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I’ve been getting a lot of questions recently about e-book covers and, specifically the size and proportion requirements for submitting the cover image of your e-book when you upload it to a retailer or a distributor.
e-Book Cover File Size Specifications — The Book Designer
Anatomy of a Book Cover
The adage “You can’t judge a book by its cover [jacket]” is only partly true.
2012: The Year Of New Ebook Tools - Forbes
The release by Apple of iBooks Author last month begins a year that will see the release of several new tools focused on helping people to create, publish and track their ebooks. Now that Apple have clarified that their EULA does not attempt to claim ownership of users’ content, I’m sure many more people will be willing to give it a shot, but it’s still a one trick pony: your .iBooks file can still only be uploaded to Apple’s store. iBooks Author’s other file formats – PDF and plain text – aren’t very useful when it comes to uploading to other stores. That’s fine insofar as it goes, but if you’re an author or publisher wanting to reach as many people as possible, with limited time and resources to repurpose the same content for different marketplaces, iBooks Author isn’t a great help.Creative Writing Ideas, Courses and Free Online Classes Welcome to CWN, where you’ll find creative writing ideas, free online writing courses for new authors, plus hundreds of story starters , poem starters , and journal writing prompts to keep you inspired. CWN was created as a free service by writing teachers to provide a supportive and friendly place for authors and poets at all stages in their writing lives.
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Ten rules for writing fiction | Books | guardian.co.uk
Elmore Leonard : Using adverbs is a mortal sin 1 Never open a book with weather.The End Article by Anita Nolan
Even though you type "THE END" when you finish a first draft, your work is only beginning. Rewriting, revising, editing, and polishing your manuscript are still to come. But with so many things to consider and so many decisions to make during those stages, you might not want to start--or ever think you're finished.
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25 Things Writers Should Know About Agents
Depressingly often I hear from people who are stalled on a piece of writing for reasons that have nothing to do with actual writing. They are snarled in the machinery of trying to market what they write. Here are three typical recent examples.
The American Scholar: Writing for the Wrong Reasons - William Zinsser
The MIT Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies gives students the opportunity to learn the techniques, forms, and traditions of several kinds of writing, from basic expository prose to more advanced forms of non-fictional prose, fiction and poetry, science writing, scientific and technical communication and digital media.
Free Online Course Materials | Writing and Humanistic Studies | MIT OpenCourseWare
3 Ways to Add Pizzazz to Your Author Bio | Keli Gwyn's Blog
Is your author bio boring?How to Write a Terrific Author Bio | Rachelle Gardner
Posted on Jul 5th, 2011 | 150 comments Sometimes it’s hard to believe how difficult it can be to write about yourself in a bio—after all, you’re a writer! But I understand it’s not as simple as that, so here are a few tips to make it easier.Softwares
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