I tried to write a synopsis and stick to it, but I felt trapped when it came to writing out each scene. My creative juices just don’t work that way. My process is to create a character and put them in a situation, then write my way out of it.
Leonard Little – 16 June 2013 Continue reading
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I’ve been influenced by particular authors, yes, but when I tried to copy anyone else’s style, it just didn’t work. We have to have our own style.
Erin Naillon – 13 June 2013 Continue reading
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I tend to write the type of books that I like to read, which are typically thrillers where capable but flawed reluctant heroes are plunged into a desperate situation.
Simon Jenner – 09 June 2013 Continue reading
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By the time I learned to enjoy reading I was a career woman and a mother. It was important for me to understand that it was okay to take the time out of the relentlessly busy schedule I had made for myself to escape via reading. There are still too many people who think they are too busy or that reading is a chore and don’t stop to enjoy this simple pleasure.
Ms Trickey – 7 June 2013 Continue reading
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My friends who went the traditional route were spending a year and even two getting an agent and finding a publisher. Then it’s at least another year before the book comes out. My indie friends, and those who signed with small publishers like mine (Red Adept Publishing-RAP), had their books in hand and were moving on.
Elizabeth Buhmann – 6 June 2013 Continue reading
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I brainstorm the plot roughly. Then I brainstorm it fuller with a friend, then I just write from the gut. If I slow down, I brainstorm while doing something mindless like vacuuming or floating in the pool, etc.
Elizabeth Alsobrooks – 4 June 2013 Continue reading
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Indie publishers are a mixed blessing. Sure you can get published even if you are an unknown, even if you’ve never written so much as a word before, even if you don’t have an agent. But the other side of it is that you won’t get a sweet advance check from the publisher. And even though the publisher will, depending on the publisher, do some marketing for you, most of it is up to you.
Jon Bradbury – 2 June 2013 Continue reading
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So I started writing reviews, and found out I loved it. For years, I collected reviews with nowhere to put them. It’s probably a good thing I didn’t start a blog right away, because my early reviews were awful. But I got better with practice, and when I discovered you don’t have to be a tech geek to have a blog, I started posting my reviews online.
Jalyn – 31 May 2013 Continue reading
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My pet hate is the futile, never-ending cycle of self-promoting tweeting between Indie-Authors. Writers should be more creative and supportive of each other when approaching promo. Tweeting “here’s my book, buy it,” fifty times a day is like throwing adverts written on confetti and hoping one person in ten thousand reads it after picking it off their jacket; and that one person in a hundred thousand, follows the link to your book.
Mark Wilson – 30 May 2013 Continue reading
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If there is any advice I could give, it would be to never stop. Even if life gets in the way and you have to put your focus on important things like family, work, school. Please handle your business, but continue to work on your craft. It is hard, manual labor and serious time has to be invested to create something of quality.
Eric Danhoff – 27 May 2013 Continue reading
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{ Hi all, A fantastic list:) I'm Adrian, author of two books and by one I'm really proud... I would like very much a review at... } – Jun 16, 4:06 PM
{ Awesome IndieView, Mr. Little! I loved this book and look forward to the rest of the series. Thanks for sharing your personal story with us.... } – Jun 16, 12:54 PM
{ Jennifer, thank you so much for this list. I think I've got them all updated. Hearing back from those who use the list is the... } – Jun 13, 1:10 PM { Thanks, Hillary. I've removed this one from the list. } – Jun 13, 12:01 PM { Hillary, although a large part of the blog is about knitting, she also does book reviews. Currently the 2nd or 3rd oldest post is a... } – Jun 13, 11:57 AM
{ Am I missing something on the following page? It is about knitting and I don't see book review information - http://anastaciaknits.net/ } – Jun 13, 8:36 AM