Word Magic
Amazon has launched a new publishing service, Kindle Vella, for serial fiction. Authors write serials, KDP publishes them; readers pay for serial episodes via “tokens.” As Amazon reports in the Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) Help files, currently Kindle Vella is only available to US-based authors. If you’re outside the US, I wouldn’t worry; Amazon launches in the US first, then … Read more
If you need to create content regularly, whether it’s for fiction or nonfiction books; for blogging; or for your clients; you need a constant supply of ideas. And not just any ideas either, those ideas must be right for you. Ideas which are right for you will spark your creativity; they may not necessarily be “original.” Create content: should you … Read more
Want to write serial fiction? I adore writing serials because the motivation is built in. It’s impossible to get bored; you have deadlines to meet. I get lots of questions about writing serials; it’s challenging for authors to realize that there are no rules, as such. If you’re not sure what serial fiction might be, here’s a quick definition: a … Read more
Are you ready for holiday sales? It’s now time to prepare your content marketing strategy and plans for this year’s sales season. Perhaps you’re thinking: no way. It’s only July. I’ve got months to get ready… Uh no. The holiday sales season gets underway by late September, early October—so give yourself eight weeks to complete your content marketing preparations. Within … Read more
Content creation can be a challenge. You’ve got a content calendar, so you know what to post and when… But what if the well runs dry and you’d rather stick a fork in your eyeball than write another word? It happens. I’ve burned out a couple of times in my writing career; I talked about burnout here. So, what can … Read more