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5 WAYS TO COME UP WITH GREAT STORY IDEAS
5 WAYS TO COME UP WITH GREAT STORY IDEAS We all have a million excellent ideas for stories, but, without fail, they magically disappear the minute we sit down to write. It seems impossible, but it happens constantly. Hours are wasted staring at a blank page. And, no matter how many cups of coffee are in our systems, we still can’t find the energy to kick our muses into gear and develop story ideas.
Source: Writer's Digest
Simon & Schuster Steps Into Self-Publishing
Simon & Schuster Steps Into Self-Publishing
Simon & Schuster is testing the water in the booming self-publishing market.
The publishing company announced Tuesday that it was teaming up with Author Solutions, based in Bloomington, Ind., to create a separate house called Archway Publishing, which would be available for authors wanting to self-publish fiction, nonfiction, business or children’s books.
Skin Like Dawn Novel Lines
"Her mother loved him – this had become apparent to him. Through the thick, arbitrary levels of her bitter derision laid a softer woman, much like Natalie,who, at all costs, resisted every attempt at exhibiting affection toward men."
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The Year Indies Finally Got On Top by Terri Giuliano Long
When I published In Leah's Wake in 2010, self-publishing was, for all intents and purposes, in its infancy. Yes, authors had been self-publishing for years, but it was only when e-readers finally entered the mainstream that self-publishing exploded. Suddenly, platforms like Amazon's Kindle Direct, Smashwords, and B&N's PubIt made publishing an e-book inexpensive and easy. Still, there were hurdles: proper formatting and conversion posed challenges and there were few services to help indie authors.
Source: Huffington Post