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iPhone & iPad

Publishing in hands of authors

By thebookwright, on June 16th, 2010

If one of your books sells in a book shop, as an author, you are likely to get less than 10% of the selling price.
This is not a gripe but a fact, as other people in the chain need to be duly recompensed for their part in getting the book on the shelf.

With the introduction of [...]

June 16th, 2010 | Tags: Amazon Digital Platform, iBookstore, Kindle, Lulu, print on demand, self publishing, The Creative Penn | Category: iPhone & iPad, Publishing | 2 comments
Podcasts

In conversation with The Creative Penn

By thebookwright, on August 25th, 2009

In this podcast with Joanna Penn, you will learn:

Why writer’s block is like an onion and what the different levels are
How fear of failure is a common block for authors, and why fear of success can also block you
Why there is a great life learning in every block
Why blocks can be real but can also be [...]

Podcast: Download (Duration: 35:00 — 8.0MB)

August 25th, 2009 | Tags: author 2.0, Joanna Penn, The Creative Penn, Writers' Block | Category: Podcasts, Writers' Block | Leave a comment
Resources

20 Useful Twitter Links for Writers

By thebookwright, on July 31st, 2009

Calling all authors … did you know you could use Twitter to do all of this ?

Post samples of your words

Post your pictures & art

Post audio readings of your work

Post 12 seconds of video

Connect with other authors, publishers and agents like these

100+ of the best authors on Twitter

70+ Non-fiction authors on Twitter

25 Good Author, [...]

July 31st, 2009 | Tags: 12 second TV, Bookbuzzr, cooler, ermintrude, Jo Parfitt, Julia McCucthen, Lulu, Myebook, Simon Trewin, Smashwords, The Creative Penn, The HotHive, twaudio, twitpic, twitter | Category: Resources | 4 comments