Monday, 18 April 2022

The Never-Fail Way To Write More Books

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As you already know (because I've been telling you so much), I'm on a mission this year to write 12 books in 12 months.

It's April now and I didn't publish a book last month, but that doesn't mean I haven't been writing. On the contrary, I've been extremely busy behind the scenes.

I've written a new novel, which I'm really pleased with, plus I had a ton of fun writing it.

I enjoyed writing it so much that whenever I was working on it, I kept forgetting the time and so it was always a lot later than I thought by the time I looked up.

In fact, a lot of the time, I was so caught up in the story I was writing, I also forgot about reality and had to keep reminding myself what day it was, what time it was, and whether I was supposed to be somewhere else or not. And I really didn't like being pulled out of the story, but life kept interrupting me.

But my new novel is finished so I'm now waiting for the cover, and a couple of other things, and then it can be published.

Not only that, but I'm already working on my next book which is a book for writers that will help you increase your writing and publishing speed and efficiency which will not only help you to increase your writing income, but will help you have a ton more fun doing it.

Just watch this space.

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Thursday, 17 March 2022

Do This BEFORE You Write Your Book

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 I recently finished writing my latest book called Self Publish Worldwide. I also published it.

I’ve been working as a self published author for years. I even began long before self publishing was popular, and it wasn’t easy to do.

I’ve only had one book published by a publishing company and the rest I published myself.

And to be honest, I prefer self publishing because it gives me control over my books.

And its so much easier to self publish now once you understand how to do it.

But while it’s easy to self publish, selling is harder. You can’t sell a book if you don’t know who you’re selling it to.

What you need to do, before you even write one word is decide

1. Who is your audience?

2. What is the book’s category?

This may sound stupidly obvious and pointless, but it’s not and it isn’t

Audience. 

Say you’re going to write a romance novel. First, you need to know exactly who’ll read it. Obviously romance stories are aimed at women, but is yours suitable for a teenage girl, a 30 something, or a retiree? Your exact target audience will make a huge difference to how you write your book.

I recently read a book about how to write a book in a week. Obviously, it was aimed at someone who wanted to write a book quickly, but it was clear from the contents that it was aimed at someone who already was a writer and looking for a way to write quickly, not at someone who had no clue how to write a book. There’s a big difference between those two audiences. This book was perfect for me because I’m an experienced writer looking for productivity tips, not a complete newbie not knowing where to start.

So audience was critical.

Category. 

This is equally important, not only because bookstores need to know what category to list your book in, but you need to choose the category where your prospective readers will be searching.

So it’s not as simple as choosing Sci-fi or Romance categories, but to choose sub-categories like aliens or erotic romance. When you start looking at sub-categories, the list can go deep.

It’s the same with a book about writing, it can be book writing, article writing, or even productive writing.

Knowing who you’re writing to and where to find them (category) means you’ll improve your marketing by marketing directly to them, and a 10-point marketing plan makes it so simple to do and gets your book in front of the right audience quickly.

This is just one of the many things you’ll discover in Self Publish Worldwide

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Tuesday, 15 March 2022

This Is All You Need To Write More

 

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Recently I've come across several articles about how to write more.

This subject always intrigues me so I always look into them to see what information they have to offer, just to see if they contain a golden nugget of information that could increase my writing output way beyond my wildest dreams.

Sadly, I'm always disappointed because all they talk about is a piece of software I should be using, or how having more than one computer monitor can help, or how having a state of the art computer with all the bells and whistles will help me to write more.

To me, this isn't helpful. Writing is about having ideas and writing them out and publishing them as blog posts, articles, stories and books.

It's about sitting down every day and enjoying the process of writing.

What it's not about is learning how to use a piece of software, or being able to bring up multiple documents on multiple screens, or having an over-complicated computer with bells and whistles I'll never need.

To me that's not writing. It's more like working in a factory.

 Finding ways to write more is much simpler to me.

A few years ago I was walking through the park when I saw a pencil on the ground. It was a brand new HB pencil so I picked it up.

When I got home I looked at it and thought, "This could be a pencil that writes a best-selling novel, or a series of money-making articles."

Somehow, finding that simple pencil motivated me to write. So I sat down and started writing, sharpening the pencil, and writing some more.

I wrote quite a lot over the next few days until the pencil was too small to write with.

But that's all it took to inspire me to write. A simple pencil.

I'm the same if I buy a new notebook. I start writing in it straight away. I write a lot.

Of course, handwriting means I have a lot of typing to do. But I don't mind. I'm a fast typist anyway.

And all I need to write more is a new pencil or a nice notebook.

Try it for yourself and see.


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Tuesday, 8 March 2022

4 Free Writing Contests. Over $15,000 In Prizes

 Here is a list of 4 writing competitions with a combined prize pool of over fifteen thousand dollars.

Two of the contests are for poetry, but if you look at the past winners, the poems read like short fiction stories, not the usual short, rhyming poems that you would expect (or at least that I expected).

The other two are short fiction story contests.

All contests have no fee to enter.

Good luck.

Boston Review Short Fiction Competition
This competition is free to enter, unless you live in the US, Canada or Western Europe, in which case it's a $20 entry fee.
The theme is Speculation.
Interpretation of the theme can be broad.
Word count: 5,000 max
1st prize: $1,000 plus publication
Deadline 31st May 2022

Boston Review Poetry Competition
This competition is also free to enter unless you live in the US, Canada or Western Europe, in which case it's a $20 entry fee.
The theme is Speculation.
Interpretation of the theme can be broad.
Word count: 5 poems or 10 pages, whichever comes first.
1st prize: $1,000 plus publication
Deadline 31st May 2022

Imagine 2200, Climate Fiction For Future Ancestors
Short stories set between today and the year 2200.
Show a path to a clean, green, and just future.
Word count: 3,000 to 5,000 words.
1st prize: $3,000
2nd prize: $2,000
3rd prize: $1,000
Plus 9 more finalists  will receive $300 each.
Deadline: 5th May 2022

Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest
Seeking best humor poems. Can be previously published.
Word count: 250 lines max.
1st prize: $2,000 + 2 year gift certificates for membership to Duotrope.
2nd prize: $500
10 honourable mentions: $100 each
Deadline: 1st April 2022