Why Bookstores Don’t Want Your Book – Part 1
So you have pitched your self-published book to bookstores and gotten the cold shoulder. Before you doubt your writer self and give up on writing entirely, Xlibris gives some reasons why bookstores may decline to stock your book, especially if you’re a self-published author. Brooke Warner, publisher of She Writes Press and author of What’s […] READ MORE |
AUTHOR ADVICE
Copyright Issues To Consider in Self-Publishing
As a self-published author, you own the rights to your book. You are technically the publisher, and thus take legal responsibility over your work. Paul Rapp, an American lawyer specializing in intellectual property rights, sounds the alarm on copyright issues that self-published authors need to bear in mind before signing off on their manuscript. He […] READ MORE |
Your Guide To Flash Fiction Writing
Greek philosopher Pythagoras imparted these wise words: Do not say a little in many words but a great deal in a few. Who would have thought his words would presage the popularity of snappy, Twitter-style brevity in today’s social media culture, alas, brimming with excessive outburst from netizens? Flash fiction is the Twitter of literature, with word count ranging […] READ MORE |
Ways To Describe a Kiss in Your Writing
A kiss is a simple gesture of affection that can say a great deal, often only requiring two interlocked lips miming what words cannot express. Some even consider kissing more intimate than sex. As a writer, you deal with the paradox that you need to put on paper what words cannot express. A cache filled […] READ MORE |
What Motivates You To Write?
Forget altruistic motives. Iconic author George Orwell contends that a writer is not merely driven by the desire to share his gift of words to entertain readers. In his masterfully crafted essay titled Why I Write (1946), we get a glimpse of a no-holds-barred essayist who comes clean about his reasons for writing. His arguments, […] READ MORE |