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January 31, 2015
Apocalypse Now!
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, is an award-nominated, Indigo Picks, pre- and post-apocalyptic book of fiction. The story interweaves the lives of various characters, darting between changing time periods, connecting them in an artful way that gives the book an almost mystery-like quality.
Much of the story line takes place around the western Great Lakes region, but Toronto also
Much of the story line takes place around the western Great Lakes region, but Toronto also
January 30, 2015
On Being An Out Writer
A few days ago, I was relaxing with a few friends of mine, and they asked me how my life has been, and what I have done in the last year. I can say it has been a very life-changing year for me, and for the person I've become. One of the biggest changes was my willingness to be open, and to be honest. Most of my readers on Living a Life of Writing will recall I made the personal choice to 'be
January 29, 2015
How Can You Promote Your Book Without Over Promoting It
Writers have something special going on with their readers, for example: when you visit a blog, and find so many writers who have a small blog, but no real relationship with anyone, because everyone has something to say. It's great to see comments, and it's great to develop a relationship with a potential reader, without them promoting their books.Beginning this journey starts with the proper
January 28, 2015
Increase Traffic and Money to Your Blog
Do you want to improve traffic to your blog? Would you even like to make money with this blog? In this case you need a good deal of luck as well as a great blog with a lot of well-read older blog posts that people will still go and read. You will need to have affiliate programs which earn you money, but the key is getting the readers you need and the ones you want.The simplest explanation for
January 27, 2015
Selling Your Self-Published Book
When self-publishing a book, there is an emphasis on building more relationships, teams, and networks that you might not have needed in comparison to traditional publishing. People do want to help, but most are either afraid to criticize or are willing to destroy your dreams in an effort to make themselves feel better. Either way, don't be afraid to use this in terms of improving your writing- if
January 26, 2015
Google, Amazon and The Money Tree
What sort of Money are you looking to make? The better question is how much do you know about the places you want to earn income? If you want to be living your life with your writing, you need income. Some income comes from your books, and others from your blogs and websites. Another question is what is the magic number for you in terms of income?
It's all about knowing your readers, and not
It's all about knowing your readers, and not
January 24, 2015
Of Kindle, Kobo, and Publishing
Kindle and Kobo are two large companies. By this time, I'm certain most writers have heard of Kindle, and what it can do for with e-books, or how you can make money self-publishing your e-book using Kindle Direct Publishing. Some people have earned a lot of money with e-books, and others are happy to see a few dollars every couple of months. Kindle is the talk of every writer I've come across
January 22, 2015
Is The Word-Loss Diet A Good 'Diet'?
The Word-Loss Diet by Rayne Hall is a good book to read if you are a more advanced writer. One of the problems many new and self-published authors have is working with words. This is not a long book, with only 71 pages, but the information is valuable.
One of the problems I have had is what should I cut out of my writing? We all want to be able to have a nice book, with a lot of good reviews,
One of the problems I have had is what should I cut out of my writing? We all want to be able to have a nice book, with a lot of good reviews,
January 21, 2015
Can Online Writing Sites Help You Make Money?
Another network you can tap into are your writing sites, if you are a self-published author looking to expand your networks. After all, since you have published an e-book, then chances are people will want to read that, and if you are writing on various sites, there is more of a chance that people will read your writing and make the choice to purchase your book.
There are many positives to using
There are many positives to using
January 20, 2015
Social Networking and Book Publishing
Selling an e-book (or book) is easy in many writer's minds, they will often believe that they have a large number of family and friends to count on and don't worry about any social networking sites until it is too late, generally after their failure to sell books to their 'buyers'. They seem as emotionally invested in your work, or writing, as you are, what they really are is bored, or exhausted
