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May 20, 2013
Author Eric Trant - After Your Manuscript is Accepted
Today I’m welcoming friend and fellow author,
Eric Trant.
His latest book, Wink, is a powerful and moving tale. Eric sent me a copy to read, and while it’s not my usual genre, the story has been riveting and my heart goes out to the main character, a boy named Marty.
Take it away, Eric!
So your book, or your short story, or your poem was accepted. Now what?
First off, I will assume you read L. Diane's Book How to Publish and Promote Your Book NOW! She tells you everything you need to know abou...
His latest book, Wink, is a powerful and moving tale. Eric sent me a copy to read, and while it’s not my usual genre, the story has been riveting and my heart goes out to the main character, a boy named Marty.
Take it away, Eric!
So your book, or your short story, or your poem was accepted. Now what? First off, I will assume you read L. Diane's Book How to Publish and Promote Your Book NOW! She tells you everything you need to know abou...
May 17, 2013
Best/Worst Movie Remake Blogfest
Hosted by Ninja Captain, Alex J. Cavanaugh, Stephen Tremp, Father Dragon, and Livia. Best Remake - The Ring
I remember seeing The Ring in theaters. Not only was it scary, it was unnerving. The imagery set a creepy tone and the music got under your skin. I love a good horror film, but that one really shook me. In fact, I was shaking so much when I went into the bathroom afterwards that I dropped by cell phone in the toilet. (Yes, I saved it. The cheap thing still worked!)
Two years later we wat...
May 13, 2013
Promotion & the Awkward Girl by Hart Johnson
I'm delighted to present to you fellow born Oregonian and friend, Hart Johnson!
Promotion and the Awkward Girl
First, I want to shout out a HUGE Thank You to Diane for having me today as part of my Begonia Bribe Book Tour!
All of you who are regulars around here know Diane is FULL of fabulous promotion advice. And I ALWAYS know it is smart advice. But see... I'm awkward... and a lot of it sounds... you know... like I'd have to GET OUT THERE... TALK to people... TERRIFYING STUFF!
And I'm not at...
Promotion and the Awkward Girl
First, I want to shout out a HUGE Thank You to Diane for having me today as part of my Begonia Bribe Book Tour!
All of you who are regulars around here know Diane is FULL of fabulous promotion advice. And I ALWAYS know it is smart advice. But see... I'm awkward... and a lot of it sounds... you know... like I'd have to GET OUT THERE... TALK to people... TERRIFYING STUFF!
And I'm not at...
May 10, 2013
E-Book Formatting Tips
I format E-books for authors - my services are listed HERE.
Today I want to give you some tips on formatting that will not only help you do it yourself but help the person who is formatting your E-book.
When writing your manuscript, never use the TAB key to set indents. These all have to be removed during formatting, and the only way to do it is one by one. Always use the Paragraph feature to set your indents.
The Paragraph feature is your friend! You can set alignment, indents, and line spaci...
Today I want to give you some tips on formatting that will not only help you do it yourself but help the person who is formatting your E-book.
When writing your manuscript, never use the TAB key to set indents. These all have to be removed during formatting, and the only way to do it is one by one. Always use the Paragraph feature to set your indents. 
The Paragraph feature is your friend! You can set alignment, indents, and line spaci...
May 6, 2013
Promoting Tip - Get a Little Personal
After a whole month of publishing and promoting tips almost every day, I thought I would offer something a little more fun.
Online we need to maintain a level of professionalism, whether we’re a new writer or an established author. We have to be careful how much personal information we reveal. We all have beliefs and opinions, and we need to be careful how we express them. (And we also don’t want the weirdoes showing up on our doorstep.)
However, we still need to infuse some personality into...
Online we need to maintain a level of professionalism, whether we’re a new writer or an established author. We have to be careful how much personal information we reveal. We all have beliefs and opinions, and we need to be careful how we express them. (And we also don’t want the weirdoes showing up on our doorstep.)
However, we still need to infuse some personality into...
May 3, 2013
A to Z Challenge Reflections and The Spirit of Nimue
We invite all participants of the Challenge to join us! What did you enjoy about the Challenge?
What could we do better next year?
What issues did you encounter? (Word verification, unable to comment, long posts, etc.)
Did you encounter many non-participants? (With help from our minions, we tried really hard to clean the list this year.)
Theme or no theme – what seemed to work better? Did you find any great themes?
Did you have fun and will you participate again next year?
Your Reflections ca...
May 1, 2013
The Insecure Writer's Support Group and Get Healthy Blogfest
It’s time for another edition of The Insecure Writer’s Support Group, hosted by Ninja Captain, Alex J. Cavanaugh.The A to Z Challenge is over and I’d like to thank everyone who stopped by last month. My theme was publishing and promoting tips based on my latest book, How to Publish and Promote Your Book Now!
$14.95 Trade paperback ISBN 978-0-9827139-5-2$4.99 Ebook ISBN 978-0-9827139-9-0
Purchase at Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Amazon Kindle, Amazon Kindle UK, and Powell’s.
Through those 26 posts,...
April 30, 2013
A to Z Challenge - Zero
Last Day!
For the A to Z Challenge, I’m posting promo and other tips for writers, along with a daily photo. (All photos taken by me.)
Now, you may wonder what zero has to do with writing, publishing, or promoting.
Well, if you’re going to be successful at all in this industry, it shouldn’t have anything to do with those things!
But here’s the sad truth.
Zero efforts = zero results.
Do nothing and nothing is guaranteed to happen!
The resources and support are all there - now it’s up to you. Ho...
For the A to Z Challenge, I’m posting promo and other tips for writers, along with a daily photo. (All photos taken by me.)
Now, you may wonder what zero has to do with writing, publishing, or promoting.
Well, if you’re going to be successful at all in this industry, it shouldn’t have anything to do with those things!
But here’s the sad truth.
Zero efforts = zero results.
Do nothing and nothing is guaranteed to happen!
The resources and support are all there - now it’s up to you. Ho...
April 29, 2013
A to Z Challenge - YouTube
For the A to Z Challenge, I’m posting promo and other tips for writers, along with a daily photo. (All photos taken by me.)
You Tube is the #1 video resource. It’s the best place to track down book trailers, video interviews, news, and just about anything else under the sun.
You Tube is not alone though. These sites also feature videos:
Meta Cafe
Vimeo
Daily Motion
There are dozens of sites, including several social sites.
How many of you have a video or book trailer on You Tube or another site?...
You Tube is the #1 video resource. It’s the best place to track down book trailers, video interviews, news, and just about anything else under the sun.
You Tube is not alone though. These sites also feature videos:
Meta Cafe
Vimeo
Daily Motion
There are dozens of sites, including several social sites.
How many of you have a video or book trailer on You Tube or another site?...
April 27, 2013
A to Z Challenge - Xtra Mile
For the A to Z Challenge, I’m posting promo and other tips for writers, along with a daily photo. (All photos taken by me.)
(Yes, extra begins with an E - just go with me on this one!)
What is the xtra mile?
It’s doing more than what’s required.
It’s going out of your way.
It’s taking the initiative.
It’s stepping past the masses.
It’s being your best toward others.
It’s doing what others are not willing to do to succeed!
Are you going the xtra mile to fulfill your writing dreams?
Visit other...
(Yes, extra begins with an E - just go with me on this one!)
What is the xtra mile?
It’s doing more than what’s required.
It’s going out of your way.
It’s taking the initiative.
It’s stepping past the masses.
It’s being your best toward others.
It’s doing what others are not willing to do to succeed!
Are you going the xtra mile to fulfill your writing dreams?
Visit other...
