With one day left, here are 10 more tips for NaNo. The Writing Box — 10 NaNoWriMo Tips http://writingbox.tumblr.com/post/64853036461/10-nanowrimo-tips
Monthly Archives: October 2014
Ready?
There’s not much time left to prepare for NaNo. Here’s some advice from Writers Digest. How to Prepare for NaNoWriMo: Should You Outline Ahead of Time? | WritersDigest.com http://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/how-to-prepare-for-nanowrimo-to-outline-or-not-to-outline
Be prompted
It’s just days now until NaNoWriMo and you haven’t come up with a story idea yet. You need a prompt. Here are some resources. from Reddit from Writer’s Digest from The Teachers Corner and from another teaching resource There are well over 600 prompts here. Your novel (or, you rebel, your screenplay, poetry collection orContinue reading “Be prompted”
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Free at last?
Most of the writers I know have at least toyed with the idea of writing full time. If you’re among them, here are a few pointers to consider. 7 Steps to Launch Your Freelancing Career Full-Time http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/238968
Who’s the enemy?
At a book fair last weekend, I talked to several authors about life after publication — that is, the marketing life. Then I saw this. It’s a great little reminder of what many successful marketing campaigns look like. And, frankly, it’s not a bad plot reminder either. The Amazingly Simple Anatomy of a Meaningful MarketingContinue reading “Who’s the enemy?”
“Oh, what a night”?
In the category “too good to be true” comes this — actually true — story about a sleep-over at a London book store. Wish I could have been there. But, what if it were some other kind of store? A gun shop? Or a restaurant? Or an electronics store? Or a car dealer? Where wouldContinue reading ““Oh, what a night”?”
Got scared?
Work of another classic writer of scary fiction, H.P. Lovecraft, is online free at Open Culture. All of H.P. Lovecraft’s Classic Horror Stories Free Online: Download Audio Books, eBooks & More Open Culture http://www.openculture.com/2014/10/h-p-lovecrafts-classic-horror-stories-free-online.html
“Quoth the raven …”
With Halloween about a week away, and NaNo beginning the next day, there are bound to be a few folks considering a detective or a horror novel. Here is a chance to study one of the founders of the field. Download The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe: Macabre Stories as Free eBooks & AudioContinue reading ““Quoth the raven …””
To market, to market …
Once you’ve finished your NaNo draft, then polished it up properly, if you decide to self-publish, you’ll want to come back to check out these suggestions. Book Marketing Tips: 10 Steps for a Successful Ebook Price Promotion – BookBub Unbound http://unbound.bookbub.com/post/100666623440/book-marketing-tips-10-steps-for-a-successful-ebook
