It’s almost the end of October. To some writers that means it’s time to don a Halloween costume. For many, it means it’s just about time to write-a-book-in-a-month. A bit like throwing on running shoes and deciding finally to start that exercise routine (or run a marathon), they move to their computers and begin writing daily to churn out a…
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By Frances Caballo (@CaballoFrances) In 2013, I had the best of intentions. I issued a call to my writing friends and asked them if they wanted to join me in trying to write a book in one month by participating in NaNoWriMo. NaNoWriMo is the acronym for National Novel Writing Month. The goal is to write a 50,000-word novel in…
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By Helen Sedwick (@HelenSedwick) Suppose you find the perfect image for your book cover on the internet—a dark-eyed woman who evokes mystery and romance. Even better, the photo is available under a Creative Commons attribution-only license that permits commercial use. What a money saver! But wait. Do you have a release from the dark-eyed woman? Do you need one? Or…
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Eighty-one percent of Americans say they want to write a book. Why do only two percent accomplish that goal? First, the majority of aspiring authors don’t want to achieve this status badly enough to take action. Thus, they don’t manifest their dreams. Second, they don’t do what it takes to write their books. Their lack of motivation, organization or energy…
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If you are like me, you love writing, and you’d like to make a living from your writing. However, the vast majority of writers do not make a living from their work—especially not from their books. If you strategically publish many short books rather than just a few long books you can make more money as an author, though. Did…
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