tailieunhanh - Some Brief Advice for Indie Authors

The Devil is In the Details How much research should you do before you start writing? That's a hard question to answer, to be honest. However, you need to make sure you have the details correct. Your audience may know a lot about your subject matter, even if it's something that happens in the realm of fiction. For example, in In The Eye of The Beholder: A Novel of the Phantom of the Opera, the majority of the action takes place in 1889 Paris. That's the year that Gustav Eiffel's famous tower opened; if I hadn't mentioned the Eiffel. | Some Brief Advice for Indie Authors By Sharon E. Cathcart Published by Sharon E. Cathcart at Smashwords Copyright 2012 Sharon E. Cathcart Thank you for downloading this free eBook. You are welcome to share it with your friends. This book may be reproduced copied and distributed for noncommercial purposes provided the book remains in its complete original form. If you enjoyed this book please return to to discover other works by this author. Thank you for your support. Contents About This Book The Devil is in the Details The Work of Being a Writer Thoughts on Being a Writer Readership and Worldview Writing as an Income Stream There s Enough Success for Everyone Never Underestimate the Value of Networking Things That Authors Should Know Goal Setting Formulas in Writing A Chicken Egg Problem The Fans Who Count on You Building Relationships with Fans You Are a Brand On The Concept of Creative License More Work on Branding Thanking Your Mentors The Business of Writing Recommended Resources About the Author Other Titles by the Author About This Book Shortly before my first book was published I started an author blog. I know I know. You re thinking You and everyone else. It didn t take me long to notice that my most popular posts were the ones in which I wrote about either the craft or the business of writing. Some Brief Advice for Indie Authors is a compendium of those posts they appear in approximately chronological order from the earliest days of my blog until now. Read it skip around from essay to essay enjoy it most importantly though take the advice that works for you and discard the rest. Everyone s business is a little different and that s just splendid. I ve included a list of recommended resources at the very end. These are books and websites that I have personally found helpful. Thanks as always for reading. The Devil is In the Details How much research should you do before you start writing That s a hard question to answer to be honest. However