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2012 is a year of many changes. Not only am I writing and revising more than ever, I’m also looking back on what I did in 2011 to see if I can make it better. Specifically the stories already out there. I’m in the slow and detailed process of getting several books ready for print. [...] Tracy Hickman related a very moving story about an encounter while at a book signing. He also discuses the subject of why an author writes. It’s a fudge under 10 minutes, and a wonderful story. Bring the hankies and take a listen. It is located on the Superstars Writing Seminar front page. Scroll down just [...] I’m guest blogging today for VG Ford, a writer friend and fellow member of the wonderful writing site of Forward Motion. Come on by, enjoy a little chat about this new year of 2012, and leave a comment! VG Ford Enjoy! PHP Freelancer 2011 Business Plan in Review Start up publishing company Check! Doing it was easy. Finding a name for the publishing company was hard. It took almost two months of thinking, putting up ideas on a dry-erase board, and researching domain names before I settled on “Star Catcher Publishing.” Set up Distribution and Retailer Accounts Again, [...] Wow, it’s amazing what a year can do to plans. Way back in December 2009 I created a business plan for writing which included writing and submitting multiple novels to publishers in order to increase the odds of hitting the right editor at the right time. 2010 increased the writing, and also took advantage of [...] With ebooks we run into one very big difficulty: reader understanding how long or short a story is. Some retailers understand this dilemma. On Omnilit and All Romance eBooks, there is a field in which to put the the word count of the work. Smashwords estimates the word count of the entire ebook when it [...] Amazon has announced a special ebook lending library for Prime subscribers. In the past several days they have sent emails out to the authors and publishers who use their KDP platform inviting them to join. “We’re excited to introduce KDP Select – a new option dedicated to KDP authors and publishers worldwide, featuring a fund [...] “I want to smash my all-time Nano high word count of 160,605 from 2009. Can I do it?” The verdict for 2011 “National Novel Writing Month“? The 2009 record has been broken! Bad news: it was broken by more of a whimper than a smash. For the first part of the month the writing [...] |
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