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Get the Reader Interested ASAP
You may have an out-of-the-ballpark manuscript, but if you don’t get the reader interested within the first sentence or paragraph, you may lose that reader. Those first sentences are so important, Jacob M. Appel (author of over two hundred published short stories) notes, “agents and editors, if not impressed after a sentence or two, will…
Writing and Marketing – Keep Things Manageable
If you’re jumping into the writing arena, there are a few things you should know. The first is to take it step-by-step, and make your steps manageable.
Writing Productivity: The $25,000 Question and Meditation
How do you accomplish all the writing and marketing tasks you must, aside from keeping up with everything else in your life? Ah, the $25,000 question.
Your Children’s Manuscript: Synopsis to Submissions
Once your manuscript is complete, it’s time to submit if you’re taking the traditional path. The first thing you’ll need is a synopsis. Then it’s on to the submitting process.
Self, Indie, and Hybrid Publishing – Which is for You?
Authors have lots of choices when it comes to publishing. There’s traditional, self, indie, and hybrid. Which is best for you?
6 Things a Writer Should Always Do
What’s the very first thing you should do as a writer? It’s pretty simple, you should know what you’re doing. Find out the other five things.
Sell Your Books Face-to-Face
Book marketing encompasses a lot of strategies, one of them is selling books face-to-face. Find out how to go about it.
Sensitivity Readers – Are They Now a Necessity?
Description: We’re in a world where some people have ultra-sensitive trigger fingers. We’re in a world of hidden social media lurkers and bullies. Under the circumstances, do you need a sensitivity reader for your manuscript?
Two Ways to Format Your Manuscript
Contributed by Linda Wilson Properly formatting my MG mystery book loomed in the background during editing. The reckoning day arrived. Thanks to children’s author Margot Finke I knew who to call upon: the formatting service at Golden Box Books Publishing Services. Margot sang the praises of Golden Box author Erika M. Szabo, who did the…