How To Publish Your Works Of Fiction On The Internet

Posted on November 5, 2010 by

A lot of aspects of business are done on the Internet, and publishing is not an exception to this rule. One of the top advances in publishing’s recent history is print on demand technology, or POD – if you have some articles of works of fiction you wish to have published, this should be one of your options to choose from.

Print on demand makes it possible for a complete book to be printed and bound in an extremely short amount of time. Let’s face it – conventional printing and binding can be very wasteful and expensive in the long run.

Your book can be marketed in any one of the many online publishing services on the Internet if you choose to go the POD route when publishing your own fiction book. They’ll also print and bind the book per each order and provide listings in online bookstores.

These online service providers will charge a fee for handling your fiction book. These services may not include the usual editing or formatting for your documents, but they should be able to do a routine spell check as part of their operating policy.

POD is the perfect solution for any rookie author wanting to have his/her fiction published. Another advantage is not having to have your book approved by editors or to sign any deals with publishing firms.

Print on demand has become especially popular in academic circles to avoid the high expense of producing and storing a large print run of books. Even non-fiction writers are jumping on the POD bandwagon, using this to cut down on costs and save time on getting their books published.

There are self-publishing service, and on the other corner, there is print on demand. Self-publishing services, for instance, give you as the writer full control over the publishing process, and that would include pricing your book and designing the cover. POD, on the other hand, would limit you to the services offered by the publisher.

If you want to do some research on POD, there are several sites you can visit so you can take a look at their services and how exactly they work. Xlibris, Blurb, iUniverse and BookSurge are just some of the sites you can visit for more info.

Print on demand is perfect for any writer, especially newer ones, who have more important things to do than risk their articles not getting published by commercial publishers. Many writers who have failed in the traditional route have made it through POD, so why don’t you try it out for yourself to see what it offers?

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Screenwriting – Gator Guide For How To Write With Passion

Posted on November 3, 2010 by

If one wants to sum up the most powerful approach to screenwriting in a single word, it would be “PASSION”. Here are some reasons that passion matters so much to screenwriting success: * Your passion can be magical, powerful and inspirational. If you choose to write from the heart the stories that give you the most powerful feeling of discovery and purpose, there is more chance that you will, as a screenwriter, stay with these projects through the most difficult times and will continue to fight for your success. This is because they are part of your spirit and if others fail to see their value, your own belief system will keep you fighting through the rejections.

* There is a very large number of scripts that get written and few get made – but if you write from that inner voice those stories that are emotionally important, you are strengthening your screenwriting muscles, reinforcing your natural skills and are creating material that others are more likely to see as rich, fresh, and identified with your personality. We value that in all great authors, whether a Steinbeck, a Dickens or a Stephen King. They write from their passion and the audience can feel it.

* Passion helps keep writers going. You can think of your craft as a fire, and of critics and naysayers as a water hose. Passion will be the fuel that keeps that fire going no matter how many people try to put it out. You will take bigger risks, bounce back from rejection, and fight harder and longer for your ideas.

* Screenwriting can be a lonely career. But it can also be incredibly rewarding. This is because you are given permission in your life to explore and translate into art the experiences and emotions that resonate from your own vision of the world.

Passion on its own is no guarantee of success. But trying to guess what others want and writing things that you do not believe in is not either. Of the two, passion will be the more enjoyable path.

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Scriptwriting – Gator Guide For Finding And Following Your Own Process

Posted on November 2, 2010 by

Approach the process as an exciting exploration of what best brings out your creativity. Sitting with a computer, listening to music, going to the attic and plopping down with a pad and pencil, taking file cards and making notes on the beach… whatever method helps you download ideas from your subconscious is the right way. Here are some tips for finding your own process in scriptwriting:

* Ideas are rarely formed logically. They usually result from a brainstorm and are not fully developed when first formed. Don’t reject them. Don’t think that you can follow steps or check off a list of tasks to get your initial idea turned into a screenplay because that isn’t how it works. As you collect ideas, intuitions, and notes, they may naturally form together like a snowball rolling down a hill, or they may take some time for you to sort through them, allocating them to the different possibilities they suggest for character, story, structure and events.

