Getting the Word Out About Your Book
Using these ideas, you can succeed at selling books on Amazon if you’re willing to put in the time, effort, and focus necessary.
Using these ideas, you can succeed at selling books on Amazon if you’re willing to put in the time, effort, and focus necessary.
We all want to reach readers, influence others, and become known for impactful writing. We write our stories and blog posts with these goals in mind. Writers often write to roll off words for ourselves. But, the things we want people to read come from our heart and our intended to touch the reader.
I turned to Quora to find some answers about romance writing cliches. I discovered many people dislike tired cliches often found in romance. Since I would like to be original, I concluded I should avoid many overused hooks.
The mark of a professional writer, is they know the genre of their story and the arc it will take. At least that is what Shawn Coyne says in his book “The Story Grid.” Coyne probably knows something about this because as an editor he has looked at enough fiction to determine if it is a finished and publishable novel. He created the Story Grid as a way to weed out the scenes that just…
I suffered a stroke on July 15, 2015. One eye was bigger than the other and I was paralyzed in an altering pattern; my left face was numb, my right arm was numb, and my left leg was numb. Not the usual pattern for a stroke. Yay, me. Always having to be different.
Honest book reviews help other readers decide if it’s worth their money and time to purchase and read a book.
Sometimes writing flows out of your pen like turning on a faucet. Other times, the words fail to drip out of the spout. When Writer’s Block hits, it has nothing to do with writing. It has to do with thinking. So to combact Writer’s Block, you have to tackle Thinker’s Block.
If you want to consistently create good content for your niche then it is imperative that you stay up to date with what is happening in your niche. Write about anything that gets you into the habit of actually writing.
Stoic logic requires individuals to accept events as they occur. They must then deduct what should happen next. As you accept moments as they present themselves you develop self-control to keep emotions from destroying your world.
Amanda Woody shared this sample query letter to the Twitter #writingcommunity on Jan. 8, 2019. Dear Ms. __, Start w 1-2 sentence personalization. Ex: I noticed on MSWL/an interview with M4L that you enjoy “soft-spoken boys” and “friends-turned-lovers,” so I think you’d be a great fit for my MG Fantasy: ____! Here’s my 1-2 sentence PitMad-like hook that’ll drop your jaw. Ex: When MC discovers __, he must __, before __ happens. Mine: 12-yr-old Noah assumes he’ll be a mute forever—until a snow…