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When writers come up with a great story idea but don’t know how to develop it, usually the problem is one of plotting. Understanding story structure – i.e. plot – would be extremely helpful in developing their story. For example, they might realize that their kernel of an idea really is a great concept forContinue reading “Understand Story Structure to Develop Your Novel Idea”

One great strategy to sell books – especially if you already have a series or a backlist – is a reverse coupon. In this technique, you set a day when the price your books will increase. You then inform readers that they still can get your books at their current, lower price through the nextContinue reading “Sell Books Using Reverse Coupon Strategy”

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”

After uploading your manuscript to Kindle Direct Publishing, the next section involves uploading your book cover. This occurs on the Paperback Content screen. Save your cover as a .pdf. The cover should be no more than 40 MB in size. Kindle actually will take covers up to 650 MB in size, but the loading takes forever,Continue reading “How to upload your paperback cover to KindleDP”