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May 9, 2013
How to Improve Your Amazon Sales Page
Reblogged from Savvy Writers & e-Books online:
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One of the greatest benefits of selling your e-book (or paper book) at Amazon is the space they provide you to “advertise” your work. If you are a savvy author, take advantage of this marvelous opportunity and insert as much information about your writing and yourself as you can.
Look at it from the standpoint of a reader; which e-book or book would you buy: The one that shows just a boring cover, name of the author, and a very short introduction to the book – or the one that:
May 7, 2013
Dale Furse Talks About Her New Novel, “Secret of Wexkia”
Please welcome Dale Furse, author of “Curse of Wexkia” to the Blog Hop at The Linden Chronicles! Thanks for stopping by and visiting!
Dale Furse is a writer who lives West of Townsville, North Queensland. Her Science Fiction/Fantasy (heavy on the fantasy) novel, Curse of Wexkia is available as an ebook on Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/Curse-Of-WEXKIA-ebook/dp/B007Z88XIG/ref=la_B0080JKMLK_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1341359745&sr=1-1
The second book in the series, Secret of Wexkia will be available in the near future.
She blogs at http://dalefurse.wordpress.com/
What is the working title of your next book?
Secret of Wexkia and, after many revisions and edits, it is at proofread stage and will be published soon. The book is the continuation of Nell’s story from Curse of Wexkia and the second in the Wexkia trilogy. In Curse of Wexkia, Nell learns of her heritage and although she is willing to live with the changes, a lot of alien beings believe she is a danger to the entire known universe. They think she is a curse – a throwback to a cruel, ancient race that not only enslaved whole worlds but committed genocide more than once. Nell proved she wasn’t the menace they claimed her to be with the exposure of the Book of Wexkia and an account of what happened to the Wexkians. But not everyone was happy with the verdict and some would do anything to stop her from becoming a true Wexkian.
What genre does your book fall under?
Young Adult Science Fiction/Fantasy. The Science Fiction tag is because Nell’s stories take her to other planets with cool aliens and space ships but it is far more fantasy inasmuch as it’s all fiction – no hard SciFi facts. But then again, who says there are no planets like the ones featured in Wexkia or beings like the ones who inhabit those planets? I think they are all real.
Where did the idea come from for the book?
Although I grew up with four brothers and five sisters, I was often lonely. That’s where a lot of my stories originate. Nell’s story was just one of my daydreams but it was, and is, the one that has stayed with me the most. Like all children at some stage, I wished I could fly and as Nell, I could. I could also visit unknown planets and meet the beings inhabiting those worlds. Of course, a lot has changed – title, names, characters etc – but it is still the same story.
What was the hardest part of writing your book?
Ha, that’s easy, finishing it. I always find that the hardest part of writing any book because, just like when I read a good book, I never want it to end.
Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?
I like the idea of going it alone and will continue to self-publish. You can read about my writing and news on my blog at http://dalefurse.wordpress.com/
May 4, 2013
Boost Your Author Website: Search Engine Optimization
Reblogged from Savvy Writers & e-Books online:
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Search Engine Optimization Tips
Leverage on words… Writers and publishers who produce content own tremendous marketing assets!
Writers who create books and articles, already have phrases, ripe for search engine marketing strategies. Yet most writers and publishers don’t realize the value of their unique and valuable keyword-rich content.
Build an author’s reputation in the market.
Content does more than just sell itself, a book, or an idea: it sells your brand.
Great information from Doris-Maria Heilmann with 111Publishing!
May 2, 2013
Which Plug-Ins Are You Using For Your Website or Blog?
Reblogged from The Linden Chronicles:
Savvy Writers & e-Books online has a great reference for Word Press Plug ins. The reference to this infographic is: This infographic is Courtesy of WP Template and Designed by Graphs.
Excellent infographic Courtesy of WP Template and Designed by Graphs. Please see link below the infographic.
