January 2012 Blog Posts (67)

One of the reasons I've joined Authors.com is because Steve Norris, author of A Very English Revolution , has contacted me about a very clever idea.

Here's the idea - in order to boost rankings on Amazon (the book world's version of the Catholic Church - you do it their way or no way) - he's thought of a cunning…

So, what to chat about on a new blog? In this instance writing... My favourite subject and something of a curse perhaps.

Is it me are writers often driven people who can't help themselves? Rarely are authors looking for fame - fortune perhaps - but not fame. We are just goaded by the people, scenes and plots that unravel inside our minds and if we don't do something with them, we will go mad. Or at least that's how it feels.

At the moment, I'm in the process of finishing book 4…

  Obviously, i have not been on here in a long while. :/ I've mainly been doing school stuff, so I haven't really sat down and wrote. I'm working on a book with my friend, so I haven't totally ditched writing. The story, however, is in a notebook so I can't share right now.

   Recently I wrote an 8 page narrative for english. it involved my character Connor Carson. I think I'll send the document to my self from my school e-mail and post it on here, for you all to review. Considering i…

Active and Passive Voice: When you are active, you do something. When you are passive, things happen to you. This is the same concept as the active and passive voice in sentences.

In the active voice, the subject performs the action described by the main verb. In the passive voice, the action…

     As we prepare for the Entry of the New Year, we dedicate much Time for needed Reflection; tallying and totaling our personal Failures and Successes.  With the Coming of 2012, let us Forget Not our Fellow Man in our New Year's Resolutions; there are millions upon…

Just thought I'd share the good news with anyone interested...

First-time author Richard Shaw - who recently submitted the manuscript for his weight-loss book to our website publishmybookonkindle.com - has quickly overtaken the likes of Dr Atkins and Paul…

Q1: Thanks for participating in our Authors.com Spotlight Interview series D'Vorah! Please introduce yourself and your book to help our readers get to know you.

A: My name is D’vorah Lansky, author of Book Marketing Made Easy: Simple Strategies for Selling Your Nonfiction Book Online http://BookMarketingMadeEasy.com. I’ve been marketing online and mentoring leaders since 1994. I’ve spent thousands of hours in…