I just finished reading the first seven chapters of Sandy Nathan’s The Angel and the Brown Eyed Boy and enjoyed them tremendously. This Indie Excellence and IPPY Award winner is an example of Visionary Fiction. In an article titled “How to Survive Amazon’s KDP Free Book Program,” Sandy writes about her struggle to market her […]
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Margaret Duarte’s Video Book Trailer
Here’s a YouTube book trailer explaining what the four books in my “Enter the Between” series are all about. And what I’m all about. YouTube Book Trailer I’ve taken my brand statement and put it to music. Here it is in words: My Brand Statement “Everyone has the capacity for spiritual and emotional freedom. Through […]
Upmarket Fiction, Straddling Genre Lines
It’s important for fiction writers to be able to categorize their work, if for no other reason than to help agents, publishers, marketers, and retailers match it to what readers want. One of the first fiction category breakdowns is easy, since it’s determined by word count: Flash fiction, for instance, is usually 1500 words or less; short stories under 7,500; […]
Publication / Think it Real
In his book, Infinite Possibilities, Mike Dooley says, “Manifesting our dreams isn’t about hard work–it’s about belief, expectation, and above all, knowing the truth about our place in the universe.” Dooley’s words are the perfect introduction to an exercise we were asked to perform in my seventh Plug In class with Janet Conner: Visit and fall in love with your book’s neighborhood. Yes, […]
Upmarket Fiction – Commercial and Literary Fiction
It’s important for fiction writers to be able to categorize their work, if for no other reason than to help agents, publishers, marketers, and retailers match it to what readers want. One of the first fiction category breakdowns is easy, since it’s determined by word count: Flash fiction, for instance, is usually 1500 words or less; short stories under […]
