Answer by Candace Vianna: A lot of your success is going to be tied to the category you’re writing in. Kindle Singles are limited to short story and novella length works. They are not accepting: how-to manuals, public domain works, reference books, travel guides, children’s books or story collections in this category. Submission guidelines can…
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Discussions about writing
Before writing a novel, what shall I focus on at the beginning?
Answer by Candace Vianna: In my opinion, it varies. First ask yourself this question. “Why do I want to a novel?” The answer to that question determines your approach. Are you writing to generate income? If so you need to make content choices based on market demand. You can write a great novel about a…
It’s that time again…
thewritingcafe: WHAT IS NANOWRIMO? NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month. It begins on November 1st of every year and goes until 11:59 on November 30th. During this time, participants must write a novel that is at least 50,000 words. If you win NaNoWriMo, you get some perks that are listed on the website each…
Cool blog post on writer’s resources
bigbraingene: 60 Awesome Search Engines for Serious Writers Finding the information you need as a writer shouldn’t be a chore. Luckily, there are plenty of search engines out there that are designed to help you at any stage of the process, from coming up with great ideas to finding a publisher to get your work…
When your best friends are your worst enemies…
Hey folks… I had a delicate situation the other day. Those of you who follow me on Goodreads are probably aware that I reached out to other indie authors: I’ll do you, if you do me… I proposed a book and review trade… But what do you do if you receive a book so awful…
Getting caught dangling, splitting and splicing.
It’s been a long week folks. One of the drawbacks to being a debut indie author is poverty, which means no copy-editor… So I had to pull my book after getting caught with my participles dangling in public (Talk about embarrassing.) Now that I’ve spent the week whipping those puppies into submission. We’ll try this…
It’s not p@rn if…
“It’s not p@rn if: It’s a documentary; or, it premieres at Cannes,” Les said, ticking off each point with a finger, “doing the nasty’s relevant to the story; or, is accompanied by a really good sound track. Then it’s art…” So says Leslie Jacobs in my book “The Science of Loving” . Yes folks, I’ve…
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