Going Beyond the Book, with Indie Movies
Creatorwood is a platform that turns books, scripts, and any written story into movies with AI. The ‘Movie Machine’ integrates with the top AI video, image, audio, and storytelling models…
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I Was Paying for a Whole Promotion Platform Just to Use the Beta Reader Feature
That frustration led to Shimerith. Today’s article is brought to you by an indie fiction author – I hope you enjoy it. I’m Emma, an indie author since 2019…
Meet Zali Steggall – From Champion Skiier to Climate Campaigner
[Mini Biography: Zali Steggall] Today I want to write about someone I briefly encountered in about 1998, who springs to mind due to the Winter Olympics and current political “can’t…
Why Your Manuscript Stays Stuck in Draft Mode
You have a manuscript sitting on your computer. You open it every few weeks, read through what you’ve written, maybe add a paragraph or two, then close it again. Months…
Adding Other Income Streams to Your Book Royalties
Do authors in control of everything really make more money? US/UK/global… ALLi Author surveys of indie authors (in 2022) who spend at least half their working time on writing and…
Brilliance in Writing and the Actor-Observer Bias
Do you ever think to yourself: my writing is just so-so, it’s not like ….(famous writer you admire)…. they’re brilliant? Welcome to the critical path of being a novice. Novice…
Your Clever Writing is Costing You Readers
Why Clever Writing Fails When I’m editing someone’s work and a sentence tries too hard, I spot it immediately. It’s about 10 words too long. Or it contains words like…
Digital Marketers can be Catastrophic for Business
I was reading ‘Inside Small Business’ on Sunday 🤓 and it said, “One in three small business owners who outsourced marketing ended up in a dispute with their provider.” Even…
Where to Start with Marketing & Media Planning for How-To or Self-Growth Books
We all start with marketing somewhere, and I was a floundering beginner for many years. My first attempt: digital printing to self-publish a book in 1996. Called The Total Image…
Why Your Newsletter Stays in Your Mind
You know you’ve got to expand into newsletters if you’re writing a topical book or self-help guide. So why does your online newsletter sit unwritten?I believe it’s not about writing ability or…