Do you have a manuscript languishing on the shelf? Is it original and unpublished? Then Writer’s Digest Annual Writing Competition wants you…
Ficticious Fiction Book Cover Exercise: Pro Football Murder Mystery
How to Create a Book Cover, Part 3 Our February Newsletter offered a quick book cover exercise to get your creative juices flowing. You were to create a fictional book cover around the following synopsis: ——- It is the Super Bowl of all Super Bowls and the Cinderella team, the Oregon Argonauts are scheduled to […]
Free eBook Formatting Guides: Style, Marketing and Software Programs
Short list of FREE ebook formatting marketing and style guides, as well as top ebook formatting tools to Create, Promote and Market your ebook.
Writer’s Digest 21st Annual Self-Published Book Awards
Whether you’re a professional writer, a part-time freelancer, or a writing enthusiast who took the leap and published your own book, this competition is for you! The Writer’s Digest 21st Annual Self-Published Book Awards early submissions by April 1, 2013.
Book Covers Using Similar Stock Images: Confusing or Not?
Have you ever shopped for a book and run across unrelated book covers that appeared eerily similar? So similar they appeared to be part of a series? This issue is cropping up more and more in self-publishing and with alarming regularity. But does it really matter? Using images is not new when creating advertising. In […]
The Sweet Smell of Success: The Flautlent Pumpkin by Rodney Evans
I can hear the suppressed snickers and giggles. There is just something about farting that puts a smile on our face. It’s a “magical tune” from a “magical fruit.” Rodney sat down with me and we discussed how his adventure began from a simple dinnertime story to a series of farting books so popular, the […]
Give Your Manuscript a Check-up: Christian Writers Guild Conference
Submit a one-page sample to the ‘Thick-Skinned Manuscript Critique’ at the Christian Writers Guild ‘Writing for the Soul’ Conference. Learn new techniques, meet editors and agents, and network with other writers at the Christian Writers Guild Writing for the Soul Conference 2013.
How to get Free, Quality Royalty Free Images
As a writer, at some point you will need a cover. As a designer, you need a lot of images for your work. There are many “free” sources for images. Unfortunately, many (not all) are at a lower quality required for a digital ebook or print book. No matter your image choice, remember you run […]
Amazon Break Through Novel Award Contest
Sixth annual Novel Award contest offers a $50,000 advance and publishing with Amazon Publishing. 5 categories, 5 finalists. Contest Closes January 27th.