Plot a Book with a Clothesline
So you want to plot a book… Not every writer is a plotter; I realize that, but I’m also a strong believer that your writing will be more efficient if you have at least some idea where your story is going. So, if the idea of writing out a hundred scene cards or even following … [Read more…]
Easy Tips For Creating a Book or Series Bible
Below you’ll find steps to creating a book bible — a binder for keeping track of important threads that weave your work into a marvelous book. This post provided by Angelique Armae. 1) GATHER SUPPLIES for your book bible. 2” or larger three-ring binder (if you want to include blurb, tagline, synopsis and printed copy … [Read more…]
A mixed bag of links this month
I’m about a month away from moving so my attention span has been pretty short this month — just a few things grabbed my notice in between weeding out, packing boxes, and dealing with all the other effluvia of moving. So here goes: * I gave you some Kindle tips & tricks recently. Here are … [Read more…]
Book Blurb Critique by a Marketing Goddess
From my post last month on blurbs, Elle J Rossi won a critique by Misty Evans (marketing goddess) and me (minion of marketing goddess). Elle gave me permission to share the process. Here’s the first blurb she sent us from her paranormal romance BROKEN FLIGHT: There were two things Anna James never planned on: Dying … [Read more…]