Traci M. Sanders's Blog, page 39
March 25, 2016
Tip #86: Writing for readers
Today’s post is a bit on the technical side of writing. I’m going to offer some tips on how to format your writing to keep readers engaged. It’s been proven that readers tend to scan [...]
March 24, 2016
Tip #85: Taking over Facebook!
In tip #76 of this segment I explained how to conduct a virtual blog tour party, but there are many other ways to reach new potential readers for your books. One way is by setting [...]
March 23, 2016
Tip #84: Sit vs. Set
Okay, my fellow word enthusiasts. If you think we had fun with tip #65 (about lie vs. lay) in this segment, you’ll enjoy this one. Today’s post is all about differentiating between the words set [...]
March 22, 2016
Tip #83: Creating a hyperlinked TOC
Today’s post is short but informative. I’m going to explain how to add a TOC (Table of Contents) to your books and how to hyperlink them in Kindle. **Update: As of recent, Amazon is removing [...]
March 21, 2016
Tip #82: Get the “phones”! (Homophones and Heterophones)
I am loath to post about today’s topic, not only because it’s one part of the English language that I loathe, but because it could go on and on, with a myriad of examples, so [...]
March 20, 2016
Tip #81: Taking the fear out of writing book blurbs!
Today’s post is about a topic that can make even the most talented author cringe … writing blurbs. It’s important to understand that blurbs and synopses are not the same, but they are similar. Here [...]
March 19, 2016
Tip #80: The beginning or the end? (prologues and epilogues)
Today’s tip is about prologues and epilogues. Many authors abuse these writing tools by including either too much or too little information in these areas, which could have been included somewhere else throughout the book. [...]
March 18, 2016
Tip #79: Says Who … or Who Says? (Dialogue Tags)
Today’s post is simple, though quite important. I’ve seen this common mistake in a number of books, even children’s books published by huge companies such as Penguin or Scholastic! It may seem like an insignificant [...]
March 17, 2016
Tip #78: Book Bloggers and Authors (beautiful friendships)
Earlier this week I offered tips on having/hosting a blog tour. Today’s post will offer advice on how to contact these bloggers about your books. It’s no secret that book bloggers have become huge supporters [...]
March 16, 2016
Tip #77: 25 Places to advertise your book for FREE!
One thing authors are always on the lookout for are FREE places in which to advertise their books online, or places to advertise their free books. I’ve stumbled across a few in the past two [...]
