Two Roads Diverged: Understanding Traditional and Self-Publishing Differences by Todd Rutherford, Vice President Yorkshire Publishing The publishing world has experienced change over the past several decades as all industries have, but the next 10 years will be a cocoon altering it into a different species altogether. Many major print publishing houses have either merged or [...]
Writing A Short Story by author Geoff Hoff, TipsOnWriting.net What is a short story? It is a story that is shorter than a novel or a novella. Pretty simple, isn’t it? Most short stories have a limited number of characters and locations, only one or a few conflicts, and a single plot. (There are many [...]
Creating Web Video by marketing expert/producer Linda Frothingham Action speaks louder than words. Add a video to your website, and enjoy the benefits of higher visibility with the search engines. Videos are an excellent way to promote your site—and yourself! Getting Started Before you film, plan it out. A video should have a beginning, middle, [...]
Seven Rules for Writing Your Book Proposal by author Carolyn Howard-Johnson Book proposals are not something that are going away any time soon. In fact, they have becoming more omnipresent. Once only writers of non-fiction needed to write proposals to get their ideas past gatekeepers, the editors, agents, and publishers. Now some publishers ask their [...]
Succeeding During NaNoWriMo by UCLA Extension writing instructor Ian Randall Wilson In about two weeks, for the fourth year in a row, I’ll begin facilitating a class at UCLA Extension as part of NaNoWriMo: National Novel Writing Month. Fifty participants have already signed up for the class, and many of them are no doubt wondering [...]
An Introduction to Literary Agents by Laura Strachan, Strachan Literary Agency Many first time authors view literary agents as Cerberus, the three-headed dog that guarded the gates to Hades (which may or may not be an apt metaphor for the publishing industry). While it may be true that literary agents are gate-keepers of a sort, [...]
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The leader of Write On!, Debra has been a professional writer for more than 10 years. She has expertise in feature articles, corporate communications, and public speaking. Write On! is a virtual - and live - writers support group, which helps writers of all abilities, mediums, and specialties take their projects to the next level.
