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In ChatGPT for Fiction Writing, experienced author Sonny Saad lets you in on a game-changing secret: AI. Specifically, leveraging ChatGPT to become your tireless fiction writing partner.

In this book, experienced nonfiction writer Stephen Haunts shares his journey of writing his debut novel, Diary of a Martian, and offers essential insights into how to successfully plan, write, and prepare a novel for publication.

In this book, I’ll guide you through the process of creating a business plan that will help you achieve your creative and financial goals. It's time to take your author career to the next level. Let's get started on your business plan.

I give 5 Stars! I am attempting to write my first book about my woodworking career-I purchased both of these books (by Brand) and they are packed full of information on how the publishing industry works and how to set yourself up for success. JuLee Brand can teach you how to get started and how to keep you on track-and then how to get your book in the right hands. You need to get these books if you are even thinking about writing a book.–Gerry Lamanski, Patented Inventor, Woodworker, and future author What’s the key to building your community of superfans? Why do only a handful of ...

Intriguing and inspirational, this book is a call to look outward rather than inward. McCann asks his listeners to constantly push the boundaries of experience, to see empathy and wonder in the stories we craft and hear. A paean to the power of language, both by argument and by example, Letters to a Young Writer is fierce and honest in its testament to the bruises delivered by writing as both a profession and a calling. It charges aspiring writers to learn the rules and even break them.

Spanning 15 years of work, Everywhere I Look is an audiobook full of unexpected moments, sudden shafts of light, piercing intuition, flashes of anger and incidental humour. It takes us from backstage at the ballet to the trial of a woman for the murder of her newborn baby. It moves effortlessly from the significance of moving house to the pleasure of rereading Pride and Prejudice.

Every business making sales online is engaged in a battle to get customers to click. More clicks equals more sales equals a more successful business. How do you write copy that will encourage more people to buy from you? How do you persuade customers over the line to make that final buying decision? What is the art of the click? The answer lies in the power of direct-response copywriting.

Tad Friend's family is nothing if not illustrious: his father was president of Swarthmore College, and at Smith his mother came in second in a poetry contest judged by W. H. Auden -- to Sylvia Plath. For centuries, Wasps like his ancestors dominated American life. But then, in the '60s, their fortunes began to fall. As a young man, Friend noticed that his family tree, for all its glories, was full of alcoholics, depressives, and reckless eccentrics.

An author’s platform is absolutely vital to your success as an indie writer. Consisting of your website, social media, and outreach efforts, the platform gives you the tools to reach others who might by your book. It also is a way for potential readers to stumble upon your book. Create Your Author’s Platform helps you build those tools to promote your books. Using practical, easy-to-understand explanations, Create Your Author’s Platform covers constructing a website, blogging, mailing lists, newsletters, social media, press releases, and book readings/signings. The tips come from a ...

One of the most valuable spaces for an artist is the inner life—the sacred place where, outside of the constraints of time and space, meaning is extracted from raw experience and fashioned into art. In this timely new essay, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Russo discusses the work writers do as they sift through experience and work to cultivate rich interior lives. For authors, this often involves performing triage, a constant assessment of events that helps determine what’s useful for a story and potentially enduring.

For 50 years, writers at every stage of their careers have turned to the literary nonprofit organization Poets & Writers and its award-winning magazine for resources to foster their professional development, from writing prompts and tips on technique to informative interviews with published authors, literary agents, and editors. But never before has Poets & Writers marshalled its 50 years’ worth of knowledge to create an authoritative guide for writers that answers every imaginable question about craft and career - until now.

"Writing Books on Amazon: The KDP Author's Shortcut" Maximize your success with Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing through this essential guide. Navigate the crowded marketplace and transform your self-publishing journey from overlooked to outstanding. Demystify Amazon KDP: Shatter the myth of oversaturation with proven strategies that elevate your book beyond the competition. This guide ensures your dedication to self-publishing pays off. Overcome Key Challenges: Address low visibility, limited marketing budgets, and the absence of an author platform. Practical solutions are provided to get...

If you've ever published an book before, then you know that writing and publishing it is less than half the battle. If you can't get it in the hands of your potential readers, your book will go unread and you make no money. If you haven't published a book, you're scared of this happening. You need a proven, step-by-step system to write, market, and promote your book in order to get customers and make money from your books.

“Guide makes using AI seem easy” - Amazon Review “A Plotser’s Perfect Brainstorming Partner” - Amazon Review “Made me a romance writing AI ninja!” - Amazon Review Romance writers, take your romance writing to the next level with Artificial Intelligence and this guide from a USA Today Bestselling romance author of over 80+ romance novels. Hi, I’m author Rachelle Ayala, a prolific author and writing coach with my Romance In A Month method, and I’m here to lead you through the wonderful world of AI (Artificial Intelligence). I’ll show you the importance of prompting and how...

A Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky: The World of Octavia E. Butler offers a blueprint for a creative life from the perspective of award-winning science-fiction writer and “MacArthur Genius” Octavia E. Butler. It is a collection of ideas about how to look, listen, breathe - how to be in the world. 

Drawn from the work of StoryCorps, the largest and most ambitious private oral history project in American history, comes this tapestry of the stories Americans have been sharing from their lives to leave behind to their loved ones.

YOU HAVE A BOOK, NOW IT'S TIME TO TURN IT INTO MULTIPLE STREAMS OF INCOME Income from book sales is just the beginning! Your book can be turned into dozens, if not hundreds, of income streams, and Honorée Corder is just the person to help. With more than a dozen and a half six- and seven-figure income streams created over the past two decades, she's written the book you need to repurpose your book's content into new revenue! YOU'LL LEARN: Why monetizing your book is a fantastic idea What to consider before you pick an income stream to pursue The basics of building a new income stream About...

In this audiobook, William Bernhardt tackles essential topics that, while smaller in scope, are nonetheless necessary to a contemporary author's survival. How do you create a memorable series character? Should you write in the first person? What does "show, don't tell" really mean? How do you add suspense? He also discusses legal issues confronting writers and marketing concerns, such as the all-important book description for online sales pages.

When Caitlin Moran sat down to choose her favorite pieces for her new book, she realized that they all shared a common theme - the same old problems and the same old asshats. Then she thought of the word Moranifesto, and she knew what she had to do.... Introducing every piece and weaving her writing together into a brilliant, seamless narrative - just as she did in Moranthology - Caitlin combines the best of her recent columns with lots of new writing unique to this book.

Write Your Book - Tell Your Life Story is a profound exploration into the psyche of aspiring authors, offering a compass to navigate the often-tumultuous journey of penning one's life narrative. Through its evocative three-part structure, this book shines light on the emotional battleground of the mind before writing, equips listeners with the know-how of the writing process, and establishes the path to a successfully published book. More than a mere guide, Write Your Book - Tell Your Life Story is a heartwarming testament to the transformative power of storytelling.