Pronoun announced today that they were merging with MacMillan, in a move that is probably going to be quite surprising to many. There have been a lot of changes recently in the indie author community, so what is clear is that people are trying to forge the best of their...
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by Valerie Douglas · Published August 7, 2015
First, read. Read a lot. (Stephen King, paraphrased – “if you don’t have time to read, you can’t write.”) Reading will teach you how to write, how to write well, and how to write compelling characters. Corollary – read the genre you’re writing in, that will teach you the ins...
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by Valerie Douglas · Published April 13, 2015 · Last modified July 31, 2019
First, readers love series/sequels. However, the next book in any series should always be a standalone book, that is unless you really want to annoy your readers. And you should only write it because you have more to say, because you like the world in which you wrote it, or...
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by Valerie Douglas · Published March 26, 2015 · Last modified March 28, 2015
“If you don’t have the time to read you don’t have the time (or tools) to write, it’s as simple as that” – Stephen King “You can’t write well what you don’t read for pleasure. If it doesn’t entertain you, it’s not going to entertain anyone else” – Nora Roberts...
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by Valerie Douglas · Published March 26, 2015 · Last modified March 27, 2015
Lately, there have been a lot of writers crying the blues about their books – “I’m promoting like mad, but no one is downloading my book,” or “I can’t get any reviews,” or “Someone gave me a bad one-star review.” Oh, gee, I say as I search for it on the...
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by D Kai Wilson-Viola · Published January 19, 2015
This year, the Indie Author Group is launching some classes to support writers. We’re doing two trial ones in February, which you can read about below, and then if all goes well, we’ll run other classes as needed. We’re charging under $10 for each class to ensure that people actually...
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by Valerie Douglas · Published September 10, 2014 · Last modified May 7, 2017
Yes, it really did need two posts! There was a LOT of information! I was getting overwhelmed, so if I misrepresent things, forgive me! Hunter Boyle spoke about using e-mail to keep in contact with your fans and to build your fan base. He also advocated setting higher expectations, creating...
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by Valerie Douglas · Published September 10, 2014
I’ll be honest, I was half afraid that the seminar would be nothing more than a sales pitch, but it wasn’t. Even the sponsors didn’t promote, which was refreshing. (And made it more likely for someone like me to recommend their services.) The speakers were by and large very informative...
Many of my life successes I attribute to my ability to focus. I’ve written before (http://theotherstephenkingonwriting.blogspot.com/2012/08/two-lessons-about-goal-setting.html) about the focus on a physical fitness goal that earned me admission to West Point, for example. Focus earned me graduation from there with dual majors, and focus later helped me finish all the...
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