If you want to make the move from writing as a hobby to writing as a profession, you need to act, well, professionally. Right now. Not 'when you've made it' or 'when you hear back from Agent X' or, even, 'one day'. If you are serious about getting published (whether traditionally or by going it alone), you have to make a plan and the very first item … [Read more...] about Write Your Novel – Being Professional
Archives for March 2014
Review – Tomorrow There Will be Apricots by Jessica Soffer
Reviewed by Susan Lobban This is the story of two women in New York, both looking for something they have lost. Teenage Lorca is desperate to regain her mother’s love and aging Victoria stews in her apartment, alone, without any family remaining. In a last ditch attempt to stop her mother sending her to boarding school, Lorca is certain that if she can recreate a beloved … [Read more...] about Review – Tomorrow There Will be Apricots by Jessica Soffer
Motivation Monday – Stuck
If you’re here this early, you must be on the hunt for a good, motivating writing prompt, right? You’re in luck (brownie points for being eager beavers, too). You’ve been running some late night errands at the shopping centre in town. As lights are dimmed and shop front shutters are pulled closed, you scurry into the the last lift down to the underground car park. Between … [Read more...] about Motivation Monday – Stuck
The Progress of Swiftboox So Far
Swiftboox is one of the latest entrants into the Indian eBooks scenario. All the big publication houses including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Penguin and Bloomsbury see India as the biggest emerging market for eBooks. And this has prompted all of these publishers to enter the Indian digital publication domain. Swiftboox is new but it has already started rubbing shoulders with … [Read more...] about The Progress of Swiftboox So Far
Why Fiverr is a Godsend for Writers Who are Strapped for Cash
Fiverr is an online marketplace from which you can purchase a ‘gig’ (a service) at a starting price of just $5.00. Mostly, on the site are freelancers who offer their services and customers come onto the site, and buy the services they need. Fiverr can be a really handy place if you’re a self-published writer on a bootstrapped budget. Read on to find out more. eBook Cover … [Read more...] about Why Fiverr is a Godsend for Writers Who are Strapped for Cash