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Writing Tip for 2012: Get Proactive

Posted on December 10, 2011 by angela.booth

I’ll be giving you lots of tips to make 2012 your best writing year ever over the next few weeks. So, here’s the first one: get PROACTIVE. To explain, here’s an excerpt from The Piggyback Process, which is currently in … Continue reading →

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Writing for Money: Back to Pen and Paper (LiveScribe journal)

Posted on December 3, 2011 by angela.booth

You’re writing for money, successfully. By definition, this means that you’re highly organized. If you’re not organized, you can’t be successful. You’ll be behind on deadlines (horror), poverty-stricken because you’re behind on sending out invoices, and stressed. The stress develops … Continue reading →

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Would You Work For a Book Packager?

Posted on December 1, 2011 by angela.booth

There’s an interesting article about a book packager in Business Week. The article, Teen-Lit Queen Takes Up Book Packaging – Businessweek reports: “Schechter and Hillyer come up with ideas—or “sparks,” as they like to call them—and sell the finished product … Continue reading →

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Best Description Of Writing a Novel I’ve Ever Read

Posted on November 30, 2011 by angela.booth

You’re writing a novel. You’ve got a 101 things to consider: plot, character, action, timeline, theme, and on and on. It’s complicated, but you can only write one word, and one scene at a time. It can seem overwhelming, especially … Continue reading →

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Write Your Book: It’s Just a Book

Posted on August 15, 2011 by angela.booth

Fifteen years ago, my editor at my publishing house took me to lunch. My first book in a series was close to publication, so the lunch was a celebration. Of course, it was also a way to butter me up … Continue reading →

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Procrastination Killer: ACT!

Posted on August 10, 2011 by angela.booth

It’s amazing: when I work with my students, I get clusters of challenges, four or five writers who have similar challenges, who all contact me on the same day. The latest challenge: procrastination. The writers (all SYWON members), know exactly … Continue reading →

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Writing Your Book: Here Come The Agents

Posted on July 7, 2011 by angela.booth

A good literary agent is like a car detailer Most writers are lousy at business. (Me included; I can do business, and I do do it, but I’d rather eat glass and I fob it off to people I pay … Continue reading →

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Freelancing Fiction: Writing A Novel

Posted on July 1, 2011 by angela.booth

Readers have asked about freelancing a novel. The popularity of the Kindle platform means that projects for novelists are proliferating on the the outsourcing sites. Here are some tips. Firstly, consider the genre you’re writing in. Readers have expectations. In … Continue reading →

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Writing Kindle Ebooks? Write a Series

Posted on June 9, 2011 by angela.booth

If you’re writing a Kindle ebook, consider writing a series. It’s long been an open secret among ebook authors that the more ebooks you write, the more you sell. Your “virtual bookshelf” attracts readers. As Amazon points out in this … Continue reading →

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Freelance Fiction Goldmine: Is It Real?

Posted on March 2, 2011 by angela.booth

Millionaire ebook authoress, Amanda Hocking Want to freelance your fiction? Watch the video on this post, Millionaire Self-Published Young Adult Author Sells Half a Million Books | Write a Book: Just Write A Book Blog. I said: “Wondering whether you … Continue reading →

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