Authorship category: 1257 books
Writing Awesome Book Blurbs
A Modern Indie Author's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2013
This book is not for dummies, but it is a guide for the modern indie author.
Big Publishing spends big bucks on professional copywriters who make terrible books sound good. Meanwhile, indie authors can't get traction for their remarkable books, and inferior pulp with more spit and polish takes...
by Mark J Dawson, Jennifer McIntyre
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2017
Handing your writing over to an editor can be a terrifying experience.But it doesn’t have to be.In this book for authors, Jenny McIntyre and Mark Dawson set out the critical benefits of a good editor. With her vast experience editing books from writers at all levels of experience, McIntyre will guide...
by Patty Jansen
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2017
You intend to self-publish or have published a book or two. You’re not selling very well and wonder why not. You feel you should be doing something, but the thought of “marketing” gives you nightmares.
You don’t want to become one of these people shouting “Buy My Book!” on Twitter.
But...
Ultimate Guides to Indie Publishing
A Six Ebook Box Set
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2017
I remember sending photocopies of my manuscript out to children's book publishers, only to be met by rejection.
Imagine my delight when I heard I could publish on my own very inexpensively.
Authors no longer have to wait for acceptance by the big Five--Hachette, HarperCollins, MacMillan,...
by Beth Revis
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2015
When you’re reading to take your book to the next stage, Paper Hearts Volume 2 serves as a guide. With unbiased information on multiple possible publishing paths, this book provides practical resources to determine whether your book should be traditionally or self published and gives specific...
Author Freedom Guidebook
Really Simple Writing & Publishing, #16
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2017
Your writing and publishing should give you freedom.
*And for most people, it doesn't. *
Because only four out of ten thousand authors actually make a living by publishing through Amazon.
Shocking statistics.
As a writer, the solution is simple: learn how the system...
by Dianne G. Sagan
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2015
Dianne G. Sagan shares her new Tools and Tips for Writers, 2nd Edition, providing you with up-to-the-minute industry advice, even more writing tips and live links to online resources that will enhance your professionalism and save you time! Bonus: This second edition includes a link to instantly-downloadable,...
The Successful Novelist
A Lifetime of Lessons about Writing and Publishing
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2008
"Like listening to a beloved brother. I found the acute observations and his narrative philosophy more valuable for the new writer than the contents of any 100 other texts."-Dean Koontz
"The Successful Novelist is the vehicle you want if you plan to drive your way to successful...
How to Blog a Book
Write, Publish, and Promote Your Work One Post at a Time
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2012
How to Blog a Book teaches you how to create a blog book with a well-honed and uniquely angled subject and targeted posts-and how to build the audience necessary to convince agents and publishers to make your blog into a book.
Inside you'll find:
Basic information on how to set up your...
Stop Worrying; Start Writing
How to Overcome Fear, Self-Doubt and Procrastination
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2017
Do you want to write but can’t seem to get started? Are you struggling to finish your novel or frustrated by your slow progress? Perhaps you are starting to worry that you aren’t cut out for the writing life…
Let bestselling novelist and host of the popular Worried Writer podcast, Sarah...
The Thesis and the Book
A Guide for First-Time Academic Authors
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2003
The academic caveat Publish or Perish is not a new one, and for over a quarter of a century, The Thesis and the Book has come to the aid of graduate students in their quest for publication. The doctoral dissertation, usually the first book-length study completed by a scholar, is, however, only rarely...
by Bob Mayer
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2012
Bob Mayer is a NY Times Best Selling Author. He has taught thousands of writers over the years through writer conferences, retreats and his own Novel Writing Workshop and now his innovative new Warrior Writer Workshop. One of things he's noticed in may workshops is how the focus is always on the problems...
How to Become an Instant Author in 30 Seconds
Learn to trust your native talent to fulfill your destiny
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2013
Learn these two statements:
“Act as though it were impossible to fail.” Dorothea Brande “We become what we think about.” Earl Nightingale
Once you've internalized those two statements, you have just become as successful author and writer as you want to be. It might take you...
by Orna Ross (Editor), Jim Giammatteo
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2013
“There are sharks out there in the literary waters… This Guide gives you all the skills and information you need to comparison shop — and if you are planning on self-publishing successfully, comparison shopping is essential.”~ Victoria Strauss of Writer Beware!
This guide, compiled...