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Imogen Ilsabeth Laverick posted a discussionSelf publishing, in desperate need of help! ISBN numbers...
Hi, I posted a blog about this to so I apologize, I don't mean to spam but please if anybdy is out there can you tell me more about ISBN numbers!? I'm very broke and I can't afford one and apparently it's quite neccecary...Thank you!See More
Imogen Ilsabeth Laverick posted a blog postPlease help my cluelessness- ISBN numbers
Hello all,Excuse my cluelessness but I'm self publishing my book in August through Blurb first and then going from there, but my formatter/editor and general handler of things I don't understand was talking to me about ISBN numbers... Now I understand that I need to pay around £126 for one!? I'm a student and recently lost my job and haven't found another one, so I can't exactly afford it right now. We have a plan but can somebody out there please explain the ISBN thing to me because I still…See More
Akin Bello posted a blog postThis Writing Business -- an unending Odyssey?
Until I stumbled unto this community, I intermittently wondered if indeed this writing business is not just an unending pointless Odyssey. Discovering a community like this assures me not only that there are so many others out there able and willing to sustain the arduous, shifting and often thankless business of writing but also that there may be something, afterall, no matter how indefinable or elusive, that compels and drives dreamers like me to stubbornly get on with it.If you get to read…See More
Dawn Chandler replied to Dawn Chandler's discussion 'Excerpt from The Dark Lady' in the group Book Excerpts"Not the beginning, closer to the middle. I hope you guys enjoy the rest of it. The first three chapters are on my site for sample, at www.dawnchandler.net click on the free reads tab.
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Experienced authors know that finishing your book does not mean you've finished your work by any means. It's just beginning. If you want to keep your enthusiasm alive, build lasting friendships and even possibly rack up more sales, knowing how to…
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Outlining vs. Freewriting. What are your thoughts?
Posted by Katie McKnight on May 5, 2013 at 9:55pm 17 Comments 2 Likes
Characters are dominating your thoughts, your fingers are itching to type and the beginning of a great story fills your computer screen. Then...silence. You reach that point in your story where your characters take a coffee break and you are…
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