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Want to be a better writer? Perfect your process. For example, do you fear the blank page? You may be skipping the essential early phases of writing. Do you generate swarms of ideas but never publish anything? You need strategies to focus and persist to the finish. When you learn to work with your brain instead of against it, you'll get more done and have more fun. Master the inner game of writing The Writer's Process combines proven practices of successful authors with cognitive science research about how our minds work. You'll learn: How to invite creativity and flow into the writing process Why separating the writing process into different steps makes you more productive How to overcome writer's block, negative feedback, and distractions How to make time for writing in a busy, interrupt-driven lifeIt's filled with ideas that you can put into practice immediately. The Writer's Process is a 2017 Readers' Favorite Gold Medal Winner and a Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Silver Award winner.
***Updated 2020 Edition*** LEARN THE RIGHT WAY... ...to set your book up for long-term success, improve sales opportunities, and protect your investment, including: Everything you need to know about ISBNs, Barcodes, Copyright, & LCCNs. Make sure your book can be distributed by any distributor. Never have to abandon your hard-earned reader reviews. Ensure your book can be printed by any printer. Add your book to the major book industry databases. Prevent your advance reading copies from being re-sold. Avoid legal headaches and missed filing deadlines. “Straightforward and easy to digest, this is one how-to that every new author or publisher should have in their arsenal!" —Brooke Warner, P...
Many authors write, then market. Successful authors write TO market Have you written a book that just isn't selling? Would you like to write a book that readers eagerly devour? Many authors write, then market. Successful authors write TO market. They start by figuring out how to give readers what they want, and that process begins before writing word one of your novel. This book will teach you to analyze your favorite genre to discover what readers are buying, to mine reviews for reader expectations, and to nail the tropes your readers subconsciously crave. Don't leave the success of your novel up to chance. Deliver the kind of book that will have your fans hounding you for the next one.
Meant for young adult.
Finally, a comic strip about spirituality, recovery, psychology, AND Intellectual Pooperty. This first official dead tree edition collects over 200 Mimi & Eunice cartoons from mimiandeunice.com. Printed here in full color, Misinformation Wants to be Free is sure to delight addicts, lawyers, a small minority of libertarians, and people who hate trees.Signed copies will be available soon at the QuestionCopyright.org store (http://questioncopyright.com/) but you can purchase an unsigned print-on-demand copy right now if you can't wait!
This Book is a comprehensive study of the music industry distribution system. The intent is to convey total understanding of the process of music distribution as well as the significance of that process and all it's variables. Marketing through cutting-edge web-technology and how to incorporate into digital and retail distribution networks supporting soundscan capabilities, is discussed. Distribution is but one aspect of the business end of this industry, arguably the most vital. The importance of distribution is stressed along with the importance of other contiguous aspects such as global sales, marketing and promotions including radio-internet radio, retail, trades, music aggregators, street-promotions, and college-networks. This edition includes current industry statistics, trends and new innovative ways in selling your music through both digital and physical. Focus on additional revenue streams as licensing, publishing, digital download cards with Soundscan support is also examined.
"Delaney's excellent book truly is the definitive guide. It easily and thoroughly explains everything you need to know." Steve Strauss, USA Today "Exporting: The Definitive Guide to Selling Abroad Profitably is generously sprinkled with Notes and Tips that deliver concise, insightful bursts of advice and counsel. These suggestions alone are worth the price of the book. From planning to execution, Laurel Delaney is like a trusted guide—encouraging one forward, pointing out potential pitfalls, and helping navigate the way through the exciting and challenging world of exporting." John N. Popoli, President and CEO, Lake Forest Graduate School of Management "I highly recommend this book to anyo...
A lost dog, a hidden time tunnel and a secret lake take Stella and Tom to their home and the children living there 100 years in the past. A time-travel adventure for ages 8-11 enjoyed by over 500,000 children. The long-awaited sequel now out!
This book is a guide to developing cross-platform and pervasive entertainment. Whether you're a seasoned pro or a complete newbie, this book is filled with tips and insights in multi-platform interactive storytelling.
The 12 Key Pillars of Novel Construction takes the mystery out of building a solid story and shows you how to go from idea to complete novel in practical, easy-to-understand steps. Build smart! Over and over, struggling writers make the same fatal mistakes in their manuscripts. Even writers who have studied all the best writing craft books and taken workshops and followed writers' blogs still don't get the structure. Truth is, a lot of writers believe they can write a novel without taking time to learn the nuts and bolts of novel construction. Just as with building a house, writers need to adeptly wield the proper tools and materials, and follow structurally sound rules if they hope to "buil...