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You have a dream...become a full-time author. But how do you turn your writing into a business so you can say, “I quit my job!”? Most beginning authors, and far too many experienced wordsmiths, don’t have any idea what it takes to manage the business side of their career. There’s more to it than just writing books and uploading them on the distribution sites. You have many decisions to make for your business. How do you keep track of the money coming in and going out? No matter where you are in your writing career, it’s never too late to treat your writing like a business.

What does Kindle offer that other platforms do not? Believe it or not, the most successful authors—whether they write fiction or nonfiction—will be the first to tell you that the title of this audiobook is not a fabrication. Indeed they will have no hesitation in admitting that they wish it were a lie, but it is not. You do not need to be a gifted writer to earn money from e-books. And this tutorial will demonstrate why and, more importantly, how.

Kaye walks writers through all of their options, taking the anxiety out of the pitching process and teaching them how to be their own best promoters. Sharp, intuitive, and user-friendly, Dana Kaye’s guide is a must-have for all authors with bestselling aspirations.

Writing short is the easiest way to produce and market your work. This, the fourth in Conda’s Write Short to Succeed series, is a workbook full of fun, short writing exercises you can immediately use to successfully sell what you write. It’s a master writing class in everything you need to know to succeed at selling your writing, whether long, short, or both.

Revive your book from the bottom of the charts with rights reversion. Have you sold your book to a publisher, but years later it’s not selling the way you want? Are you frustrated with their lack of marketing and little to no royalty payments? It’s time to take back your book rights. This guide will give you the knowledge and confidence to get your book rights reverted and how to place it in front of new readers, on your terms. You will always be your book's biggest champion. Don't condemn it to years of neglect at someone else's hands.

Brought to you by Penguin. 'A fascinating journey into our relationship with the physical book...I lost count of the times I exclaimed with delight when I read a nugget of information I hadn't encountered before' Val McDermid, The Times Most of what we say about books is really about the words...

Wie du ein professionelles Buchkonzept erstellst. Welches Buch steckt in dir? Hast du dir schon lange vorgenommen, endlich dein eigenes Buch zu schreiben? Oder möchtest du einen professionellen Ratgeber schreiben, um dir als Experte eine Basis zu schaffen und das Vertrauen deiner Leserinnen & Leser aufzubauen? Wenn ja, ist dieses Hörbuch der erfahrenen Autorin Ulrike Luckmann genau das Richtige für dich. Es soll dir helfen, Schreibblockaden zu überwinden, dein Wissen in Struktur zu bringen und den richtigen Weg für deine Veröffentlichung zu finden.

This Quick Start Guide for Writers is packed full of everything you need to know to get started with writing. Whether it’s a fictional novel, a self-help guide, a memoir, or poetry, this tip-guide will help you learn several things. From writing platforms, fluff writing, and basic writing points, to book covers, publishing, and distribution, this quick-start guide will give you an in-depth view of what the world of writing is all about.

This guide provides a brand-new perspective of how to write, publish, and market a book. It takes the classic writing formula and challenges it, because famous authors are anything but traditional. Join us as we dive deep into the most iconic authors of our time and the secrets to their success. There is a method to the madness, and you can learn to do it too.

What is stopping you from fulfilling your dream of becoming an author? Do you feel a deep longing to write a book but struggle to find the time, energy, focus, or know-how to do so? Have you postponed your dream because you’re striving for the perfect manuscript or because you’ve been searching for an agent or a publisher for a while? This book will help you break through the obstacles, better define your vision, and finally get your book published! You have a message to share with the rest of the world.

What if you could write a book, get it in front of millions of readers, and it wouldn’t cost you a dime or cost next to nothing? Even better, what if you received a commission for every book that was sold from your site? Oh yeah, and once it's done, it will earn you perpetual income forever. Yup, you read it right! You can, thanks to Kindle, Amazon, and Audible making it all possible - and I am going to show you how. All you need to do is be your creative self, read, and take action.

Four-time New York Times best seller Wahida Clark has offered her know-how and expertise to hundreds of dedicated fans and fellow writers in an effort to see others succeed in their fields. Through webinars, conferences, and social media outreach, Clark sees time and time again that people have the expertise; they simply lack the blueprint! Start to Finish gives listeners a step-by-step, interactive handbook that will give writers everything they need to finally start and finish their book.

Gareth L. Powell would be the first to tell you that he doesn't know everything about being a writer, or about getting published, or about life when your work is in a bookshelf. But his field-guide to publishing, About Writing, is absolutely here to help writers on every stage of their journey. Whether you need a bit of writing inspiration or tips on how to find your voice, are struggling to manage writing alongside a day job, want some no-nonsense advice about working with an agent or a publisher or are all at sea with social media, this updated and expanded guide is a must. 

Although there's no shortage of books on writing and publishing, there's none quite like Robert's Rules of Writing. Drawing on his many years of experience as an award-winning journalist, TV writer, and the author of over twenty books, Robert Masello addresses all the issues that confront, and all the problems that beset, writers of all stripes.

An indispensable guide in the bestselling Save the Cat! story structure series that reveals the 15 essential plot points needed to make any young adult novel a success, from an accomplished novelist and the author of Save the Cat! Writes a Novel. In Save the Cat! Writes a Young Adult Novel...

A clear, practical, first-of-its-kind guide to communicating and understanding numbers and data—from bestselling business author Chip Heath. How much bigger is a billion than a million? Well, a million seconds is twelve days. A billion seconds is…thirty-two years. Understanding numbers is...

A winning retirement plan. What if writing is the way to secure financial fitness and fulfilment in retirement? Writing books and generating multiple streams of income for retirement is largely overlooked by traditional experts who advise on financial planning for retirement. However, Jamaican author-preneur C. Ruth Taylor, who makes a full-time living from leveraging her books, offers this as a viable option for early retirees or those planning for retirement.

Esta guía te permitirá entender de una manera clara y directa cómo funciona Wikipedia, y te dará los consejos necesarios para no meter la pata antes de ponerte a editar. Está orientada a todos los que quieren editar en Wikipedia y tener éxito, incluso si tu artículo es la biografía de una persona viva con cierta relevancia. Es un manual que te va a descubrir todas las reglas implícitas que solo se descubren cuando ya llevas tiempo editando. Una especie de caja de los tesoros o cajón lleno de secretos sobre el funcionamiento de la Wikipedia, sobre su uso práctico.

A book for any Canadian who has wanted to self-publish. Get an overview of publishing a book, and answers to some Canadian-specific questions. What is withholding? How do I stop it? What's an ISBN and will I need to mortgage my house to buy one? Should I use Canadian spellings in my book? What publishing platforms are out there? If you’re a Canadian who has always wanted to write and self-publish, this book will give you a great overview of the industry, answer some of the most common questions people have, and get your career off on the right foot.

Are you the new guy trying to learn this self-publishing gig? Maybe you have a book script, but you don’t know where to start. In the past, you were lucky if you knew a guy, who knew another guy, who was an editor. This is no longer the case when there are thousands of editors, artists, and promoters out there, in the land of the internet, to help you. There is no reason why you, the Indie-Author, should fail in launching your book with our guide and checklist. Listen to my journey in self-publishing, the critical keys for success, and the mistakes to avoid.