* Some writers start in the middle, at the plot climax, or even at the end of a story and work their way back to figure out the rest. You can let the jumping off point choose you. I have written scripts because I found my ending first, and then discovered the rest of it. I have discovered scripts because I had an opening. Don’t assume that you have to start at the beginning and write until the end. Scriptwriting is almost never that simple. While it is possible, you may be able to start and work to the end, sometimes it can be like working up a portrait from pencil sketches to the finished oils, adding ideas layer by later, rubbing out and adding new ideas as you see the results. It is a journey of discovery and you should not criticize yourself for not writing in a straight line. This process is almost like imagining up the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, and then toying with them until you find the ways that satisfy you, that make them fit together. You will be surprised at how helpful and how easily the pieces will fit together.

* Your idea is like your child. I have always said ‘ideas are like small children – if you shout at them they go away’. Don’t be critical or difficult while your child is learning to walk. Encourage and nurture it as it learns and grows.

* I break down the story creation process into three, simple elements, my all-important parts of scriptwriting: My word for the overview is “The Thesis”, or the moral direction finder for the story, and what it intends to teach. A very simple, human concept becomes your key, like ‘being rich does not make you good’, ‘a timid man can become a hero’, and ‘a child can have more wisdom than his /her parents’. The character (or characters) you focus on carries that emotional goal. They manifest the plot’s emotional purpose through a defining life experience that they have to overcome and leave behind which I call “The Nugget”. For instance, ‘the rich man’s father beat into him that all people were really only after his money’ and the protagonist must learn to trust and love other people before they will trust and love him. These Nuggets are simple, painful human issues that the key characters must struggle with and overcome. What I call “The External Story” are the events that wrap around the character’s journey. The External Story serves to illustrate and bring out the character change. Example: While the wealthy man may be learning to trust, as a basic human issue, The External Story is the time and place that this is set in and can be a comedy/science fiction plot/a thriller – any approach that appeal to your creative sensibilities. However, bear in mind the audiences will always feel and emote with the characters’ Nugget as the main way that they learn about human nature from your creativity.

* The act of writing is always fraught with uncertainty. We question whether we are capable or if at all we will get to the end of our script. Moreover, we frequently see others succeed and wonder if we should not copy their style and approach as that might seem “commercial” or “successful”. However, I am firmly convinced that it is not writing from your natural voice and it is less likely to feel vibrant, original and exciting to the people who can get your script made because it feels like an imitation rather than an original. In addition to that, an imitation written without genuine heart and passion will more often than not be unlikely to sell. My rule is to ignore everything I say that works against your nature, but I believe these tips – if they make sense to you – can be effective guides to helping your scriptwriting process.

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Publishing A Book: It’s Not Always Easy, But Anyone Can Do It

Posted on November 1, 2010 by

Publishing a book is probably one of the most complicated parts of the process. After all, you’ve taken care of the creative process on your own and survived. Now it is time to edit and publish your book, which means that you need to be extra careful in choosing the right publishing services.

Writing a book brings with it many challenges. It is a process, and part of the process includes publishing a book that you can sell to the world. In order to successfully complete the entire process, you have to choose the best publisher based on your research.

It isn’t easy publishing a book, and that’s especially true if you have never done it before. However, as long as you can take the time to research your options and find a publisher that you can trust, it will be much easier. Choosing publishing services is a lot like choosing a hairstylist or an accountant. You have to choose someone who has the right professional experience, the right chemistry and compatibility with your personality, and the best interest of YOU in mind at all times. With this type of publisher, publishing a book can be simple.

Anyone can succeed at publishing a book. Of course, not just anyone can actually publish a book that will sell or be marketed properly. Consider checking out comprehensive services that provide everything from editing to printing, publishing a book, and then marketing and developing the niche for that particular book. This is often more affordable and helps keep everything in one place so that you don’t have to go back and forth to five different people while you are in the process of writing and publishing a book.

Guidance and mentoring is a critical part of the authorship process. Finding a company that will work with you to help you in editing, printing, and publishing a book is about finding a company that you can get along with and use to find your path along the process. Book writing and publishing is intimidating, and sometimes downright terrifying. Fortunately, as long as you take the time to research your options and find companies that you can depend on, you should have no trouble publishing a book that can become as successful as you’ve always dreamed. Keep these things in mind and you will find that publishing a book might be a lot easier than you thought.

