This Week on Books Direct - 25 August 2013
Here's
a list of the articles you may have missed this week:
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Writing
and publishing a blog can be a great way for writers to connect with readers.
Blogging opens the lines of communication between a writer and his/her
audience. And in that way, it can be a powerful marketing tool. But while
writers can use their blogs as a way to get their names out there, certain
practices are taboo in the blogosphere. If you’re using your blog solely to
market, promote, and boast, you’ll lose fans quickly.
How
do you decide what to capitalize in the title of your book or research paper?
Well, you have to be able to recognize verbs and nouns when you see them, but
even so, the English rules about using capital letters in titles are not
difficult to follow.
"Sixty Second Writing Tips: Writing by
Layers" - Article by
Matthew Wright.
If
you're daunted by the complexity of what you have to write – be it non-fiction
or the complexities of a novel with its character arcs, plot, dialogue, need
for pacing and so forth, try writing by layers.
"How to Slash Your Work Count by 20-50%" - Article by Jodie Renner for Killer Nashville.
Every
word needs to count. Every image and decision and action and reaction needs to
drive the story forward. There's no place for rambling or waxing eloquent or
self-indulgent preening in today's popular fiction. So, how do you do it?
A
lovely write up from Kathryn about the Books Direct blog following my blog post
about her book. Thanks, Kathryn!
"5 Ways to Limit Your Character's Options - and
Make Your Story Better" -
Article by Mooderino for Helping Writers Become Authors.
Given
a predicament, a character in a story will have a number of options on how to
proceed. As in real life, some of those options will be more sensible than
others.
"How
to Write a Short Story" - Article by Rachelle Arlin Credo for
Writing.Com.
How
do we write a great short story? What are the things to keep in mind in order
to come up with a short story that works? Here's a quick guide to get you
started:
"Tips
For Marketing And Selling Your Self Published Books" - Article by
Sebastian Gourc for A Book.
Whether
you've just published a book or have a book that isn't selling, now is the time
to get to it; start marketing today! Your book selling, book marketing, and
book promotion planning should begin before the manuscript is completed.
"Self-Publishing
an Ebook" - Article by Dave Skinner for Creating the Core.
One
author's hints on self-publishing.
If
you've written anything of length, you no doubt understand the debate between "planners"
and "pantsers". Whatever side you're on, there's an important lesson
here. Story structure is still vital to the story.
"Indie
Authors: How To Use Story to Sell Story" - Article by The Alliance of
Independent Authors.
What
if you could promote your books simply by telling stories? It seems like a
natural fit – you’re a storyteller, after all. That was the concept that got
Kathy Meis thinking and brought her to create Bublish.
