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Co-Writing A Book: Collaboration and Co-Creation for Writers(With: J. Thorn)
Co-writing can be an amazing experience when two minds come together to create something new in the world. Or it can be a painful process that ends in disaster! In this short book, bestselling authors J. Thorn and Joanna Penn share tips on how to successfully co-write a book and avoid the pitfalls along the way. It includes excerpts from their private co-writing diary, honest notes written every day on a fiction project that will help you on your own journey. Updated 2017 with a new chapter based on a four-author collaborative novel. ˃˃˃ In this book, you will discover: What is co-writing? Benefits of co-writing * The difficulties of co-writing * Finding the right person to co-write with * Before you start: written legal agreement * Practicalities and process of co-writing and co-creation * Excerpts from Risen Gods co-writing diary * What happens if it goes wrong? * Other types of collaboration and co-creation * Tips for multi-author boxsets * Tips for managing a multi-author collaboration * Appendix 1: Example agreement If you want to improve your writing skills and your productivity, co-writing might be the right thing for you. Download a sample and try the book.
Curse of the Missing Puppet Head
At the most outrageously inopportune moment, the little Negro puppethead - Kinky Friedman's keyholder, talisman and surrogate Pinocchio-like son - goes missing, and the Curse of the Missing Puppethead takes effect. In a desperate effort to find the missing puppethead, Kinky mounts his most intense and entertaining investigation ever. Anyone and everyone is a suspect in Yorick's disappearance, even the Village Irregulars. When Lexie, a beautiful and exotic escapee from Winnie Katz's Lesbian Dance Class, enters Kinky's life, the curse takes a dramatic and hilarious turn for the worse. Kinky discovers that, until he find his big puppethead, his little puppethead will also be missing in action. As Kinky's personal and professional lives begin to spiral downward, he leaves no rock unturned and no clue unpursued in a furious effort to recover the puppethead. Just when it appears that he may have found the first real clue to Yorick's whereabouts the Curse of the Missing Puppethead shifts into
How to Make a Living with Your Writing: Books, Blogging and More
Would you like to make a living with your writing? This book will show you how. I spent 13 years working as a cubicle slave in the corporate world. I was miserable in my job and my creativity was stunted by the crushing daily grind.Then I started writing books and blogging, using my words to create products and attract readers. In September 2011, I left my corporate job to become a full-time author and creative entrepreneur and since then I've grown my business year on year, all based on my writing. More importantly, I'm finally living the happy life I always wanted.I'm not a Kindle or blogging millionaire and this is not a get rich quick scheme. But I will share with you how I make a six-figure income from writing books, blogging and marketing in an ethical manner. We're living in the best time ever to make a living with your writing! Read on to learn more. The book includes the following Table of Contents: Overview of how I make a living and income split First principlesTips on writing and productivityTips on mindset Part 1: How to make money from books It's not just one bookYour publishing options: Traditional publishingChanges in the publishing industryYour publishing options: Becoming an indie authorHow to self-publish an ebookHow to self-publish a print bookHow to self-publish an audiobook Part 2: How to make money online in other ways A business powered by content marketingProduct salesAffiliate incomeConsulting or coachingProfessional speakingAdvertising and sponsorshipFreelance writingTips for content marketing The transition and your next steps Plus/ Companion Workbook so you can answer the questions in the book for yourself. If you'd like to make a living with your writing, click to sample or buy now.
How to Write a Novel When You've Got No Time or Money
Do you want to be an author? Are you one of those people who have always wanted to write a book, but have somehow never quite got around to actually writing one? Perhaps you dream of actually making a living as an author? Perhaps you’ve always loved writing and telling stories, and creating dream worlds, but you don’t quite know how to turn that talent and creativity into a living? Perhaps you’ve written one book already, or more than one, but you don’t seem to be able to get anybody to read them – let alone buy them! Wouldn’t it be nice to have some kind of external validation of what you do, whether that’s in financial reward, or in collecting happy readers – or both? If any of these scenarios apply to you, then How to Write a Novel When You've Got No Time or Money is the book for you. Find out: * why most people don't write books * the importance of and how to create a writing mindset * how to find time to write, even if you have a job and/or a family * why now is a brilliant time to be an independently published author * how to outline your novel * how to be more productive as a writer * how to edit your work * how to find a great cover for your book * how to publish your book How to Write a Novel When You've Got No Time or Money (and have a toddler hanging off your leg) is by successful full-time indie author, Celina Grace, herself no stranger to trying to write a book whilst a manic three-year-old screams in her ear. For more help and information, go to www.indieauthorschool.com for motivation, inspiration and advice on writing and publishing a book, or even starting a whole new career as an indie author. Get a free eBook, a mini e-course, cheat sheets and other helpful downloads when you sign up for the newsletter.
