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Spec Fic Writer Searches For Utopia
For all the weirdnesses in my book of linked stories New Sun Rising—e-beasts who rule the world from within Networld, witchcraft, ghosts, and a human warehouse—I couldn’t have written the stories without knowing three New York lakes: Otisco, Skaneateles, and Chautauqua. This is the literal truth: without knowing the lakes I would not have known how to create the utopian community central to the action in New Sun Rising, or how to describe it.
Those lakes feed a thirsty creative soul.
The lake in my fictional world is named Star Lake. It is mostly based on Chautauqua. However, the […]
The beginning stages of writing and self-publishing your first e-book can be a very exciting experience. You daydream about being on Amazon’s best seller list or sitting next to Oprah while discussing the intricacies of your book to an audience filled with your admirers. But amidst your fantasies about the “glamor” of authorship, you must make room for the realities of what you’re up against on the road to self publishing your book. While there are many “do’s” to follow when self publishing, there are also many pitfalls you’ll want to avoid. Of course I couldn’t possibly cover them all […]
Writing a book can be a time consuming process. In order to write a book as efficiently as possible, authors should begin by organizing and planning their ideas. Starting to write a book without a solid plan is an invitation to failure and wasted effort. While an author may be able to reach their end goal without following a solid plan, they will most likely waste a lot of time and end up taking a lot of unnecessary detours and reaching a lot of dead ends.
Modern book publishing comes with a wide array of opportunities for budding authors. Self publishing is one such opportunity that has completely revolutionized the book industry. Nowadays, many authors choose to self publish their books as the process is speedy and options for marketing these books are also immense. However, the path to becoming a successful self-published writer may not be as easy as it seems. There are big and small hurdles that you are likely to experience while publishing. Now, in order to minimize these hurdles and help you to successfully self publish your books, we have come up […]
Are you planning to self-publish a children’s ebook? Although it may seem like an easy prospect, there are many pitfalls that have actually seen a glut of unsuitable reading material coming onto the children’s market on Amazon and other book platforms.
There are many ways members of a book club can benefit from engaging in activities that allow them to expand their knowledge about different books they have read. With advanced technology, members can find a variety of ways to experience reading in a completely different way. By taking certain book club suggestions into consideration, members of a book club can make their readings more enjoyable and relate to others who have read the same book as they have.
Choosing a book title is ultimately the most important decision an author will make when it comes to selling the most books possible. While writing a book is important for an author, choosing a good title is equally as important. Since the book title is what creates a spark in a reader’s interest, authors should choose their book title very wisely. Bestselling authors have known for many decades that the title of the book can do more to increase sales than any other single factor or decision they make. When authors are contemplating how to choose a book title, there […]