Even if you’re not a professional writer, you may secretly — or not so secretly — harbor the ambition of writing a novel or a memoir. Whether it’s a rollicking good tale that you’ve created in your imagination, or it’s your own exciting/tragic/hilarious life story, you feel you have a tale to tell. And, if you actually sit down to write the book, you will quite likely reach a point when you decide to write your story as a screenplay. Continue reading “So You Think It’s Easier To Write A Screenplay Than A Novel?”
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How To Use Radio To Sell Your Book
The trouble with book marketers and consultants is that they make it sound so easy. See, they’ll say something like “there are more than 15,000 radio stations in this country, and they’re all constantly searching for content — all day, every day.”
And you think: Yep, once Rush Limbaugh is done, they’ve still got all that radio time to fill! Sign me up. I can talk about my book for hours!
Trouble is, first you’ve got to find a radio station, and then, the attention of someone– someone who has the job of booking guests — at that radio station. And how the heck do you do that? Continue reading “How To Use Radio To Sell Your Book”
The Good & Bad News About E-Books: An Indie Author’s Tips For Success
If you’re a reader nothing beats the ease of downloading a book to your Kindle. No matter that you prefer to hold the real thing in your hot little hands. When you hear about a brand new thriller, and you just have to have it right now, right this minute, then you can. A couple of clicks, and an 80,000 word novel is delivered wirelessly to you in less than a minute.
If you’re an author and you want your novel to be available on Kindle, it works the same way — but in reverse. You write and format your manuscript, and a couple of clicks later, you’re uploading it to Amazon where it’s then available to millions of readers. Continue reading “The Good & Bad News About E-Books: An Indie Author’s Tips For Success”
So You Think You Can Be A Journalist? It’s Not That Easy
Twice this week I was flummoxed, maybe even a little miffed, by things I heard about the craft of writing (specifically screenwriting) and journalism (specifically investigative journalism.) In the latter case, I received an email from Brad at MasterClass and this is what it said: “Bob Woodward Teaches Investigative Journalism.” In the email trailer, Woodward promises to teach students how to research, gather information, interview people, and how to find the story and build the story. Wow! Continue reading “So You Think You Can Be A Journalist? It’s Not That Easy”
Summer Sayonara
It’s Squib Saturday. Time to share the best, most interesting (or most entertaining, or most outrageous) tidbit of information I’ve gleaned from all the stuff I’ve read –or done. This week: When the Season Shuts Down. Continue reading “Summer Sayonara”