As Billy Crystal’s character said in Princess Bride, “mostly dead is slightly alive.” You can breathe new life into your older books by giving them a voice. There is revolutionary growth in audiobooks. The Audio Publishers Association (APA) reports audiobook sales are up over 38% in 2016, and Audible listening is up 35%, The cost…
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#Procrastinate is the strangest verb … by Rainey Hall
procrastinate 1. transitive verb to put off intentionally and habitually 2. intransitive verb to put off intentionally the doing of something that should be done Origin and Etymology of procrastinate Latin procrastinatus, past participle of procrastinare, from pro- forward + crastinus of tomorrow, from cras tomorrow In addition to the above Merriam Webster on-line definition,…
The Dos and Don’ts of Writing for Children … by Rachel Craft
When writers first venture into the realm of middle grade and young adult fiction, they often bring with them some bad habits and unhelpful misconceptions. Leave your baggage at the door, and follow these guidelines to start off on the right foot. DO capture the MG/YA voice Children don’t think the way adults do. They…
Give Your Characters a Sense of #Humor … by Rainey Hall
Just like a well-delivered one-liner, writers must have great timing and dynamics when their characters produce a sentence—or word—meant to be funny. timing noun the ability to select the precise moment for doing something for optimum effect Don’t forget—to show your character’s sense of humor—readers need to know the character’s usual personality, and/or the situation,…
What is Story Bundling and How Does It Work? … by Jamie Ferguson
What is a story bundle? A story bundle is an electronic collection of stories that is available through a bundling website, usually for a limited period of time. The bundle may be sold as a complete set of stories, or there may be one price for a subset of the titles and another for the…