT THING
by terribleminds Source link In the early years of the 20th century, a group of female factory workers in Newark, New Jersey slowly died of radiation poisoning. Around the same time, an Indian elephant was deliberately put to death by electricity in Coney Island. These are the facts. Now these two tragedies are intertwined ins
Comic: Starving Writer, Sort Of
by Debbie Ridpath Ohi Source link
About landing pages
by The Proof Angel Source link A landing page is an important part of your book marketing campaign. Find out why, and what to do about it here. Visit my websites via the links at the top of this page.
I Met a Yelp Elite Reviewer and He Changed My Mind
by diannejacob Source link I was prepared to not like him. After all, Yelp restaurant reviewers singlehandedly ended the careers of many restaurant reviewers by writing for free, right? That’s what a friend said, who was once a professional critic. And what did this guy know about writing a good review, I wondered? Not to mention,s
