Once your book is written, there are several important steps to take: Editing and Revising Review your manuscript multiple times for grammar, spelling, punctuation, and clarity. Consider hiring a professional editor for a more thorough review. Beta Readers Share your manuscript with beta readers—people who can provide constructive feedback on the content, plot, characters, and …
Scenes and chapters are structural elements in a narrative, typically found in novels, plays, and other forms of storytelling. While the terms are often used interchangeably, they serve different purposes and have distinct characteristics. Chapter Scene In summary, chapters are broader divisions that organize the overall structure of a narrative, providing a framework for the …
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If you are an amateur writer, it can be tough to find the right platform to share your stories. Whether you’re looking to build an audience or simply share your work with like-minded individuals, there are a lot of online sites available for you to choose from. The power of the internet has made it …
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English teacher and author, Derek Haines, has kept track of the number of books on Amazon for many years. He writes that it used to be easy to see how many books were on Amazon as the totals were given in search results. Here are his estimates as of April 2021. We also cite data …
Amazon’s new serialized publishing service, Kindle Vella, announced on April 13, 2021 is currently only open for authors to upload their content in preparation for a yet-to-be-announced launch date. “Readers will be able to enjoy your stories when we make the Kindle Vella store available in the next few months,” is the answer Amazon is …
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Here are some great places to find book cover designers: A few notes to guide you in your search: Photo by Yan Krukov from Pexels
If I was to sum this up into four major points, I would say that self-published authors need to carry out activities in the following categories to market their books. Any activity you do to market or promote your book will fall into one of these categories in some way. 1. Produce a quality book …
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