Sunday, December 18, 2022

Into the New Year


 We are very close to the New Year. Here are some of the things that will help us, as writers, get off to a good start:

  • Set goals for 2023 for both writing and for reading. When we read, we relax, but we also gather new ideas for what we might want to include in our own work.
  • Be okay if your writing does not read well (to you). Once the words are down on paper, they can be revised.
  • Block out time for both writing and revising. One of my favorite webinars from 2022 was one that Laurie King presented on Facebook about revising our work.
  • This is a perennial problem for me - using social media and promoting my own work.
  • Take classes - whatever classes appeal to you. There are many that are offered as digital classes on the Internet.
Here are some of the places where I look for classes on writing and writing-related content:

Wishing you all a stellar writing year in 2023!

(c) December 2022 Bonnie Cehovet
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Sunday, December 4, 2022

Writing For Amazon, Rewriting Our Books, And More

 


November was quite an interesting month for me. On Facebook I signed up for The Art Of The Rewrite with one of my favorite authors, Laurie King. It is being hosted by Mystery Writers of America - Northern California (MWA NorCal). It will be held online as a Facebook event at 1 pm PST on Saturday, December 10th.

I also came across Ty Cohen and his three-day online event Kindle Cash Flow. It is all about how to make the best use of placing your e-book on Amazon and how to promote your e-book on Amazon. I am terrible at promoting, so I signed up for the course. I am really looking forward to it.

Something else Ty Cohen addressed was Amazon Short Reads (Amazon Kindle Shorts). This interested me, too, because as an author I can get several of these short books/pamphlets out there, promote them, and have a continuing income coming in. They are listed by reading time - 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes, and two hours or more.

I also came across writing classes offered by publishing professional Jane Friedman (Jane Friedman). Ms. Friedman offers classes over Zoom, as well as hosting classes from other people. 

It is amazing the resources that are out there!

(c) December 2022 Bonnie Cehovet
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