Discover the key strategies and insider tips to transform your writing dreams into reality. This comprehensive guide provides aspiring authors with valuable insights and proven techniques to navigate the path to becoming a published author successfully.
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I see StoryOrigin as a Personal Assistant and so in this StoryOrigin Product Review, I evaluate the programme on the results it delivers as a system. Scroll down for my rating on specific points in this StoryOrigin product review 4.21/5 Super-charge your book marketing! Like many writers, I started part time, snatching pockets of time
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When I started writing, I had no idea that there was even such a thing as book formatting. Atticus Book Formatting Software Review I simply bought books that I liked and never gave much thought to why they looked the way that they did. I had completed enough college assignments and prepared enough presentations to
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What do the best author websites have in common? by Kim Vermaak One of the best things about this Author Website is how it blends Hamilton Wende’s career as a journalist with his experience as a TV producer and a novelist. The moment you open the website, the image shows him in the field as
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Many people have heard the idiom ‘barking up the wrong tree’. This dates back to the 1800s, when the sport of hunting with packs of dogs was popular. Sometimes the prey would run up a tree and escape along the treetops. The confused hounds could smell the scent, but were unaware that the focus of
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I love a good fresh salad and have always had a desire to have my very own vegetable garden. The mini farmer inside me made several attempts, all with varying levels of success. Before I was married, I rented a charming cottage where my garden flourished. It was a wonderful staggered white rose garden and
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As writers, we’re always trying to hone our skills and perfect our craft. One of the most important aspects of your novel is to be able to create believable characters that readers can identify with. This is called ‘characterisation’, and here is a simple definition: Characterisation is the process by which the writer reveals the personality
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In 2000, in an American romantic fantasy comedy movie “What Women Want”, Nick Marshall, played by Mel Gibson, suddenly gains the ability to hear women’s thoughts. At first it overwhelmed him, but then this advertising executive realises that his new found superpower could skyrocket his career and he could break into the multi-million dollar women’s
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When I was a child, my parents took a road trip every year from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town to visit my maternal grandparents for Christmas. A roughly 749 km, or 465 miles long trip. The journey seemed to last forever. A gruelling 8 hour trip, which would have been even longer if my parents
Successful traditional publishers also have a quality control process. They have teams of cover designers, editors, proofreaders and marketing personnel that will ensure that the quality of the cover, print and content of the books match industry standards. My initial mentor told me I could publish my book for free. While that is true, you
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am revisiting an old favourite of mine, The Richest Man in Babylon, a 1926 book by George S. Claso. In this parable about the seven rules about money, the king of Babylon appoints Arkad, undoubtedly the richest man in Babylon, to teach the inhabitants how to make money, keep it and multiply it. In this
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