When I jumped into the indie author scene, it was a calculated risk. Like I do with a lot of decisions, I looked at the pros and cons. There are a number of platforms that are easy to publish your work on for little or no cost (Amazon, Nook, Smashwords, etc.). The royalties for sales…
Category: Indie Publishing
34 Calls for Submissions in May 2018 – Paying Markets – from the Published to Death blog
There are nearly three dozen calls for submissions in May. Every genre and form is wanted, from speculative fiction to fairy tales and from novel excerpts to essays. All of these markets pay, and none require submission fees. For more paying markets you can find a list, organized by genre and subject matter here: Paying Markets.…
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Need A Sea Change? How To Become A Writer As A New Career – From the Just Publishing Advice Blog
Do you want to know how to start a writing career? We can all read and write. But for aspiring writers, translating these basic literacy skills into professional writing needs learning time and plenty of practice. It can take a little bit of time to develop the new set of skills you will need. You may have started writing…
Perspective: Self-Editing Your Dialogue and Characters – From Kristen Lamb’s Blog
POSTED ON APRIL 26, 2018 BY KRISTEN LAMB Perspective is key to creating dimensional characters that resonate with the reader. Proper perspective adds dimension that transitions a ‘plot puppet’ into what feels like a real ‘person.’ POV (point of view) offers readers a glimpse into the character’s psyche, which will drive thought, action, emotion, conflict, choices, and change.…
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Improve Your Writing – Misused Words
From the Misused Words File - Aggravate vs. Irritate This post is the first in a series to help you improve your writing. Part of producing writing that is high-quality is choosing the right word for the right situation. The word you choose may be grammatically correct. It may even convey what you're trying to…
Independent-Publishing – Your Fellow Authors are not Your Enemies – Let’s Help Each Other
If you are like me, you are aware of the thousands of other authors that are in the self-publishing universe on social media platforms. We all belong to groups on Facebook and we promote our books, blogs, giveaways, and events. We start to see the same names over and over relentlessly touting our work. As…
