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Show-Don’t-Tell Exercises

Many writers have trouble grasping the Show-Don’t -Tell concept. Understanding it and knowing when to use it is something that comes with practice. My Show-Don’t-Tell Exercises do exactly that: provide 10 examples to work on. Best of all, the exercises are free.
https://www.writersarc.com/show-don-t-tell-practice

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Book Marketing Fundamentals: New Review

My new book just received another 5-star review

Tanyawriter posted this on Amazon:

“Have you written your book? Where do you go next? This book is one the you need to read and have on hand when you are looking to find the right place to sell it.”

You can learn more and grab a copy using this link.

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Immortality: by Anna Faversham

My friend and fellow author, Anna Faversham has a new novel called Immortality. I

read it and it’s a fascinating story.

My brief Amazon review is as follows:  This is definately a novel. It tells the story of a character named Chester. He flees London and hides out in New Zealand for reasons that aren’t disclosed. There, he has a series of bizarre experience that may (or may not) be halucinations.

Eventually, Chester returns to London and we learn why he was hiding in N. Z.

All in all, a very creative story that is worth reading.

It’s brevity of the review is so I don’t disclose any spoilers.  The book has a number of plot twists.

 

You can grab a copy by following this link.

 

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Webinar: Writing a Story

No matter how great your characters and the plot are, if the story doesn’t hold the reader’s interest, the story won’t be a success!

The Writing a Story Webinar discusses tools and techniques so your story will grab and hold the reader’s interest.  Brought to you by the Writers & Authors Resource Center

 

http://hankquense.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/WS-webinar-trailer.mp4

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WritersARC added content

 

In the last ten days, the Writers & Authors Resource Center has added a lot of new content.

Here is a list:

• Beta reader questionnaire (Free)

• Fiction Writing Articles ebook (Free)

• Self-publishing & book marketing articles ebook (Free)

• Fiction writing topics course

• Mind-mapping a Novel course

• Novice bundle

• Self-publishing bundle

There is more content to come!

And here is a head’s up. I’ll be hosting a webinar on note 21 at 2:00PM EST. The topic is writing a story. It’ll discuss techniques to grab and hold the readers and keep them turning the pages. It’ll end with a question and answer session. You can register here: https://www.writersarc.com/writing-a-story

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WritersARC Review

My friend Karin Abarbanel says this about the     WritersARC site:
“Writers ARC is a members-only site, but membership is free and so is much of the content; any fee-paid content is very reasonably priced. I’ve just joined and can’t wait to check out all the advice and tips Hank has gathered in one place — what a wonderful job he’s done! The site is super easy to navigate, which I love, and it’s also incredibly well-organized. Hank has an engineering background and really knows how to break information down in a user-friendly way.”
See the entire blog post at:https://karinwritesdangerously.com/2020/10/28/hank-helps

This video will explain more about the WritersARC site:


http://hankquense.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Writers202620Authors20Resource20Center20introductory20video.mp4

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Video: Writers & Authors Resource Center

My new website, Writers & Authors Resource Center is starting to blossom.

 

This short video will explain the site and what it’s for.

http://hankquense.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/WARC-Trailer-1.mp4

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Review: Book Marketing Fundamentals

I just found the first Amazon review for my new book. It was the Amazon site for Germany

Pat Garcia:  5 stars

After many nights of revising your manuscript, it is now time to put it on the book market. That’s the hardest part. I know because I am going through the process at the moment. You can’t sell your book alone, and that is what this book is all about. It takes authors like you and me who are new kids on the block and teaches us step by step book marketing fundamentals that we need to help us succeed.

I like this book because the author not only writes about marketing, but he gives you the tools you need to work with—for example, the book marketing spreadsheet. You don’t have to sit before a computer program trying to figure out how to construct a chart because he offers you his at no expense. All you have to do is send an email to the address that is in the book.

Of course, he talks about your objectives and budgets in the marketing plan, but I am finding out that it forces you to get to know your book thoroughly and get to know what you’re competing against.

As a new kid on the block, getting ready to self-published my first short stories, this book is coming in handy. It has shown me things that I thought I knew but did not know, and I am glad I bought it.

The book is available in ebook and print editions.  You can get copies at:

Amazon

Barnes & Noble

iStores

Kobo

Gardeners

And other book sellers

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Book Review Questionnaires

It’s my observation that many people don’t write reviews for books they enjoy because they aren’t sure how to go about writing one. 

To alleviate this problem I wrote up a series of questions to help readers compose a short, simple book review.  There are two versions of this: one for fiction and one for nonfiction.   You can copy and use them to assist your readers. 

Go here to get the questionnaires!

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Book Marketing Fundamentals is now available

And it’s available in paperback and ebook editions!

Here is the blurb: No one buys a book they never heard of; you have to tell people about your book before they can buy it.

Book Marketing Fundamentals contains a comprehensive inventory of essential marketing tasks and explanations on why you should use them and how to use them. The book is written specifically for first-time authors searching for a way to market their book.

I’ve self-published and marketed over 30 books. I’ve written and marketed both fiction and non-fiction. I also lecture and hold webinars on self-publishing and on book marketing.

So, imagine developing a detailed marketing plan for your book and then implementing it.  That’s what this book offers.

In this book, you’ll learn:

– How to develop your author’s platform material

– How to write your marketing content

– How to engage in marketing activities

– How to get more book reviews

– What kind of events to hold

– How to get publicity

– How to use (or not use) advertising.

– What other authors say about book marketing

Buy this book and begin to tell the world about your book!

Available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iStores, Kobo and other book sellers

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