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Traditional VS Self-Publishing

Deciding whether to send your book off to agents and publishers in the hope that it might be traditionally published, or choosing to go down the self-publishing route is not a decision you will make lightly. There are, of course, pros and cons for each

Making Time To Write

When you’re a writer, particularly one with a job or family (or both) it can be difficult to find the time you need to write. In fact, it can be downright impossible. This article will help you master your time so you can finally carve out the time you need to write

Make Writing A Priority

We live in a world that attaches an immediate monetary value to everything. In other words, if something doesn’t make us money instantly, it’s considered a luxury, not a necessity. Nowhere is this more true than writing. Because books make their money slowly over time, people feel that writers are ‘playing not working’ when they’re writing. This leads to our friends and families making impositions on our writing time. After all, they reason, we’re not really working we’re playing.

Don’t expect them to understand this, they won’t. Just learn to say no to requests made during your writing time. Eventually, they will get the message even if they don’t understand it.

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The 3 Things I Did To Start Writing Again

The 3 Things I Did To Start Writing Again

 
For the first time in a long time. I started writing again today. I’m very excited because it’s something I haven’t been able to do.
 
I could give you 1 million reasons why I had not been writing. But the truth of the matter is that most of them would be excuses.
 
I finally got myself organized and began letting the thoughts roll out of my mouth as I dictated my material.
 
Yes, for me writing is a bit unconventional. I rarely type when I’m writing I usually dictate all of my ideas as I sit in my chair and close my eyes.
 
I still have not developed the habit of using my tablet to accomplish anything significant, when I’m writing. But I’m sure that will change as I’m able to spend more time getting used to the technology.
 
It was strange how

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Christian Writing: How Self-Publishing Allowed An Environmental Lawyer Became a Best-Selling Fiction Author Pt3

Self-publishing is upending the book industry. One woman's unlikely road to a hit novel.

When I saw this article, I could not escape how many correlaries it help for Christian Writing. Bottom line, do not give up as a Christian writer

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How Self-Publishing Allowed An Environmental Lawyer Became a Best-Selling Fiction Author Pt3

By ALEXANDRA ALTER – Wall Street Journal Books http://goo.gl/MztwL

Christian Writing: Darcie Chan's Rise To Become A Best-Selling Self-Published Fiction Author

 

She noticed that a lot of popular e-books were priced at 99 cents, and immediately dropped her price from $2.99 to 99 cents. The cut would slash potential royalties—Amazon pays 35% royalties for books that cost less than $2.99, compared with 70% for books that cost $2.99 to $9.99. But sales picked up immediately. "I did that to encourage people to give it a chance," she says. "I saw it as an investment in my future as a writer." The strategy worked. Several reviewers on Amazon said they bought the book because it was 99 cents, then ended up liking it.

She checked her sales several times a day, obsessively refreshing her Amazon page. In the first month, it sold 100 copies. When Ms. Chan saw the sales figure, she danced in her kitchen with her husband and toddler.

"We were saying, 'Wow, this is really cool. What if you sell 1,000? That would be awesome,' " her husband recalls.

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Then, at the end of June, "The Mill River Recluse" got a mention on a site called Ereader News Today, which posts tips for Kindle readers. Over the next two days, it sold another 600 copies. Ms. Chan realized she might be able to drive sales herself. She spent about $1,000 on marketing, buying banner ads on websites and blogs devoted to Kindle readers and a promotional spot on goodreads.com, a book-recommendation site with more than six million members.

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Christian Writing: How Self-Publishing Allowed An Environmental Lawyer Became a Best-Selling Fiction Author Pt2

Self-publishing is upending the book industry. One woman's unlikely road to a hit novel.

When I saw this article, I could not escape how many correlaries it help for Christian Writing. Bottom line, do not give up as a Christian writer

Read Part 1 HERE – JMb (ed ) <><


How Self-Publishing Allowed An Environmental Lawyer Became a Best-Selling Fiction Author Pt2

By ALEXANDRA ALTER – Wall Street Journal Books http://goo.gl/MztwL

Christian Writing: Darcie Chan's Rise To Become A Best-Selling Self-Published Fiction Author

 

Self-published titles have been buoyed by an explosion in digital book sales. E-book sales totaled $878 million in 2010, compared to $287 million in 2009, according to the Association of American Publishers. Some analysts project that e-book sales will pass $2 billion in 2013.

The march of self-published authors has put publishers and literary agents on guard. Publishing houses like Penguin and Perseus have recently launched their own digital self-publishing programs in an effort to capture a slice of the mushrooming market. Some agents, including Scott Waxman, have started their own digital imprints.

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Digital self-publishing still has serious drawbacks. Though e-books are the fastest-growing segment of the book market, they still make up less than 10% of overall trade book sales, according to the Association of American Publishers. Book reviewers tend to ignore self-published works, and brick-and-mortar bookstores have long shunned them. And very few authors have a marketing and advertising budget equal to a publisher's.

Several successful self-published authors have Read More »Christian Writing: How Self-Publishing Allowed An Environmental Lawyer Became a Best-Selling Fiction Author Pt2

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