This Week on Books Direct
Here
is a list of the articles you may have missed this week:
"How to Convert Your Word Doc into a Mobi File Using Calibre" - Article by Rich
Meyer for Indies Unlimited.
What
happens when you want to send your electronic manuscript files to a friend so
that person can read it on their Kindle? Send them a copy of the book in a
format that’s already Kindle-compatible – i.e., a Mobi (short for Mobipocket)
file. Here’s how to do it easily, quickly and for free.
Writing
is hard work. So then, why do you write?
"Authors: When is the Most Productive Time to Write?" - Article by Victoria Grefer,
Fantasy Author
for Creative Writing With the Crimson League.
When
is the most productive for us to write?
Regardless
of why or where you’re submitting your poems, here’s what matters most at the
end of the day: Whether you’re writing a long poem or a short poem, poetry is
about condensed language. Some poets talk about an economy of language in
poetry. Whatever you call it, it means getting rid of absolutely all
unnecessary words and phrases that don’t carry their weight.
"Sixty Second Writing Tips: The Three Sorts of Editing" - Article by M. J.
Wright.
Editing
is as much a skill as writing. It’s one authors have to master – and it’s also
a specialty of its own. Done properly, editing can require at least as much
time as it takes to draft the original piece.
"Tips: Book Planning" - Article by K. S. Brooks for Indies Unlimited.
Juggling
numerous characters with a different point of view (POV) in each chapter has
finally caught up with you. Don’t you hate it when that happens? Here's a
simple solution.
"Travel the World With Free Children's Books" - Article by Jason Boog for GalleyCat.
Take
a look at this infographic exploring some of the most beautiful real-life
locations from children’s books, plus some free digital book links to some of
the books for your Kindle, iPad or other eReader.
"How to Get People to Read Your Blog" - Article by Catherine Ryan Howard for Catherine,
Caffeinated.
Would
you like to know more about how to go from blogging into the void to having ten
thousand followers and 25-30k views a month (like Catherine)?
"Should a Writer Have More Than One Work in Progress?" - Article by Victoria
Grefer for Creative Writing With the Crimson League.
What
do you think?
"Get A Group: Critique Partners Make a Difference" - Article by Darlene Deluca for Indies Unlimited.
Good
critique partners can be hard to find, but it’s worth the effort.
Do
you have any?
"90 Writing Tools in a Single Post" - Article by Jason Boog for GalleyCat.
Are
you going to take the Camp NaNoWriMo challenge this month? To help writers with
the challenge, GalleyCat has rounded up three year’s worth of writing advice in
a single post.
"8 Common Creative Writing Mistakes" - Article by Melissa Donovan for Writing
Forward.
We
all make mistakes in our writing. The most common mistake is the typo - a
missing word, an extra punctuation mark, a misspelling, or some other minor
error that is an oversight rather than a reflection of the writer’s skills. But
there are more serious kinds of mistakes in writing.
"How to Write, Publish and Market Your Book" - Article by Patricia Redsicker
for Social Media Examiner.
Do
you want to write a book but don’t know where to start? Or perhaps you have a
manuscript that hasn’t been published. If
so, this article is just for you.
"Missing Data" - Article by Stephen Hise for Indies Unlimited.
One
of the biggest and most frustrating challenges authors face is marketing their
books. Part of the reason for this is that you deal with incomplete or
misleading data. You need to know exactly what will make a browsing eye stop on
your book, and what has to happen next that will trigger a decision to actually
buy the book.
"3 Tips for Developing Enthralling Characters" - Article by Author Jody
Hedlund.
Jody
lists 3 key points in developing enthralling characters.
