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Publishing an enovel on Kindle is quick and easy if you know how. Here are some hints and tips on epublishing that I picked up when publishing my novels on Amazon’s Kindle store and Smashwords. Epublishing a Novel Made Easy First of all, make sure the novel is exactly how you want. And this means no typos, no grammatical errors, no flabby paragraphs and no stereotypical characters. The main body of the novel is the most important aspect of epublishing. The first three chapters are even more crucial, as Kindle enables the shopper to upload the first ten percent of the book free. If this fails to grab the reader, then the Amazon customer is unlikely to buy the kindle book. Formatting the Novel for Kindle With a shiny, perfect masterpiece at your disposal, it is time to share it with the world, and how exciting is that! But first, here are some tips to take the headache out of formatting a Kindle novel. Save the novel on Word. It is a good all-round format that can easily be t...

A teacher finds herself tutoring a nightmare pupil. Up against a legacy of countless teachers who could not face up to the challenge, this meek fledgling teacher does not fare her chances well. But the trials he throws at her are just the beginning. Kindle Thriller on Dyslexia Buy Kindle Edition A Hard Lesson, now available on audio as well as Kindle, tells the story of, Sarah who is haunted by the memory of her dead brother. She encounters her prospective pupil, Josh, through her then boyfriend, Frank on a routine visit. Sarah falls into the trap of tutoring this ‘obnoxious grunge.' The ensuing scenes describe how he makes things very difficult for Sarah by employing his selection-box of games of Teacher and Pupil, such as Blackmail a Teacher, Compromise a Teacher’s Personal Life and Make a Teacher Grovel. This made the scenes fun to write, but poor Sarah soon realises it doesn’t end with his games. Download from Audible Idea for A Hard Lesson Sarah discovers th...

A psychological thriller about abduction with an unexpected twist, Jessica Fraser finds herself trapped in an upstairs room held to ransom by three nasty thugs. But Jess has a secret, a secret that would have made her abductors think twice before picking her as their target. Kidnapping Thriller Click to buy from Amazon This novel tells the story of Jessica Fraser, married with a son and with plenty of money would appear to have the sort of perfect life many others crave, but her dark past soon catches up with her when she is abducted by three thugs and held in an upstairs room. Jess manages to catch the police’s attention in a failed attempt to get away, but the thugs retain their cover by taking on a baby to feign a family setup. With no one to find her, how does Jess while away the hours in a small room? What to do in a Locked Room In fact, Jess has more than enough to think about after cutting a hole in the floorboards from where she spies upon her abductor’s everyda...

Writing articles for money is one of the best ways to earn passive income, but with so many magazines to choose from, which should the writer go for? Here is a rundown of the ten best online magazines to generate money from freelance writing. Earn Money Writing from Home by Writing Articles Make Money Writing click to buy from Amazon Writing for Magazines Online offers an alternative to blogging or writing for a personal website, as the articles will often rank higher on Google search pages. This is due in part to the size of the site, as it will inevitably be larger than the humble blog or personal website. A system that most often works on revenue share, here is a list of the top ten sites to write for. Suite 101 Online Magazine One of the largest online magazines on the Net attracting around 20 million readers every month and rising, and which I write for. Get paid for articles on a host of subjects, from arts education to health and beauty. Articles must be between 400...

Completing a screenplay is only the beginning of a bumpy journey for the screenwriter. The next step is submitting the script to agents, but other avenues can be explored, including screenwriting competitions, professional readings, screenwriting consultancies and workshops, all presenting possible breakthroughs for a good script to get noticed. Opportunities for Screenwriters to get Produced Advice for Screenwriters click to buy from Amazon It can be hard to find a film agent or production company to read a screenplay from an unknown writer, and this ma spur the writer to take desperate measures. This warrants a word of caution to always think twice before parting with too much money for the privilege of getting a screenplay read. Avoid screenwriting organisations that make big promises, or services that have not been tried and tested. I always conduct a Google search to establish if there have been issues with a particular company that may not be revealed within its own ...