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How To Write Your Own Novel

Posted on November 1, 2010 by

Everyone of us has a novelist deep inside of us. Whether you are someone who reads every single book on the bestseller list, or reads at least two to three books in a year, or someone who gives books as Christmas gifts or favors such as wedding bookmarks, everyone of us has an inkling to reading in one way or another.

For someone who has a great story in mind and wants to share it with the world, writing a novel is a dream accomplishment. Not all published writers or novelists are experienced. For the writer of the worldwide bestseller, the Twilight trilogy, it was her first time to have written a novel. If she can do it, then you can do it too.

Writing a novel all starts with writing down a map of how the story will flow. Begin by identifying the major parts you want to be included in the story from the start to the end of the novel. You now have the outline of the story and you can work on the wordings of each part of each chapter later on. You can also go straight into writing the novel without the outline. Whichever works for you, as long as you get to start and finish writing, then it’s the right way to go.

You should also identify the plot or the major events, situations, realizations or twists in the story. The plot has a rationale behind it and also a beginning, a middle, and an end. The ending is not the only important thing but rather all three play a crucial part in the development.

You can now identify who your characters are, what they look like, and the backdrop against which the characters are set. You must have a protagonist, the character who goes towards and around the main plot of the story, and the antagonist who is the exact opposite of the main character. You should also create other supporting characters because they are important in the development of the story and solidifying the personalities and values of your two main characters. They may have their own side stories but they should be weaved towards the main plot. Make them realistic so the readers can relate to all characters.

And of course, the plot and characters should move around an environment that you have created for them. Describe all the major and minor details of the scene but make sure you don’t derail the readers from the main storyline. You should eventually go back to the characters and plot once the environment or backdrop has been established.

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Publishing Books: Finding The Right Publisher

Posted on November 1, 2010 by

You have written your manuscript. It has been edited, revised, and then edited and revised again. You are finally ready for publishing a book. However, you might be intimidated, uncertain, or just unaware of where you can turn to find the best resources for publishing books of your own. Fortunately, the internet offers resources that can connect you with the best publishing services that are available, no matter what you might need. The right publisher has to have a certain balance of traits to be successful. If you are ready for publishing books, here’s what you need to look for:

-Reputation and experience. Book publishing services are not all created equally. Make sure that you take the time to find all of your different options and choose the service that best suits your needs and goals for publishing books.

-A company with a history in the industry of publishing books. If a company is newer than five years old or if you’ve never heard of them, stay away. Of course, if a company has an experienced team of professionals with years of experience in publishing books, they’re likely a great option for your needs.

-Choose companies that you can find third-party information on. You might not get into Random House with your very first book, but there are reputable companies that provide just as high quality services when it comes to publishing books without the big name. Look for objective reviews to see which companies are most appreciated by their clients and others.

-Use the free consultation (that most book publishing companies offer) to get a feel for who you’ll be working with. If you don’t feel comfortable, choose another company. Don’t go out looking for a fight or looking to have a bad experience, but be realistic and use your consultation to decide if you can get along and if you have a connection. If not, find professionals who can turn your dreams into reality because they can relate to you.

The last tip might sound a little cheesy or clich, but the relationship that you have when publishing books is often going to directly reflect the success of the book in the long run. By finding a company that you love working with, you can also make the process of publishing books less painful, giving you more time to enjoy being published and less time to worry about what happens next or where to go from here.

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Film Script Writing – One Great Secret

Posted on November 1, 2010 by

Scripts succeed because they have been honed, edited and re-written. This is a natural and important part of the process. When you complete a personal draft you must share it with understanding readers to learn how they will react to your material.

Before you go into the buyer-jungle, it is great to get supportive critiques that will help you make your story points as clear as possible, weed out areas of confusion, make your characters more interesting and to help delete out excessive length. Objective readers can help you find the best strengths of your story and trim away the fat so you are just down to the muscles. This can be a FUN process! You already have achieved the greatest accomplishment of completing an entire draft. You cannot lose this work, and now you are playing with it to sharpen it, tighten it, and make it stronger. I call the first draft the “Lewis and Clark” which should be viewed as an uncritical journey to the proverbial coast, just like the American adventurers. When you get to the coast, the next draft is about putting the freeway through for the readers to come – that is the draft that will probably sell.

