Welcome to a new series in which I will share, as the song says, ‘a few of my favorite things’. Each week I will introduce you to some things that I love and that have transformed my writing life some way or another. This week we’ll explore some of my favorite books on writing …
It’s been a crazy week on social media which is great because it means I can bring you more articles on writing, self publishing and book marketing. This week’s collection includes a fabulous article by Jody Hedlund on “How to become a successful author”, an exploration of how one author earned $450k from Amazon, and the opening …
What are you up to this weekend? Lazing around the house? Mowing the grass? Spring cleaning? Why not stretch your brain a little instead with a great, career enhancing, training course. Good idea right? Read on…. Boy have I got a treat for you – as a reader of Novel Experience you have access to …
With Indierecon being broadcast live this week and oodles of information to digest from the London Book Week, it’s been a media intensive week for me. So I’ll spare you my long rambling intro and instead welcome you to dive into the best self-publishing genius, writing wonders and marketing miracles of the week – or, …
This week I attended my niece’s wedding, it was a glorious and happy event. That’s as it should be, I know, but most weddings here, in Egypt, are elaborate events to please the mothers and have little to do with the happiness and love of the couple. The difference I think was down to something …
Authors are always searching for the magic key that unlocks the mystery of marketing. Everyone dreams of becoming the next Dan Brown or James Patterson. I’m a marketer who’s honing my skills as an author but most authors aren’t so lucky, so it’s no surprise that this week’s top two articles are about marketing and marketing …
This week we have a great article on book formatting, another on the pros and cons of self-publishing versus traditional publishing and some great insights into various ways to improve your book selling skills, amongst many other fabulous articles. Freedom to Write I honestly feel as if I should be writing a post entitled ‘101 Places to Write’ …
Today’s post is the 20th of these top 20 listings – which means that I’ve shared 400 articles with you that demonstrate the skills, experience and artistry of our fellow writers and most importantly, I think, their generosity in sharing their wisdom and knowledge with their compatriots. Writers rock! That’s what I love about this unique industry, we …
What a diverse range of writing tips this week. We have articles on how to get the most out of a writing conference, how to build reader loyalty, a new app that shows writers their writing process, how to keep your WIP organised and 100 sources of free images – just a few of the …
At last spring has come to Egypt. I’m now typing happily, without chattering teeth and frozen fingertips. I know it sounds odd to think of Egypt, an African country, as cold but trust me, in houses built to stay cool with no heating systems and plenty of marble and ceramic flooring, you feel as if you …