Hooking In Your Readers Realistically (Prt 2)

Read this Where to from here? Absolutely, for readers who may have missed Part 1, now is the perfect opportunity to dive into and catch up on what they've missed. And for those who are already on the same page , rest assured that the continuation will offer new insights, developments, and challenges for characters …

Hooking Your Readers Realistically (Prt 1)

Ta daa! You see, hooked. Phrasing is everything and unfortunately for amateurs like us, the title has to do the heavy lifting. Here are a couple of techniques I've come across to help Emotional investment from the get go Most of us have been told or advised to start our stories in a particular way …

Writing Realistic Injuries… Part 2

Direction is advised going forward and some might be gory so reading this while or just after you've just eaten isn't advised. In the meantime, you can check our Part One, eat after 15 min or read a book and you're welcome. So.... how do we realistically do the following: Burn Superficial Burns (First-Degree): These …

Writing Realistic Injuries… Part 1

It sounds like you've put a lot of effort into writing realistic injuries for your characters! But keep in mind that it's always important to maintain accuracy even if you haven't been exposed or know somebody who's been exposed to the actual injuries themselves (Attacked by a firebreathing Dragon) So how do we keep your …

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Finding a Target Market

1. Identity This might sound stupid but its kind of hard to find when when you're focused on the bottom line. However, some people tend to forget that you need to walk before you can run. That said, keep this in mind. Online, looks are everything, but what use does it matter having a good …

2 Methods on How to Make your Novel Impossible to Put Down

Think of your two favourite books. It seems like an unreasonable demand but there's a method to the madness. Once you have these books in your head then the reasons on why you couldn't put them down can be attributed to many many reasons but they all fall under the following two. 1. Regularly introducing problems …

5 Ways To Promote Your Self-Published Books Online

Self-published authors will never have the same access to resources and level of exposure as traditional publishing houses. If you’re going to publish on your own, you have no choice but to do most of the promoting yourself or hire an experienced virtual marketing assistant. However, with the introduction of social media, getting your point …

Self-Publishing: Is It Best to Sell Books On Your Own or With the Help of Amazon?

The following post asks an important question for any self-published authors in the making. In the long run which option in the countless of options available to you as an author available is the most beneficial. Going at it alone or Amazon? The following article isn't the be-all and say-all on how to make a …

How to Create a Back Cover Blurb that Sells

Let's just get this out the way before we read any further. Writing a blurb is a marketing exercise. This means it requires a lot of skill and finesse, something that can be learnt pretty quickly but needs a lot of focus in order to draw in the potential reader and even worse meet and …