Each chapter will be an essay by a different author on what they’ve learned through inspiration to write fiction, through applying the universal truths of their lives to fiction, and other gnosis learned through the process of writing. Wherever this wisdom comes from, it all qualifies as long as it occurred in the author’s mind due to writing fiction.
Welcome to our guest columnist, David Strom. An author who puts funny into his superhero stories, as he shares with us “Writing What I Am Not.” Enjoy! *** Dirty Harry said, “A man’s got...
Lately I find myself saying, “One day my book will be on that shelf” whenever I pass by the isle that holds all the literary material at a store. I know the hard work it will take to see that come true but I also know that which route to publishing I take plays a part.
In January I started a new series project. This time I did it right. During my writing career I’ve morphed from a complete pantser (one who dives in with no set plan) to an assisted pantser (one who must have significant sign posts to complete the story journey safely). With my first series, The Kyn Kronicles,
I, Dave M. Strom, am a technical writer, comic book geek, and budding novelist and short story writer. So far, I specialize in bringing to life Holly Hansson, the Super(wo)man who’d rather be Clark Kent. She’s a writer also.
Author Career / Author Entrepreneur
by Beth Barany · Published August 5, 2014 · Last modified August 13, 2014
So you want to be a self-published author! Great! As an indie author or independent author, you have now entered the realm of great power and great responsibility. Experienced indie authors may just want...
I love to learn about the writing and publishing process. During one such workshop, I was told NOT to publish my paperback until I’d saved sufficient money to have it professionally done.
by Beth Barany · Published November 12, 2013 · Last modified November 11, 2013
Publishing was not something I planned on and I certainly didn’t intend to go through the tremendous amount of work that I know authors do, to get their book in front of agents and publishers.
book marketing / Book Promotion / Guest Columnists
by Beth Barany · Published March 4, 2013 · Last modified February 25, 2013
Congratulations, you finished your book and you want to get it published. However, did you realize that you need to market your book extensively once the writing is done?
Another of my associates won the Ben Franklin award for her marketing book, and soon people started calling her to see if they could hire her. As a result, she started a successful consulting business.
However, the competitive market is driving down costs and more children could be getting e-readers which would certainly lead to an increase of sales. This is promising for children’s book authors looking to get their stories out, and here are some well-known authors who either got their start with self-publishing or are turning to it.
Welcome to guest columnist, David Sheets, Vice President of Sales at Snowfall Press. Let us know what you think about his five reasons you should publish your own book. *** I work with authors on...
by Beth Barany · Published January 11, 2012 · Last modified January 10, 2012
Welcome to our weekly guest column by the Book Mentor and author of the bestselling novel of The Torah Codes, Ezra Barany. He offers indie novelists two important tips, entirely under our control, to help us increase book sales. A lot of indie authors think that as long as they write a well-written novel, their book will become successful and they’ll make a million bucks in the first month. But the reality is…
book marketing / Book Promotion / book sales
by Beth Barany · Published December 28, 2011 · Last modified December 29, 2011
How Amazon bestseller and award-winning author of the thriller, The Torah Codes, Ezra Barany, really got on the bestsellers’ lists.
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