I joined KDP Select in April, deciding to try my hand at this exclusive club so I could take advantage of the perks of the program. The downside with KDP Select is that you can only publish your eBook on Amazon/Kindle. But the upside is that you can offer your book for free for a […]
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There are three kinds of people indie authors depend on to keep their dream alive: 1. People buying the author’s book 2. People telling others about the author’s book 3. People who leave reviews for the book once they’re done reading it Bless the person who is all three! Reviews, particularly, can be pretty hard
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If you’re not familiar with Cheryl Strayed, you should be. She’s the face behind the popular advice column “Dear Sugar,” who doesn’t mince words when it comes to giving advice on matters of the heart, life, and everything in between; as well as the author of Tiny Beautiful Things, a novel that holds some of
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(If text reads too small, click image to see it larger) Today (5/31) and tomorrow (6/1), A Symphony of Cicadas is FREE for Kindle users at Amazon. Download it here: http://amzn.to/17ayBAP Don’t have a Kindle? You don’t even need one! If you have a smart phone, you can download the Kindle app and read it
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“A carnival?” I squealed. “That’s your distraction?” “Can you think of anything better?” she asked. I shook my head with a smile as I surveyed the grounds. I recognized this place; we’d traveled to the boardwalk carnival in Santa Cruz. I hadn’t been there since I was a child, and I flashed back to when
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Different people write different ways. Some need absolute silence. Others write best in a room full of people. Me? I feel the most inspired when I have on my huge earphones and I’m surrounded by my favorite music. Whenever I’m writing a book, I tend to listen to the same music the whole way through
Writing a book is not my only source of income. Okay, who am I kidding? It hasn’t quite reached the status of “income” yet. But it does take up a huge part of my time. After all, I love writing. I breathe writing. I’ve been writing ever since I learned how to pick up a
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I visualized the tall ceilings of the church, picturing the dark wood support beams that were in contrast with the white of the walls. I could see the sunlight streaming through the colorful glass windows that showed the scenes leading up to the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. In my mind the communion was all
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Check out more NaNo comic like the one above at nanotoons.net. For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to write a book. It’s been my deepest desire, the dream that topped my bucket list. I wanted it so bad that sometimes, when I thought hard enough about it, I could barely breathe. I
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Through my years of writing, I have written a total of three novels. And yet, I’ve only just published my first novel this year. So what was the difference? What made this story easier to clean up and publish than the other two? I knew my characters. Before I even wrote the story, I took
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