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All too often, novice writers make the mistake of telling us a character’s personality. Rather than tell her personality, the writer can more successfully raise reader interest by showing it – that is, inferring the character’s personality through a concrete detail. Authors generally tell a character’s personality in one of four ways – motivations, emotions, thoughts,Continue reading “Ways to Show a Character’s Personality”

When uploading your book and cover at Kindle Direct Publishing, the last screen you’ll come to is for Paperback Rights and Price. On this page, you’ll establish in which countries you want Amazon to sell your books and the book’s price. TerritoriesThe first section “Territories,” gives you top options – select every country in the worldContinue reading “Filing KindleDP’s Paperback Rights & Pricing”

Once the formatted manuscript and book cover are uploaded at Kindle Direct Publishing, you’ll need to preview them. To do so, on the Paperback Content screen, simply click the yellow oval that says “Launch Previewer.” A new screen will come up that shows the front and back cover of your book. You can click an arrowContinue reading “How to use KindleDP’s Book Preview section”