Showing posts with label writing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label writing. Show all posts

Tuesday, 23 June 2015

13 Applicable Quick Tips for Newbie in Books Writing


For the newbie, writing books and how to get them published in demand are not as easy as pie. Just to get ideas of what people are interested in is already difficult, moreover when you have to promote it. But it does not mean you have no chance to reach success. Here are 13 quick tips for writers you can follow:

1. To be a writer, you must be willing to learn, ready to be rejected, and prepared to work hard.

2. The better you are, the more you have to learn. Be low profile and teachable!

3. Be wise in selecting reliable online resources that meet your needs. Avoid random searching as it wastes time.

4. To get connected to major publishers are not easy at all. Be sure you have been followed by thousands of people to meet the luck.

5. Beware of publishers promising to help you publish your book but requiring you to pay some money. They can gain their own profit even if your book is really never published.

6. Self-publishing is indeed easier, cheaper, and faster but remember that the responsibility is 100% yours. If you believe in this way, be confident, work hard and you will get good return.

7. If you prefer self-publishing, PLEASE do your best to make a good product. Be sure you make no typos, grammatical errors, very homemade covers, or bad writing.

8. However you will publish your book, find a reliable editors to help you locate errors or minuses in your book. Trifling mistakes can ruin your work. Get prepared with more than one editor to prevent from the gone beyond mistakes.

9. Print-On-Demand is the most affordable way to self-publish. Amazon's Createspace is recommended. It is user-friendly, has excellent service, and is linked to Kindle, so you can also put it up easily on e-book.

10. Pay attention on the extras. Great content means nothing if your cover or biography is poor.  Think of them too.

11. Create a great cover. Though poets say do not judge a book by its cover, people do. People would not scan for books content on Amazon, rather observing their covers. They like the more attractive ones better.

12. Do not give in to rejection. Top-selling authors had got used to it. Keep learning and improving your work, and go ahead!

13. Make no excuse for poor quality. If you want to write, do your best. Let the whole world know your works deserved their reading.

Those are the 13 applicable quick tips that can help you start you career in writing. If you find them helpful, add to my list! It's always great to learn from other people; especially those who have walked some steps further and gain better achievements than us. Let us know what we have missed in our points of view.

At last, follow those writing advice. Have a great writing adventure! We wish you a great, never-ending fame and success.

Thursday, 11 June 2015

3 Keys for Selling More Amazon Kindle EBooks

Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), launched by Amazon, has become an incredible platform which authors make use to supervise their book publishing process. The authors no longer need to play out with submitting books with publishers expecting that somebody will read it, like it, and browse it in their catalog. However, it does not mean that this new self-publishing frontier has no troubles.

Unlike publishers who can handle most of the work on your behalf, self-publishing requires you, the author, to be in charge of everything. Your work does not end by the time you complete your book. Rather, you have to jump into book marketing.  It is nevertheless not always easy for beginners. To help you get the best results for your self-publishing work, here are the three important tips for writing a book you can apply.

Key #1 - Keep Writing


Most beginners of self-publishing have mistakenly thought that once they write a book they will get wealthy straightaway. Meanwhile, they can only gain more audience if they publish more. It works much better if they write books in series, just like what Tom Clancy, Sir Artur Conan Dolye, and Sue Grafton did. They have been well known for the 'Jack Ryan' series, 'Sherlock Holmes', and Sue 'alphabet series' in respectively. However, fiction writers are not the only one who benefit from this approach. Nonfiction like 'Chicken Soup' volumes has been existing over the years.

Once people are in love with one book in a series, they are more likely to read the continuances. This takes us to the next key.

Secret #2 - Internal Linking


This tactic has been utilized by traditional publishers for years. They insert to every book they publish a list of 'Other Books by This Author.' The more books you have published open you wider opportunity to connect with a new reader. If you put a list of your other books inside everything you publish, satisfied readers will trace your other books.

One of the benefits of publishing books on the Kindle Direct Publishing platform is that you can update a book after it has been published. It allows you to trace back your older books and refresh your list of other available books whenever you publish your new book.

Secret #3 - Craft Your Amazon Sales Page


When promoting your books as a self-published Kindle author, you have a main sales tool namely the Amazon listing for your book. Even though its content is considered to be an afterthought by most authors, it remains your single best marketing tool. To win the readers’ hand so that they would take a look and order your book, you must craft your listing carefully.

The Amazon website is a marketing machine. It works for you by getting you book onto a large number of bestseller lists. Making use of the 3 keys made clear in this article will open you greater opportunities getting your Kindle eBook into the bestsellers list.

Tuesday, 9 June 2015

5 Most Helpful Secrets of Writing a Top-Selling Kindle eBook


Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing is a program that has brought a smile of fortune to thousands of people. Those who used to be ordinary writers have later ascended their throne of published authors. EL James of Fifty Shades of Grey is only one of many who succeeded earning millions of dollars per month from publishing on Amazon.

You may have thought that many Kindle authors do not earn that much, but there are just more who have succeeded. In 2012, a survey had been made by author Brenda Hiatt toward 60 Kindle novelists. She found that they earned nearly $13,000 in the year.

If you want to follow their footsteps, here are five helpful secrets to try.

1. If you have expertise, Publishing Nonfiction is Preferable 


Your expertise is a money maker. People always seek informative eBooks on various topics. They would spend money on such. Writing the concise ones may sell well.

2. If you love telling stories, Publishing Fiction is recommended


Most of the Top 100 Paid eBooks on Kindle are fictions. If you are good at telling stories, write short stories, novels, or so. You need not be a great writer as readers just want entertainment. So long as your stories are attractive, people will read them. Learn some Kindle fiction will be helpful before you make a start on your own writing. You can search Amazon for free titles to get free access.

3. Plan Your EBook Completion


Organize your own schedule. Determine the time allotment you need to finish writing. If it is necessary, arrange a daily writing target.

When writing nonfiction, draw a simple outline before you start. When writing a novel, simply write a one-page summary of your story.

4. Find an Editor


As an author, you need an editor to help you proofread your work objectively. Find someone who can tell you if your book makes sense and is usable if you are writing nonfiction. If you are writing fiction, he will help you make your story entertaining for the reader. He will help you to reshape your plot, develop your characters, and pace your scenes.

However, do not find an editor before your book is complete. Do it when you are sure that your book is as good as you can make it, and you're ready to publish. Once you are certain to have completed your eBook, hire an editor.

5. Invest in a Great Cover


Formerly, readers did not really care about home-made covers. Today they do. Make an eye-catching cover for your eBook. It is important to catch the readers’ attention. For instance, an author used to sell 20 eBooks per month. When she decided to add a new cover, her eBook started selling up to 70 copies per day.

What a big chance and a great fun Kindle self-publishing bring you. These steps to writing eBook must help you unlock the door to success in Kindle publishing. No doubt!