After The Final Draft: Blurbs, Formatting, Query Letters

Updated & Organized 12/16/2015  This page is 1 of 9 contents pages reworked from one single page to several for readability and accessibility.

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BLURBS

• Dissecting The Blurb: It’s A Formula, Not A Torture Instrument TARA SPARLING on Tara Sparling writes

BETA READERS

• 15 Places to Find Your Next Beta Reader K M WIELAND

READABILITY

• The Re-Readability Factor: Does Your Book Have It? (5 Ways to Make It Happen) K M WEILAND

CONNECTING WITH YOUR READERS

• Your readers want YOU to know they exist. Find out what deep connection is and why it is important. Read about connection here–>How to Create a Deep Connection with Your Prospects and Customers by Copyblogger
•  The Force Awakens Star Wars VII premiered in theaters DEC 17th 2015, USA.   Find out what this writer had to say about the lesson she learned. Lessons From The Force by Fiction Editor Beth Hill The Editors Blog
• Engage Readers—Feed Them Tasty Fiction by Beth Hill on The Editor’s Blog

SWAG

• Creating Promotional Material That Works: Swag By Marcy Kennedy, Fiction University

QUERY LETTERS

• Writer’s Digest Query Example Series
• Query-Writing 102: Query DOs and DON’Ts Operation Awesome

TRADITIONAL PUBLISHING

• 9 Questions to Ask Before You Sign a Publishing Contract on Operation Awesome site

FORMATTING

• From IWSG blog EPub Formatting and Beyond by L. Diane Wolfe
• The Complete Guide to Query Letters That Get Manuscript Requests by Jane Friedman

 

BOOK SALE CYCLES

• Why Authors Need to Know about Book Sales Cycles C S Lakin Live Write Thrive

KINDLE INFORMATION FOR WRITERS, GOODREADS, GIVEAWAYS & SOCIAL MEDIA

• Kindle e-book Giveaways now at Amazon (#AmazonGiveaways for #ebooks) chrismcmullen
• Check out Kindle Scout for Writer’s and Readers
•  Chris McMullen on his experience with Amazon and Goodreads giveaways.  
• Warning Messages for Errors in Amazon Kindle e-Books by Chris McMullen Writing Publishing & Marketing Ideas

 

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