Category: Topic Chats

  • You Might Be a Writer..

    You Might Be a Writer..

    We have all heard the words of Jeff Foxworthy made famous. “You might be a redneck.. Jeff Foxworthy Let’s have a look at 20 Easy-to-Spot Signs that You Might be a Writer. This one really applies to me. 6. YOU HAVE A STACK OF UNUSED NOTEBOOKS AND YET, YOU CONTINUE TO BUY MORE Just a…

  • Understanding a Book Advance and Royalty

    Wednesday’s topic is going to be very simplified and is not meant to be ‘taken to the bank.’

  • Formatting a Dreadful Thing

    Formatting a Dreadful Thing

    If you self publish the formatting falls on you. Guidelines are available but you have to change your manuscript. Strip out headers and footers and page numbers. You have to reset line spacing, Chapter Headings and indentation. You have to make certain of your page breaks. And still, your finished project may end up in…

  • Book Trailers

    Book Trailers

    If you make your own book trailer do you know how to get permission to put music in? Where will you get your images? How long should it be? Where will you home the file?

  • Creating and Maintaining an Author Website

    Who needs to build a website? Do you know what to include? Who has a website? Is it up-to-date?