I like the one by Ben Franklin:
“If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth writing.”
5 MUST READ Blogs for Indie Authors
from imgarcade.com
I’m familiar with Joanna Penn and would agree, she has a very good site for authors and I just checked out K.M. Weiland – what a wonderful site! I’m actually quite jealous such a young thing can be so smart, the whipper snapper! The Independent Publishers Mag looks good too. Just two more the check out – Catherine Ryan Howard, and the Book Shelf Muse. If you’re a writer, I’d recommend giving these folks a once-over.
5 MUST READ Blogs for Indie Authors | Indie Author News.
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[REALITY CHECK] The EU VAT (Sales Tax) Situation…and You by Jim Brown
If you wanted to know the details about the EU VAT (Sales Tax) then check out Jim Browns post on She Writes. Probably more than you want to know, but who knows. I tend to stay with big ebook publishers (Amazon, Smashwords – who publishes on ibookstore, kobo, B & N… for me) who take care of this, so it’s not an issue for me, but it might be for you. Always good to know what’s going on in the book world anyway!
[REALITY CHECK] The EU VAT (Sales Tax) Situation…and You by Jim Brown – She Writes.
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7 Scientifically-Proven Tips to Hook Readers that Every Writer Should Know
Alex Radcliff summarizes some key points to a story from the book “Wired For Story.” I haven’t read it but it sounds like it would be worth taking a look at.
A must read for any author is “The Writer’s Journey” By Christopher Vogler. I also like the book, but not the title so much, of “Techniques of the Selling Writer.” by Dwight Swain. I don’t like the title because it implies that the only reason we want to create a good story is to make money. Of course I want to make money with my stories, but to do that you have to write a good story, and to write a good story, you have to write for other reasons than money!
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Ensuring Your Site is Mobile-Friendly
For authors In this day in age of mobile devices, it is very important to know if you have have a mobile friendly website. Check and see if your site is mobile like your readers! If it’s not, it’s time to fix it!
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Today, Google released a change to its algorithm that gives higher search scores to sites it deems “mobile-friendly.” Curious WordPressers might be asking:
- How can I be sure my site is mobile-friendly?
- What can I do if my site is not mobile-friendly?
1. See if your site is mobile-friendly
Visit Google’s mobile-friendly test link and enter your site’s address (e.g., http://dailypost.wordpress.com or http://automattic.com). Google will then analyze your site and declare it mobile-friendly or not.
Did your site pass? YAY! Pass GO and collect $200 from the Community Chest.
2. What can I do if my site is not mobile-friendly?
If your site failed Google’s test, you might be using an older theme that’s not responsive. Responsive themes change their layout slightly when someone visits via tablet or mobile phone to ensure that important content like the site title, post titles, and post content can be read on smaller screens.
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99 cent Nancy Drew Historical
To further celebrate my latest book being a Midwest Book Award Finalist, it is currently on sale for 99 cents!
Get it on Amazon – Smashwords – ibookstore – Kobo store – Scribd – Barnes & Noble
And stop by Smashwords while you’re at it and get Rosebloom for FREE!
Cover best practices – Finding the Right Designer for You: Guido Caroti | IndieReCon 2015
Some very practical advise straight from the horses mouth, as they say.
Cover best practices – Finding the Right Designer for You: Guido Caroti | IndieReCon 2015.
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IndieReCon Starts Tomorrow
What’s IndieReCon you ask?
“IndieReCon is still an online conference offering the best advice and education for independent-minded authors across the world — but now offering expanded programming and global reach, though ALLi’s networks. And exciting live events, from Utah to London. Including this year, hooking up with The London Book Fair, to provide an exciting day of live-streamed events, live from London.” (ALLi = Alliance of Independent Authors)
And it’s FREE!
If you self-publish or are interested in self-publishing, it is a must place to stop and check out what’s going on. Here is the events schedule, and all the heavy hitter in the indie-publishing world will be showing up. There are even some live chat events. I’ve taken part in their offerings in past years and it is worth your time to check it out.
And if you already have a book out there and you want to do a little philanthropy and give it away to a library or school, IndieReCon will make it available.
And it’s all FREE!
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A Step-by-Step Guide to Dealing with Content Theft
In this day and age of easy access to almost anything, it makes sense that your published (and copyrighted) work would be at risk. It comes with the territory, I suppose. But it doesn’t mean you have no recourse. Here is some very practical information from Helen Sedwich on Joel Friedlander’s book designer site on content theft.
A Step-by-Step Guide to Dealing with Content Theft by Helen Sedwick — The Book Designer.
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7 Things Every Fictional Character Needs
Roger’s got some good points here about characterization. I would add flaws and maybe a dark side, which could tie into the “road traveled” point, to this list as well.
I’m currently crafting some character biographies for a new series I’m writing and thought I would share a few things about how I go about creating characters. I’ve gleaned this from several sources, from my days in college writing classes and from just figuring things out over time.
I use this format to write character biographies, and it helps me to create believable and vivid characters.
Purpose in Life – This could also be called their motive for living or their reason for living. What is it that drives this character to do the things that they do? What makes them get out of bed in the morning? All real people have this whether they are disgustingly evil or inherently good. Don’t think in terms of extremes like that, though. Try to think about where on the spectrum of “purpose in life” they fall and how motivated they are to achieve…
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