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- The New Publishing Paradigm - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2011 from Joan MeijerAs a writer who has been published by houses like Doubleday, Hay House and Harper San Francisco in my non-fiction life, and who has constantly been told, "You're a wonderful writer, why don't you write a different book?" in my fiction life - I am pleased to announce that none of us needs an ...
Views: 816(1 vote) - How To Use Cars (and other forms of transportation) To Enhance Character Development. - by Submitted on May 01, 2011 from Joan MeijerI started writing my book "What Car Would Hamlet Drive? 2000 questions to ask fictional characters for students, actors, writers and readers of fiction" because I had a very hard time making small talk at social events. As a writer,I feared I might have as much difficulty thinking up things to ...
Views: 891 - ISBN Numbers and Bar Codes - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2011 from Joan MeijerIf you self-publish and e-publish you may have to get your own ISBN number in order to place your product in a store or an on-line store. If you do, here is what they are and where to get them. The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is a unique, numerical commercial book identification ...
Views: 1364 - Should You Outline Your Book First? - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2011 from Joan MeijerSuzy Prudden and I have written books without complete outlines and we have written books with complete outlines. I can assure you that working from a comprehensive outline that you and the publisher and editor have agreed on before hand is better than working from a verbal agreement with no ...
Views: 914(2 votes) - To Get An Agent Or Not To Get An Agent - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2011 from Joan MeijerYou don't need an agent to self-publish. You generally do need one to get a major publisher. Sometimes publishing companies approach you if you have established yourself as an expert in your field. Here's where agents come in handy. Agents are useful to negotiate your contract with a big ...
Views: 748 - To Get A Publisher Or To Self-Publish That Is The Question - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2011 from Joan MeijerThis particular question is for people who are looking to publish books for back of the room sales, but it actually has a wider application. If you want to be a writer in today's market, you have to look at whether it is advantageous to self-publish. If you do self-publish what are the venues ...
Views: 839(1 vote) - My Editing Lesson - Using Smashwords - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from Joan MeijerI had a question. How do I post by new novel "Tranquillity Initiative" as an ebook for ipad and nook? I Googled the question and discovered Smashwords. Smashwords is a free program that allows writers to put their books up on ipad, nook, Sony and many other epub sites - not on Kindle as of this ...
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