Sunday, August 12, 2012

Sunday Surfing

"August is Awesome" is in overdrive.  I do hope you're taking the time to meet these awesome people.  Posts tree in the right-hand sidebar shows all those introduced so far.  Do take a gander.  Leave a comment and introduce yourself!

Now, let's surf!

How to Sell Self-Published Books: Read This First

Sage Writing Advice from C.S.Lewis

5 Essential Tips For Writing Fantasy

How to Create a Book Cover

How to self-publish an ebook

10 Questions to Ask Before Committing to Any E-Publishing Service

"Telling" is Another Word for "Let Me Explain"

Elsie Park  (Frequently posts a collection of medieval terms.)


Totally unrelated to writing:
Inspiring. Heartbreaking.  (4yo boy dies after saving 3yo girl's life.)

6 comments:

  1. There are some amazingly awesome links here. I love the "Telling" one. Great advice told so clearly and the tips on using find and replace to seek out where you are telling were so helpful.

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    1. Yuppers, good post, that one was. Some of the best concrete tips on an often elusive issue that I've seen.

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  2. Thanks for the links. The first one is a must for anyone considering self-publishing. I particularly like that she openly said, "By Default, No One Cares About Your Book." It's the truth. No one cares, so you've got to give them a reason to care. :)

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    1. You're welcome, Linda. Heartbreaking isn't it? But so true. Nobody cares. A good salesman makes you believe (erroneously or not) that yes, we DO need/want this product. Same goes for potential readers of our books. "This is why you need/want it." That's what marketing is all about.

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  3. Thanks for the links Jeff. I'm off to check out the one on sage writing advice :-)

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    1. I really enjoyed that link, Diane. It was written to youngster who wanted to write. Good advice for any age, I think.

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