The definition of what is funny in a situation comedy is hugely subjective. This could cause a creative block for the sitcom writer if trying to please a diversity of audiences. Of course, this is not possible, but what constitutes funny lines for the sitcom sufficient to break into the comedy market? Funny Dialogue for the Sitcom Sitcom Writing click to buy from Amazon Writing a sitcom is perhaps the most profitable area of scriptwriting. Little wonder if the pressure is on to make an audience laugh at least 75 times an episode. If you think this is an overestimate, a standard sitcom lasts twenty five minutes and a funny line must be delivered around three to four times per minute. In terms of comedy, a minute is a long time without a laugh. How can the writer dream up funny lines on a regular basis? Ideas for Situation Comedies How to Write a Sitcom An effective sitcom is borne from characters that possess silly, bizarre or obsessive traits, not the location, the e...

The most crucial part of the script is the beginning for it determines whether the rest of the script will be read. However, a tedious build-up promising a compelling storyline may never come if the reader chucks the screenplay in the slush pile by page two. What is the secret to writing the ideal opening scene to a script? What Film Producers Hate in a Screenplay The main story could have the plot twists of a cold war thriller and characters with the hidden depths of a Stephen King story, but could all remain unrealised thanks to a poor opening scene. If the story does not grab the reader by page ten, the screenplay is destined for the return post. The most common issues could be the following: Writing a prelude scene or scenes serving to explain what is about the happen in the story. Creating an opening scene serving to introduce the characters or to help the reader make sense of the plot. Allowing chitchat about the weather or similar small talk to leak into the openi...

One of the crafts of writing crime genre is conceiving not only a superhero the reader can empathise with, but a  convincing villain the reader finds compelling. Without a great fictional baddie, the crime novel falls flat. What can the writer do to create villains that are interesting, believable and propel the crime story? Make Your Own Super Villain A crime story is nothing without a great villain. But some crime writers may find it difficult to create a convincing baddie that moves the story forward. The reason might be that the author might have been inspired by a storyline rather than the characters. To make the story happen, the writer may “people” the plot, simply filling in gaps with fictional human entities that move from one scene to another. To flesh out the villain character, the following issues may need addressing: Allowing the subconscious to draw upon stereotypes or stereotypical characteristics during the character conception stage. Examples might be tha...

The author epublishing a novel on the internet may be disappointed in the amount of traffic going to the book and sales might be slow. What can the writer do to increase traffic to the ebook and land more sales? Ebook Marketing Solutions click to buy from Amazon The novelist may find that publishing a digital novel is quite simple, as free publishing tools on Amazon, Smashwords or LuLu make sharing a novel with the world possible. However, with so much competition out there, the enovel could well be buried beneath millions of other enovels. The Trouble with Book Search for Ebooks The potential reader may often have a specific title in mind during a search, such as books by and about celebrities, well-known crime writers and similar JK Rowlings of the world, leaving the obscure self published author high and dry. However, some readers are not sure what they are looking for, and may put in a general search term for a book genre. This provides opportunities for a lesser-kn...

Publishing an ebook or pdf book is only the beginning of a bumpy journey for the author, as with millions of other titles to compete with, how can the ebook get noticed and make sales for the author? How to Make Money from Ebook Marketing Regardless of how riveting the plot might be, unless the author takes reign of every marketing strategy available to get the digital book seen, the story will remain largely unread. So what can the author do to drive traffic to and make money from an ebook? Well, there are many ways to get interested customers to the electronic book, such as: Marketing the ebook by using keywords. The appearance of the book cover design. The title of the book. The write up, review or blurb. The price of the ebook. And finally, what the book is about. Each of these elements is quite in depth, and so is covered in separate articles, but a key factor and the focus of this article is good use of keywords. Making Money from Ebook Sales Web writers can ...