How To Become a Published Author: Idea to Publication
by Mark Shaw
Price: $5.00 USD. 91400 words.
Published on September 30, 2008. .
Featuring practical tips that have permitted many writers around the world to become published, this book is written BY the published author of nearly twenty books FOR aspiring authors and poets. The ten-step strategy outlined in the book is easy to follow and there are also writing tips, punctuation and grammar exercises, sample query letter and book proposal forms, and sample legal documents.
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Legend of Dark Mountain
by ANDREW P. LEBEL
Price: $10.17 USD. 63630 words. Published on December 16, 2008. .
The town of Glen-Cliff is a quiet town in the middle of the New Hampshire White Mountain Region. The town does have a chilling secret, and the townies are afraid to even talk about it. The Dark Mountain Phantom lives high up the mountain. When he awakes, he looks to kill while searching for his emerald eyes, and won't stop looking until they're found.
Price: $10.17 USD. 63630 words. Published on December 16, 2008. .
The town of Glen-Cliff is a quiet town in the middle of the New Hampshire White Mountain Region. The town does have a chilling secret, and the townies are afraid to even talk about it. The Dark Mountain Phantom lives high up the mountain. When he awakes, he looks to kill while searching for his emerald eyes, and won't stop looking until they're found.
Are You Still Submitting Your Work to a Traditional Publisher?
by Edward C. Patterson
Price: $0.99 USD. 34460 words. Published on December 24, 2008. .
With the new and exciting world of Kindles and Print-on-Demand (POD), Independent Publishing is becoming an enticing choice and a viable alternative to traditional publishing. Are you unsure of how to go about it? Do you crave to know the best options? What are the pitfalls? Includes three other stimulating articles on novel writing and revision.
Price: $0.99 USD. 34460 words. Published on December 24, 2008. .
With the new and exciting world of Kindles and Print-on-Demand (POD), Independent Publishing is becoming an enticing choice and a viable alternative to traditional publishing. Are you unsure of how to go about it? Do you crave to know the best options? What are the pitfalls? Includes three other stimulating articles on novel writing and revision.
The Self-Publishing Manual, Volume 2
by Dan Poynter
Price: $7.97 USD. 30810 words. Published on February 1, 2009. .
Book publishing is changing: this book describes how to take advantage of those changes. This Volume II is the sequel to The Self-Publishing Manual (Volume I), the most successful book ever written on the subject. This manual describes how to use new techniques to write your book even faster, use new technology to publish it for less, and how to use social media for promotion.
Price: $7.97 USD. 30810 words. Published on February 1, 2009. .
Book publishing is changing: this book describes how to take advantage of those changes. This Volume II is the sequel to The Self-Publishing Manual (Volume I), the most successful book ever written on the subject. This manual describes how to use new techniques to write your book even faster, use new technology to publish it for less, and how to use social media for promotion.
Teaching Essay Strategies
by Mark Pennington
Price: $39.95 USD. 40520 words. Published on February 14, 2009. .
Teaching Essay Strategies provides teachers 42 sequenced writing strategy worksheets to individualize essay writing strategies instruction. Students move from simple three-word paragraphs to complex multi-paragraph essays. Additional remedial worksheets, writing fluency/skill lessons, posters, and editing resources allow the teacher to differentiate instruction with no added prep. 270 pages
Price: $39.95 USD. 40520 words. Published on February 14, 2009. .
Teaching Essay Strategies provides teachers 42 sequenced writing strategy worksheets to individualize essay writing strategies instruction. Students move from simple three-word paragraphs to complex multi-paragraph essays. Additional remedial worksheets, writing fluency/skill lessons, posters, and editing resources allow the teacher to differentiate instruction with no added prep. 270 pages
Release Your Writing: Book Publishing Your Way
by Helen Gallagher
Price: $10.00 USD. 30890 words. Published on March 3, 2009. .
