In the best books, we really get to know the characters. We see ourselves in these fictional beings. We see our own hopes, dreams, sorrows and struggles. Identifying with characters is often the difference between a good book and a great book. Do you contemplate? Do you contemplate write and wrong? Do you dwell on […]
Have you ever noticed that characters in book often seem to be overly queasy. It seems that if you are a main character in a book you suffer from some kind of stomach disorder because every little thing can make you throw up. The ability to suspend disbelief is extremely important for an author. The […]
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It is time that authors realize that publishers are no longer what they once were. Why? Good editors are everywhere and cost $2000 or less. Good book cover designers are everywhere and cost $500 or less. Good print layout designer are $500 or less. Good publicist/marketer is $500 a month ($6k a year). Some, not […]
Despite what Hachette believes, Amazon is not a monopoly. They might be a large market share holder for book and eBook sales, but Amazon has competition: B&N iBooks Google Play Books Kobo Smashwords Sony Anytime, I want, I can change my novel selling focus from Amazon to focus on any of these other companies. So where is […]
So I wanted to get some low cost bookmarks from VistaPrint but I couldn’t find any bookmarks. I checked another site and it was over $100 for 1000 two-sided bookmarks. I feel like it should be about half that. It seems Vista Print should be able to do this cheaper but they don’t have a […]
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I wrote Fire Light in first person. Honestly, in my first draft, I never described my main character. My awesome editor, Sarah Bylund, pointed this out to me. Describing your character is not required. In Jane Austen’s Persuasion, the main character, Anne Elliot is never described. However, I felt like my character Jake needed to […]
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Goodreads Book Giveaway Fire Light by J. Abram Barneck Giveaway ends April 30, 2014. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win