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SECRET CINEMAS 10 Erotic Movie Fantasies

You might have read our interview with Dr. Charlayne Grenci, author of Marcel Proust EXPOSED and Queen of Domination: My Secret Life.
She is a prolific writer and has just launched her third book: SECRET CINEMAS. It’s the first in a series of erotic fantasy short stories for imaginative readers.

Charlayne Grenci PhD

Andy Warhol, film-maker and visual artist, once famously stated: “Sex is more exciting on the screen and between the pages than between the sheets.”
How true this really is, pr...

Better Conditions for Amazon’s Pre-Orders

Remember author Mindy Klasky’s nightmare experiences last year: Amazon’s Pre-Order Quagmire –when Amazon screw up her pre-orders and sent the wrong e-book files to 8,100 book purchasers?

It costed her valuable reader goodwill and hard cash, for which she was not compensated. And on top of that: “most frustratingly, Amazon refused to delete the one- and two-star reviews for the wrong book files”. Read the whole story here.
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My own issues with Amazon’s pre-order program seems to pale, compar...

20 Most Popular Blogs of 2016

It’s this time of the year… to look back and see which blog postings interested our readers the most. It seems that the topic of inspiration, encouragement and motivation is popular. You might ask how do we know which blog articles where the most popular. Statistics on Bit.ly and our website’s WordPress stats helped us to figure out the total numbers:

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Christmas Gift Shopping in 15 Minutes?
http://www.savvybookwriters.com/christmas-gift-shopping-in-15-minutes/

All the Reasons to Write Prequ...

What are OPTIONS for a Movie Deal?

Getting a movie deal is not easier than getting a book deal with a publisher! But how do movie deals work? Movie rights are part of subsidiary / secondary rights – even if you get a foot in the door: Almost all production companies and film producers offer first an option for a film.
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What is an Option?
A film production company or studio reserves the right to make your novel into a film, or TV show and rents this right for a specific length of time. A standard film option is for a year, wi...

2 eBook Gifts Until Cyber Monday

Early Holiday Gift for My Readers: 3 for 1 eBook

From Nov 25 to 11:59 EST on Monday, Nov 28 Purchasing one of my books on Amazon, and sending the receipt by email, will give you two more FREE ebooks that are listed below.
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Let all your writer friends know about this!
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Just take a copy or pic of your sales receipt, and attach it to your email, sending it latest on Tuesday, Nov 29 to 111Publishing a t gmail d o t com

You will receive two more books of your choice for FREE. Don’t forget...

All the Reasons to Write Prequels for Your Book

Only a couple of days until you finish your 50,000+ word manuscript in this year’s NaNoWriMo – and what then?

Editing, cover design, formatting and layout – it all will take not only weeks, but often months until your readers will find your book in stores or at online retail sites. Don’t let them wait this long, give them a short (or even longer) story that is related to the content of your book, a “prequel”.
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Promote Your Future Book Through Short Stories.
Savvy authors are building exc...

Christmas Gift Shopping in 15 Minutes?

Why spend time and money – and stress yourself out when heading to the mall? I gave it up years ago and never looked back. Christmas shopping this year took me exactly 10 minutes. For the loved ones I will meet during the holidays I ordered wonderful books, and for those I can’t meet in person, I got Prime Membership cards, which will be send exactly on the days I chose – some via mail in gift wrapping, some via email.

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The Time I Saved…
Precious hours that I gained can be used for even mo...

INDIES FIRST at Small Business Saturday

This Saturday, on November 26, named the “Small Business Saturday”, independent booksellers will be celebrating INDIES FIRST for the third time.

The idea behind INDIES FIRST has quickly taken hold and bookstores in this and many other countries will be participating. They will be organizing author events, flash storytimes, discounts, and coffee or cake as a way to offer their customers a relaxed alternative to the frenzied shopping experience of Black Friday, the traditional start of the ho...

More Than Book-Writing to Make Money

Making money with your first book is not easy and it takes time. From the second, third or fifth book on it’s getting better, but still it might take years – if ever – until you can make a living as an author. Don’t get discouraged, there are lots of niches where you can earn faster money with very short writing pieces, compared to books: Writing for magazines and professional blogs.
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IMPORTANT: Get to Know the Magazine and Their Audience!
The trick to writing for magazines and blogs is kno...

More Than Books to Make Money with Writing

Making money with your first book is not easy and it takes time. From the second, third or fifth book on it’s getting better, but still it might take years – if ever – until you can make a living as an author. Don’t get discouraged, there are lots of niches where you can earn faster money with very short writing pieces, compared to books: Writing for magazines and professional blogs.
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IMPORTANT: Get to Know the Magazine and Their Audience!
The trick to writing for magazines and blogs is kno...