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What is a Reader? Infographic…

Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
The power of books and reading. These say it all. Reblogged on Archer’s Aim. Thanks for sharing it! Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog View original postFiled under: Uncategorized

The Great Formatting Conundrum & What To Do About It

I recently received a question over Twitter from someone asking if I provided formatting services. It’s not uncommon since so many independent authors are in need of e-book formatting. I’ve written about this topic in passing before but I decided to cover it in more detail today. First let me say I do not offer […]

Book Marketing: How the Cover of Your Self-published Book Influences Your Brand as an Indie Author

Originally posted on authordesignstudio's Blog:
ALLi Partner Member Aimee Coveney provides a useful overview of the impact of a self-published book’s cover not only on its sales success but also on an important long-term consideration: the establishment and promotion of your brand as an indie author. What she has to say also holds true…

Starting With Scrivener Pt. 2: Expanding Your Tool-Set

Scrivener is a powerful writing tool. I write about it weekly with tips and usage ideas. To read more of my posts click the Scrivener tag or category at the end of the page. Last week’s post addressed the question, “Where do I start?” Hopefully, you’ve taken the plunge and started you first project. By […]

Linda Swain Bethea on Tell Me a Story

Originally posted on Annette Rochelle Aben:
Monday, September 26th, 1:30-2pm EDT ~ Welcome to Tell Me a Story, today, Linda Swain Bethea!  Those who follow her in the blogging world, can attest to the fact that she is a gifted storyteller. Everyone is hooked on her blog Nutsrok.  http://www.nutsrok.wordpress.com Linda has recently published her first…

Do You Know How to Develop Believable Characters?

Originally posted on A Writer's Path:
? by Jean M. Cogdell I confess, I don’t–not always. Sometimes, just when I think I’ve written a real-life character who walks and talks like flesh and blood, boom I’ve created Frank. You know, that pieced together, patch quilt looking monster that walks like he’s got a stick…

TOP 5 WEDNESDAY:CHARACTERS I WOULDN’T WANT TO TRADE PLACES WITH

Today, the guys in the Goodreads Top 5 Wednesday group had a great topic: Characters I Wouldn’t Want to Trade Places With!     Great topic again this week, because who hasn’t daydreamed about trading places with your favorite book characters.  I know I have, especially in the past.  But there really are A LOT of characters who I…

Wrapping Up the Week (And More!) Vol. 2

Today, we close out much more than just a week! Something just happened this morning around 9:20 AM local time that went mostly unnoticed. It just happened as write this post and you didn’t even notice it. The season slipped away in the matter of a moment, put away to only be revisited in memories. Summer […]

Relay of Fire – #writephoto

Originally posted on rivrvlogr:
Relay of Fire War drums echoed the clamor of clouds Calling to arms all able men Signal sent in ancient times Old rivals always lurk Danger at our door Swifter response Is needed Light the Fire This nonet is my response to Sue Vincent’s (Daily Echo) Thursday Photo Prompt – Beacon…

Scrivener Quick-Tip: Feed Your Muse

Scrivener is such a handy tool. I now use it for almost all my writing and secondary composition activities. I’m constantly in and out of my various projects. But as with much of writing, it is a task – enjoyable as it may be. Sometimes you just wish you could look outside or have something […]