Word Magic
A quick note: First Scene Guidance is in its prelaunch period.
This new guidance program is for you if:
Prelaunch extends until October 30.
Check it out. And enjoy. 🙂
When you’re writing fiction, everything starts with an idea for a story. Your story idea ends as a published novel, or as short story… Or even perhaps as a series, or a serial. Let’s look at the process of getting and using your ideas: Get ideas; Manage your ideas; Write: take your idea to a published book. Writing fiction? Everything … Read more
If you’re a self-publishing author who’s writing fiction, you may wonder about writing serial fiction. Does the thought of committing to regular publication make you nervous too? Most of the questions I get about serials involve the publishing process. That is, getting your writing done and publishing your episodes on a schedule. My best advice: start with a strong idea. … Read more
Are you a self-publishing author? If you’ve published a novel or two, you know that sales can be elusive. A recent study showed that 55% of KDP authors made less than $1 a day. On the other hand, bestselling self-publishing authors can make several thousand dollars a day. Why is that? What do bestselling authors know? Self-publishing: what do bestselling … Read more
Are you intrigued by the thought of Kindle publishing? If you’re a new author, you may be thinking that self-publishing is “vanity publishing” (it’s not) or is somehow of lesser value than “real” (traditional) publishing. (It’s most definitely not.) Over the past few weeks several readers have asked whether it’s too late to get into Kindle publishing and how to … Read more