The Core Concept Of Your Story Do you know the core concept of your story? The thing that lays the groundwork for every other idea you have about your story? Benjamin T. Collier, the author of several fantasy and sci-fi books, explains the importance of knowing what our core concept is for our stories… … Read More The Core Concept Of Your Story
Sara Davison, Canadian author of The Watcher and The Seven Trilogy, talks about the importance of telling your reader the motivation behind the actions to create a multi-dimensional character — “A few years ago, my daughter and her friends were standing in their schoolyard across from a dollar store. They noticed… Read More Multi-Dimensional Characters with a post by Sara Davison
What Does a Ranking Number Mean on Amazon? If you’ve published a book and it’s available on Amazon, you’ll notice there’s a Sales Rank number on your book page. This number is important to help you check how your book is selling. The lower the ranking number the better your book is doing in sales.… Read More What Ranking Numbers Mean on Amazon
New Novel Author’s Workbook Do you have note pages strewn all over your desk or in files you can’t find? Do you want to ditch all the scattered brainstorming papers and word documents you have for your novel? We’ve got just the thing for you! Our new author workbook is available now from Amazon… Read More The Novel Author’s Workbook
What Is a Logline? Do you ever get all flustered and at a loss for words when someone asks you what your book’s about? That’s where a logline comes in handy. I used to be afraid to talk to people in case they asked me about my work, my writing, my book. I didn’t have… Read More Writing Tips || Loglines
How To Choose a Premise The premise is the foundation of your story. It’s one or two sentences that reflect the core of what happens to the characters because of the events in your story. Your story supports this premise. If you know your premise before you start writing you’ll find it easier to write because your… Read More How To Choose A Premise For Your Story
What is a social media funnel and how do writers of fiction use it? A social media marketing funnel is a system of platforms that directs people to you online. If you have a presence as a fiction writer on several platforms you have a better chance of someone finding you. But if you’re a… Read More Social Media Funnel for Fiction Authors
In the growing world of self-publishing and being an independent author, it can be easy to get overwhelmed by all the things you need to do to get your work out there. Marketing can be pretty time consuming, especially if you don’t have a plan or a goal. You can end up wasting a lot… Read More Social Media for Fiction Authors
Are you an author who’s wondering how to market your book? We could all use some tips in that area. In this blog, we’ll cover the ways you can use your blog/website and other social media to create a marketing funnel. How to Build a Social Media Marketing Funnel for Authors Define Your Goal Decide… Read More How to Build a Social Media Marketing Funnel for Authors
Social media ‘gems’ are snippets about your work which you can use on social media to attract readers to your Facebook, Google, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest profiles to find out more about you. If they’re too long most people won’t actually read them and you’re probably not going to sell a lot of books. So,… Read More Creating Social Media ‘Gems’ From Your Novels