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‘Thinking Outside the Box’ Tips for Creating Your own Book Marketing Video

October 3, 2011 by Guest Post 2 Comments
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by Melissa Conway Most author-created book trailers stick to the tried-and-true format of carefully selected stock photos with thoughtfully composed captions set to royalty-free music—a potentially good way to get a story concept across to viewers. If done right, it can increase sales, but this particular marketing tool is useless if nobody watches it. Let’s … [Read more…]

Posted in: Marketing, News & Notices, Writing Business Tagged: book promotion, book trailers, indie authors, indie publishing, video, YouTube

Video: Joyce Carol Oates, Writing Realistic Characters

February 13, 2011 by HowToWriteShop Leave a Comment
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Joyce Carol Oates talks about characters in her books and the difficulty of writing realistic characters, including animal characters. She suggests sticking with writing dialogue between two people for two hours. She also talks about Rebecca from The Gravedigger’s Daughter and how Oates envisioned her as an early version of her own grandmother.  

Posted in: Characters Tagged: characters, video

Have you checked your Amazon Sales Rankings today?

January 9, 2011 by Lori Devoti 1 Comment

Great and funny video on the obsession that is checking numbers like Amazon rankings, and now, if you are self-publishing on Amazon, the ACTUAL sales. It’s also a great example of an entertaining video that will promote your book and that people will actually want to watch!

Posted in: Writing Life Tagged: sales rankings, video

Video Sunday: The Narrative Quest

December 12, 2010 by HowToWriteShop Leave a Comment

The hero’s journey is a classic story structure that seems to be embedded in all of us. This video gives examples of the narrative quest from movies, myths, and literature. It’s worth a view, especially if the hero’s journey and narrative quest structure is new to you as a writer.  

Posted in: Plotting Tagged: hero's journey, quest, video

Video: The Myth of Writer’s Block, an interview with Gerald M. Weinberg

November 14, 2010 by HowToWriteShop 1 Comment

Gerald M. Weinberg talks to law students about writer’s block. In this interview, Jerry debunks the myth that prevents so many would-be writers from actually writing. He gives examples of what to do when you think you’re “blocked.” Gerald M. Weinberg (Jerry) writes “nerd novels,” available as eBooks at his web site or on Kindle. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Inspiration Tagged: video, writer's block
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