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Writer's Haven => Writer 101 [Public] => Topic started by: Lysmata Debelius on October 26, 2018, 03:32:32 PM
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Please recommend the books, articles, blogs, etc. I'll copy and paste into the headings below.
Getting started: Formatting and uploading
Smashwords style guide - how to prepare a word document for formatting as an ebook. Useful not just for Smashwords :) http://www.myebook.co.za/files/smashwords-style-guide.pdf (http://www.myebook.co.za/files/smashwords-style-guide.pdf)
KDP Jumpstart, the official Amazon step-by-step guidelines on how to get published: https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G202187740
(https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G202187740)
David Gaughran's book on getting started as a self publisher "It gives you practical, hands-on advice, sharing the very latest best practices on editing, cover design, formatting, and pricing."
(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51ZImYbPi9L._SL200_.jpg) (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078ZNWD61/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0)
Writing Software
Writing software Scrivener's help forum: http://www.literatureandlatte.com/forum/index.php (http://www.literatureandlatte.com/forum/index.php)
Gwen Hernadez Scrivener resources: https://gwenhernandez.com/scrivener-corner/ (https://gwenhernandez.com/scrivener-corner/)
Also check out this thread on free and reliable software for writers. (https://writersanctum.com/index.php?topic=1269.msg23543)
Marketing
Joanna Penn's books and website: https://www.thecreativepenn.com/
Janet Friedman :
https://www.janefriedman.com/marketing-advice-2018/ (https://www.janefriedman.com/marketing-advice-2018/)
Kristine Kathryn Rusch “Discoverability Series” Articles about how to find readers http://kriswrites.com/business-rusch-publishing-articles/discoverability-series/ (http://kriswrites.com/business-rusch-publishing-articles/discoverability-series/)
Mark Dawson's Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SPFsecretgroup/ (https://www.facebook.com/groups/SPFsecretgroup/) (See Tom Wood's comment below for more info)
David Gaughran's books:
(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51XVt7Df3PL._SX311_BO1,204,203,200_._SL200_.jpg) (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/149031041X/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i2) (https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51yF6BPbYsL._SL200_.jpg) (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0798PH9QT/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1)
Self Publishing News:
A Lawyer's Thoughts on Authors, Self-Publishing and Traditional Publishing: http://www.thepassivevoice.com/ (http://www.thepassivevoice.com/)
Author Earnings: http://authorearnings.com/ (http://authorearnings.com/)
David Gaughran's blog at https://davidgaughran.com/blog/ (https://davidgaughran.com/blog/)
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Joanna Penn's books and website: https://www.thecreativepenn.com/
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I lurked in Mark Dawson's Facebook Group for a while:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/SPFsecretgroup/ (https://www.facebook.com/groups/SPFsecretgroup/)
You have to ask to join, but they let me in so they aren't picky! :n2Str17:
Dawson markets his own 'how to' stuff pretty heavily, so buyer beware. The value comes in seeing the posts by others who share their experiences. It becomes repetitive after a while, but for someone completely new to running ads it can be helpful. You'll see discussions in there about other marketing tools like KDP Rocket, Machete and Yasiv. I haven't used those, but they may be worth a look.
I use Scrivener, and found the software publisher's forums to be very helpful:
http://www.literatureandlatte.com/forum/index.php (http://www.literatureandlatte.com/forum/index.php)
I used one of Gwen Hernandez's Scrivener templates, but haven't used her other resources yet:
https://gwenhernandez.com/scrivener-corner/ (https://gwenhernandez.com/scrivener-corner/)
Author Earnings has a take on Indie sales figures that the trad press ignores:
http://authorearnings.com/ (http://authorearnings.com/)
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Brilliant. Thanks Tom!
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http://www.thepassivevoice.com/
described as:
A Lawyer's Thoughts on Authors, Self-Publishing and Traditional Publishing
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Thanks Vidya, I will add that as soon as I am back at my computer. Too fiddly on the phone!
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Please recommend the books, articles, blogs, etc. I'll copy and paste into the headings below.
Getting started: Formatting and uploading
Smashwords style guide - how to prepare a word document for formatting as an ebook. Useful not just for Smashwords :) http://www.myebook.co.za/files/smashwords-style-guide.pdf (http://www.myebook.co.za/files/smashwords-style-guide.pdf)
KDP Jumpstart, the official Amazon step-by-step guidelines on how to get published: https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G202187740
(https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G202187740)
David Gaughran's book on getting started as a self publisher "It gives you practical, hands-on advice, sharing the very latest best practices on editing, cover design, formatting, and pricing."
(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51ZImYbPi9L._SL200_.jpg) (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078ZNWD61/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0)
Writing Software
Writing software Scrivener's help forum: http://www.literatureandlatte.com/forum/index.php (http://www.literatureandlatte.com/forum/index.php)
Gwen Hernadez Scrivener resources: https://gwenhernandez.com/scrivener-corner/ (https://gwenhernandez.com/scrivener-corner/)
Also check out this thread on free and reliable software for writers. (https://writersanctum.com/index.php?topic=1269.msg23543)
Marketing
Joanna Penn's books and website: https://www.thecreativepenn.com/
Janet Friedman :
https://www.janefriedman.com/marketing-advice-2018/ (https://www.janefriedman.com/marketing-advice-2018/)
Kristine Kathryn Rusch “Discoverability Series” Articles about how to find readers http://kriswrites.com/business-rusch-publishing-articles/discoverability-series/ (http://kriswrites.com/business-rusch-publishing-articles/discoverability-series/)
Mark Dawson's Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SPFsecretgroup/ (https://www.facebook.com/groups/SPFsecretgroup/) (See Tom Wood's comment below for more info)
David Gaughran's books:
(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51XVt7Df3PL._SX311_BO1,204,203,200_._SL200_.jpg) (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/149031041X/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i2) (https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51yF6BPbYsL._SL200_.jpg) (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0798PH9QT/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1)
Self Publishing News:
A Lawyer's Thoughts on Authors, Self-Publishing and Traditional Publishing: http://www.thepassivevoice.com/ (http://www.thepassivevoice.com/)
Author Earnings: http://authorearnings.com/ (http://authorearnings.com/)
David Gaughran's blog at https://davidgaughran.com/blog/ (https://davidgaughran.com/blog/)
Maybe I'm here way later than most posts were made, or maybe I'm too new but I'm feeling super disoriented and almost freaked with a book in hand and no clue what to do next with it. Oh and the information here is not all up to date, so now and then, whatever link I brace myself to click on and doesn't work further hassles me. (This was one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078ZNWD61/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0)
Is this just me or is it a thing that everyone goes through? I'm stuck in a publisher's block as punishment for never knowing what a writer's block felt like, it seems!!
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Maybe I'm here way later than most posts were made, or maybe I'm too new but I'm feeling super disoriented and almost freaked with a book in hand and no clue what to do next with it. Oh and the information here is not all up to date, so now and then, whatever link I brace myself to click on and doesn't work further hassles me. (This was one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078ZNWD61/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0)
Is this just me or is it a thing that everyone goes through? I'm stuck in a publisher's block as punishment for never knowing what a writer's block felt like, it seems!!
This thread is old and somewhat out of date.
My advice would be to start a thread of your own, tell us all about your book, and then ask all the questions you can think of. We'll try to help you as best we can. :)
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Ah, I get it now. That link is for the David G book. It's no longer published at Amazon at that link so it's a bad link.
But I agree with Jeff. This thread really is a little too old to be trusted. :)