April 26, 2013
Twitter Co-Founder's Second Best Idea
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Imagine, you are at a function, such as a party or book signing and someone wants to buy a signed copy of your book directly from you, but has no cash on hand. How useful would it be to accept a credit card for your sales (besides that, spending increases more, when using credit cards). This transaction is now possible with a tiny device, you attach to your cell phone, called the "
Twitter Co-Founder Square Card Reader...Interesting information from Doris-Maria Heilmann with 111Publishing!!
It’s NATIONAL PRETZEL DAY!!!
AWESOME!!
It’s NATIONAL PRETZEL DAY!!
We have the absolute best pretzel store in the nation right here in St. Louis, MO! Gus‘ Pretzel is a family owned business in operation since the 1920′s. They have the best brats wrapped in pretzel dough, as well as a number of other delicacies! Click on the picture to go straight to the menu.
Now you will be thinking about this all day long and will have to go out a buy pretzels! Happy FRIDAY!
April 25, 2013
Chinese Herbs and Cheryl Cole
Reblogged from ThrowaStarFish!:
Today the WHO announced that the world may lose it's most potent treatment for malaria. Why should we care? Well...Malaria is parasitic infection that are transmitted through mosquito bites. It is an ancient disease that even predates the evolution of humans. In one world it is curable and largely preventable. In another it kills around one million children a year.
Excellent information about Malaria!
April 24, 2013
A Glimpse into the NEW WIP from JK Mikals, Author of “A Chip in Time”
JK Mikals, Author of A Chip in Time, Talks About Her Next Novel
Welcome to The Linden Chronicles!
My work in progress is called Cold, Cold Heart. What’s it about? In 1941 a girl journeys across a grey Atlantic filled with U-boats to wartime Panama, only to be spurned by her new husband. Pregnant, she struggles to survive, hide the child and conceal all further trace of herself. Why did she work so hard to block her trail?
The idea popped up on two different fronts. While trying to straighten out my incredibly tangled paperwork for residency in Panama, I found whole rooms full of strangers quieting so they could eavesdrop as I regaled the officials with tales of my probable origins. That gave me an appreciation of how intriguing the story was. Then, a casual suggestion in a science popularization book about quantum physics that it might – actually – be possible to shift the past sent the story roaring into my keyboard.
Genre? I guess we have to call it literary, although, too, it is a mystery without a murder, and contains elements of what some might still call science fiction. I can’t say what other books it might be like, because I haven’t seen anything quite like it before. It’s certainly not like my first book, A Chip in Time, which is a satire featuring fertility gods, businessmen, the Akashic Records, rabid squirrels and an innocent twit who is supposed to save the world. A Chip in Time takes a gentle swipe at nearly everything and makes people laugh, while Cold, Cold Heart raises questions and might make readers cry.
I’m an Indie to the core, so I’ll be publishing it myself on Smashwords and Amazon Kindle and CreateSpace. Look for occasional teasers and discussions of the back story and science behind it on my blog at http://jkmikals.blogspot.com
April 22, 2013
What Every Author Should Know
Reblogged from Savvy Writers & e-Books online:
When consulting / coaching our clients, helping them with their book marketing, we often have to watch them coming to a screeching hold when they try to organize special sales or free days: authors cannot change prices, text or anything else on their retailers account if they go with a publisher. No matter if it is a traditional big publisher or one of these "vanity" publishers, as only those can go into the retailers account - unless they give their authors the keyword and other details and the permission to do changes on the sales page.
Great thoughts from Doris-Maria Heilmann with 111Publishing!
April 19, 2013
Libraries: More Popular Than Ever!
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Courtesy of: CityTownInfo.com
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In the face of new technologies, libraries are adapting to a new reality and they are more popular than ever!
81 % of American adults use the Internet and almost as many people agree that free computer and internet access (including Wi-Fi) are very important services that libraries offer. 62% of libraries are the sole provider of computers and Wi-Fi for free in their community.
More great information from Doris-Maria Heilmann with 111Publishing about the popularity of Libraries.
