Writer’s Tips – Writing Your About Page, Flexiclips, Contest Caveats

Welcome to this week’s edition of Writer’s Tips. Today’s helpful posts are helpful articles on how to keep readers interested in our books, how to make quick videos, how to make our ‘about pages’ interesting, and some caveats on entering writing contests.     Great article I found on what turns off readers from buying our books. Source: Why I won’t buy your self-published book – Build Book Buzz     Anne R. Allen has some great tips for us to beware of when entering Writing Contests Source: Beware Bogus Writing Contests: 8 Red Flags to Look For     How to make a quick video with Flexiclips from Nicholas Rossis http://nicholasrossis.me/2019/04/27/f...     Writing “about me” pages by Nicholas Rossis Writing a book is hard. Still, I’d rather write a 5-novel series than a book blurb. And when it comes to writing a couple of paragraphs about me, aka Author Bio, well, that’s when I rea… Source: How to Write the Best “About The Author” Page Possible | Nicholas C. Rossis   Another gem I found is editor Jeri Walker’s generous share of character style sheets, FREE download. Source: #Editor: Story Bible and Manuscript Style Sheet Templates – Word Bank Writing & Editing