The Self-Published Book Media Plan: A List of (Intended) Tasks
From the Writer.ly community: I’ve been working (albeit very slowly) at getting my book, Remember the Moon into some local Seattle bookstores. I figured that since I published with IngramSpark, it...
View ArticleWriting Advice via Song Lyrics
From the Writer.ly community: Sometimes the best writing advice and inspiration comes in the form of a song. 1. On luring the reader in The Hook – Blues Traveler It doesn’t matter what I say So long...
View Article10 Self-Publishing Tools To Check Out In The New Year
From the Writer.ly community: As writers, we can generally get away with very little in the way of tools. A pen and paper or a word processing device of some kind and generally we are happy. But, as...
View Article6 New Year’s Resolutions for Self Publishers
From the Writer.ly community: I’m not much of a New Year’s resolution maker, but my own book has been languishing from neglect after I produced the paperback version in November. Thus I’ve deemed it...
View ArticleHow to Start A Book/Writing Shipping Group
From the Writer.ly community: I belong to a group we call The Seattle Shipping Group. It’s a group of writers, some published, some not, who get together once a month with the objective of spurring...
View ArticleBook Formatting 101: Page Set-Up Tips and Tricks
From the Writer.ly community: If you are formatting your own book for either print or ebook, it is useful to know about some of the traditional printing/publishing conventions that have been around for...
View Article3 Great Project Management Tools For Self Publishers
From the Writer.ly community: Many aspiring authors and even seasoned self-published authors have a hard time managing their projects. Producing books is a never-ending series of tasks, many of which...
View ArticleProject Management for the Indie Author – 10 Tips and Tricks
From the Writer.ly community: Self Publishing takes a lot of organization. In it’s simplest form, project management is really just a check-list of tasks with due dates attached. You can add...
View ArticleRound-up of great posts for self-publishers #1
From the Writer.ly community: Here’s a round-up of some great posts for self-publishers: 5 Tools For Outlining Ideas For Writers And Artists: Are you a writer who uses outlines? Here are some great...
View Article10 Tips for Finding The Theme of Your Memoir
I’ve spoken with many memoirists who tell me they are writing a memoir, but when I ask them what it’s about they look panicked. It’s OK to have a whole book written and still not be sure what it is...
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