Genre: Nonfiction Copyright: 2016 Navigating Indieworld: A Beginner’s Guide to Self-Publishing and Marketing Your Book by Julie A. Gerber and Carole P. Roman is indeed a beginner’s guide. It reads less like a book and more like a series of blog posts. While it did have some interesting information concerning marketing, it did not go … Continue reading Book Review: Navigating Indieworld: A Beginner’s Guide to Self-Publishing and Marketing Your Book by Julie A. Gerber and Carole P. Roman (3/5)
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Badly Writing
Ever read something, say a post on a forum for writers, and been shocked at the bad grammar and lack of sentence structure? I am. A lot more than I should be. If you want to write, you need to know how words work. You need to know how grammar works. That “txt” speak doesn’t … Continue reading Badly Writing
Writing Rule #5
Optimism. Yeah, that's right. Good, old-fashioned, stubborn optimism. Publishing is biased. Agents don't always go for skill or talent or promising careers. They choose books that they would like to read, but they also choose books that they know will sell. Yes, you heard me right. Agents aren't just readers. They're business people. They make … Continue reading Writing Rule #5