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Among the best ways to crank up book sales is to get your title or name as an author at the top of the search engine list. That is, if you write car maintenance guidebooks when someone Googles “car maintenance guidebooks” and your website appear in the first couple of listings – or at least in…

Suffering from writer’s block or need to add some spunk to your writing? The problem may be that you need to change up your routine. To that end, try this tip: Stuck for a first sentence? Read an online list of the “greatest” opening lines for novels, short stories or nonfiction books. Which ones did you…

In every story, something happens. These events form the structure of your tale. Plot, then, is the drama and action through which characters come to life. Consider the plot of “Star Wars IV: A New Hope.” During the story, young Luke Skywalker finds his dreams and hopes of leaving a desert world quashed by his uncle.…

“There is probably no hell for authors in the next world – they suffer so much from critics and publishers in this.” – C. N. Bovee “Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamppost how it feels about dogs.” – Christopher Hampton “What a blessed thing it is that nature,…

The first page of your website that most potential readers and the media likely will see is your home page. This page serves as an introduction to your book. Because of this, your home page should aim to get readers and the media interested in your book. If they don’t click “Order this Book” after visiting…

Suffering from writer’s block or need to add some spunk to your writing? The problem may be that you need to change up your routine. To that end, try this tip: Re-read a poem or children’s story that was a favorite of yours in childhood. Pay special attention to the wording. Read it aloud to hear the…

Indie authors should create a budget to manage their money for writing. You don’t want to lose track of your spending and profits. In addition, a budget ensures you think hard before purchasing a service, preventing you from wasting money. A budget also helps you get the best return on investment for your dollar. Begin by…

The plot of a story is more interesting and exciting if the characters have something to gain or lose. Because of this, the characters in your story should have something at stake, or some personal interest or involvement in solving the story’s conflict. Establishing what these personal interests or involvement are early in the story and…

When developing the rising action section of your story, there a few simple guidelines to follow. Ensuring these guidelines aren’t violated will help keep the story moving forward and increase the dramatic tension:• Our hero never can give up – If he stops trying to overcome the central problem, the story would end. There may be moments where…