I Am a Free Agent(With: Steven K. Burgess)
Matt spent years climbing the corporate ladder. He's worked hard to become Vice President of a growing company. One day, his world is rocked when he's let go. Much to his dismay, things have changed since his last job search. Luckily, Matt is soon introduced to a new mentor who will show him the benefits of being part of the new connected economy, and the power of being a Free Agent. This is a short novel with a powerful message for any and all who are looking for employment, build a network, follow their passion, start a business or improve their life. More books in "The Mentor Code" series: "I am Free" - amzn.com/B00H4EXBII "I am a Writer" - amzn.com/B00F7U8OK6 "I am an Indie Author" - amzn.com/B00FNR8V4C
I Have It All(With: Bethany Webster)
They said I couldn't be a mom AND and a successful businesswomen. "I Have It All" tells the story of Erika, a mom, with a full-time job, who is looking for something different, something better. Like many women, she wants to have time with her family AND be a rock star businesswoman. Out of the blue, Erika meets Sandy, a mega-success, known across the country, a mentor for other women. Follow Erika as she's guided through the interweaving mazes of business and motherhood, on her quest to follow her dreams. This is a short novel with a powerful message. Are you ready to be a heroic mom AND a rock-star businesswoman?
Publishing Unchained
Chuck Barrett, bestselling author of his award-winning books Breach of Power, The Toymaker, & The Savannah Project, shares his experiences with Independent Publishing and offers his advice for writers in this no-fluff, offbeat, and candid guide. Publishing Unchained offers a glimpse at the options available for those authors wishing to self-publish or those who wish to take publishing to the next step: independent publishing. This book guides you through the benefits and pitfalls of print and eBook publishing, printing options, selecting a printing company, and more. It shows you how to treat publishing as a business and do it in a manner that aims you toward success. Publishing Unchained is a must for those grappling with the decisions about how to break into the publishing world.
The 7 Essential Steps to Successful eBay Marketing
In this must-have book for eBay entreprenuers, eBay experts reveal how to reach the more than 100 million registered users and catapult your sales. Learn how to make listings stand out, inspire buyer confidence, close a sale, and keep customers coming back. An eBay University Instructor, a Fortune 100 marketing specialist, and an eBay PowerSeller offer valuable marketing insights and tried-and-true techniques for propelling eBay sales to the next level.
The Freelancer's Survival Guide
Most people become freelancers without any idea of how to run a business. They learn in the school of hard knocks. Kristine Kathryn Rusch has taken the school of hard knocks and made it into one of the most useful business books written in years. Included are these indispensable topics:•How To Negotiate Anything: Freelancers must negotiate everything from the rent they pay to the contracts they sign. Here’s how to negotiate on your own—and when to hire someone to negotiate for you.•Online Networking: In addition to tricks and strategies for online networking from Rusch herself, this Guide also includes advice from such online networking experts as Neil Gaiman, Michael A. Stackpole, and Mitch Wagner.•The Importance of—and the Difference between—Goals And Dreams: Freelancers often confuse their goals with their dreams. Rusch offers practical advice on how to meet your goals, and the importance of dreaming big.•How To Survive Failure—and Success: Success, more than failure, derails many freelancers. Rusch explains how to turn your failures into successes—and how to optimize the success when it finally happens.
When to Quit Your Day Job
The biggest dream all freelancers have is to work for themselves. They want to ditch the day job. Many freelancers quit their day job too early. Some wait too long. Some never do quit. And some should return to a day job for a few years while they fine-tune their business. This short book is a step-by-step survival guide to the decisions you need to make to become and stay a freelancer in any business.