"Release Your Writing, Book Publishing, Your Way" goes beyond "how-to" books, with all you need, whether you have: -- Written a book and not attracted a publisher. -- Finished a book you need out right now, for a particular market or timely topic. -- Just started writing a book and need to know how to get it to market. -- Grown weary of shopping a book around to agents and publishers.
Price: $10.00 USD. 30890 words. Published on March 3, 2009. .
"Release Your Writing, Book Publishing, Your Way" goes beyond "how-to" books, with all you need, whether you have: -- Written a book and not attracted a publisher. -- Finished a book you need out right now, for a particular market or timely topic. -- Just started writing a book and need to know how to get it to market. -- Grown weary of shopping a book around to agents and publishers.
From Idea to Book: Writing, self-publishing and print-on-demand... for your book
by Joanna Penn
Price: $4.99 USD. 23190 words. Published on March 19, 2009. .
You have wanted to write a book for years, but where do you start? This book will help you get ‘From Idea to Book’ by giving you all the information you need to get writing, and pursue publishing options. It includes the process of writing and the practicalities of publishing options as well as the psychology of writing and tools to help you along the way. Plus 40 FAQ from first time authors.
Price: $4.99 USD. 23190 words. Published on March 19, 2009. .
You have wanted to write a book for years, but where do you start? This book will help you get ‘From Idea to Book’ by giving you all the information you need to get writing, and pursue publishing options. It includes the process of writing and the practicalities of publishing options as well as the psychology of writing and tools to help you along the way. Plus 40 FAQ from first time authors.
4Ps to Publishing Success: Get Your Manuscript Off Your Desk & Into Print
by Shelley Lieber
Price: $0.99 USD. 12490 words. Published by Visual Impressions Publishing on March 22, 2009. .
4Ps to Publishing Success: Get Your Manuscript Off Your Desk & Into Print is an easy-to-follow, step-by-step publishing guide for aspiring fiction and nonfiction authors. The book gives writers an overall picture of how to begin with an idea, develop it on paper, approach editors and agents (or self-publish), and promote themselves and their work. It includes exercises, resources and many tips.
Price: $0.99 USD. 12490 words. Published by Visual Impressions Publishing on March 22, 2009. .
4Ps to Publishing Success: Get Your Manuscript Off Your Desk & Into Print is an easy-to-follow, step-by-step publishing guide for aspiring fiction and nonfiction authors. The book gives writers an overall picture of how to begin with an idea, develop it on paper, approach editors and agents (or self-publish), and promote themselves and their work. It includes exercises, resources and many tips.
The Inspired Query Letter
by George Angus
Price: Free! 1850 words. Published on April 1, 2009. .
A short and sweet little e-book filled with powerful information about how to write the perfect query letter. As a writer, if you can't write a good query letter, you'll never be able to market your work. The Inspired Query Letter e-book will help make your query letters shine.
Price: Free! 1850 words. Published on April 1, 2009. .
A short and sweet little e-book filled with powerful information about how to write the perfect query letter. As a writer, if you can't write a good query letter, you'll never be able to market your work. The Inspired Query Letter e-book will help make your query letters shine.
ePublish: Self-Publish Fast and Profitably for Kindle, iPad, CreateSpace and Print on Demand
by Steve Weber
Price: $9.99 USD. 24550 words. Published on April 6, 2009. .
Sell your book now, in eBook and paperback! Book sales guru Steve Weber tells you the secrets big publishers don't want you to know: -- Profit now by uploading your book to Amazon’s Kindle, Apple’s iPhone, Smashwords, and other mobile platforms. -- Turn your text into a profitable paperback edition with no upfront costs for printing, storage, or shipping. -- Get free, global exposure.
Price: $9.99 USD. 24550 words. Published on April 6, 2009. .
Sell your book now, in eBook and paperback! Book sales guru Steve Weber tells you the secrets big publishers don't want you to know: -- Profit now by uploading your book to Amazon’s Kindle, Apple’s iPhone, Smashwords, and other mobile platforms. -- Turn your text into a profitable paperback edition with no upfront costs for printing, storage, or shipping. -- Get free, global exposure.