One of the biggest problems in first draft film script writing is the writer may not have linked all of his or her plot ideas together in a way that a casual reader needs to successfully connect the dots. It is amazing how damaging to your success a simple fact or linking-idea being missed by the reader can cause your script to fail. We have seen finished projects and movies leap up in their test scores when one of these simple logic obstacles was repaired. I liken it to stepping stones across a stream: if a stone is missing and your audience or reader falls in and gets wet, unless you are very lucky, they don’t recover by the end of the story.

It is important, therefore, to make sure that without losing your tone, style and purpose, that the story makes basic sense to the reader. In Hollywood some people go home with as many as ten scripts that they are supposed to read on a weekend. They will not think kindly of you if they have to fight to understand your story. Clarity is valuable and sometimes what is obvious to us can be obscure to others, which is why it is important to share and tweak your scripts with non-buyers before submitting them to the people who can make a difference in your life by buying them.

The last great secret of writing a feature film script that sells is to read it like a stranger and lay it out so that it is most easy on the eye to read. View your script as a series of visual structures. Break up large, dense descriptions and do your best to make the words and ideas flow as easily as possible. I go into this in much more detail in my book, Riding the Alligator, where I explain simple techniques for how you can see your script with fresh eyes and quickly accomplish the goal of editing and tightening for effect.

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Book Publishing Companies: Benefits Of Professional Publishing

Posted on October 28, 2010 by

Professional book publishing companies are much better than any other resource that you might find. There are plenty of self-publishing companies that offer better deals or more convenience for your first-time publishing experience. Nonetheless nothing beats the abilities and experience that come from book publishing companies that have been in the industry for a long time and understand everything from book editing to publishing a book and everything in between.

There are many benefits to professional book publishing companies, which is why you need to use them when you can. Not all book publishing companies are created equally. These companies have to do a lot of work to build their reputation and make their clients’ products sell.

Over time, some publishing services become more reputable than the rest. Any company that you consider working with should have the most professional reputation available so that you can have the best chances of success. The more experience that you have involved in the process of publishing a book, the more success will come of it in most situations. If you don’t have the personal experience, you need to work with editors and book publishing companies that do.

Book publishing companies don’t have to be expensive. Some even offer free consultations to discuss your exact needs. You can find all-inclusive book publishing companies that can help you take care of everything from editing book manuscripts to printing books and even marketing your final product. You will find that the end result is more professional and much more likely to succeed than some fly-by-night service that offers self-publishing tools to any person who can write a manuscript. If you want to be successful, you have to be selective with book publishing companies.

The benefits of professional book publishing companies are many. You can get better results, find more reputable resources, and often learn a lot more about the process of publishing a book than you might think possible. When you are facing the uncertainty of entering the editing and publishing world because you don’t know where to turn, professional book publishing companies can help you find exactly what you need and give you the support that you deserve. Book publishing companies that are less well known might have better prices or a faster turnaround time, but your art should not be rushed and you can’t put a price on success. Therefore, professional book publishing companies are really your only option if you truly want the best results in the end.

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Printing Books: Finding The Right Resources

Posted on October 28, 2010 by

Printing books isn’t something that anyone can do. There are companies that specialize in printing books for publication, and if you are going to be a professional writer you need to find these resources. Book publishing companies and services often have resources for editing and printing needs in addition to publishing, marketing, and other services that you might need with your new book. If you take the time to see what resources you have to choose from, it can be much easier for you to find the best printing and publishing services that are available.

Printing books should always be left to the professionals. You do have to think about what you can afford, how you want your book printed, and what type of book you are creating. These elements will all affect your needs for publishing services and printing companies, so they are important considerations.

Don’t be afraid of printing books or book publishing companies. The process is all very step-by-step and you need the process and the people in order to succeed as a writer. If success was as easy as writing a manuscript once and then printing it off on your home PC, everyone would be a novelist.

When you are looking for services that handle printing books, you deserve to find the best resources available. That means that you shouldn’t limit yourself based on price, location, or anything else. You should simply find a book publishing company that can offer you the best editing, book printing, and publishing resources that are available. That way, you can get everything that you need without having to deal with the hassles of using three or four different services. Hiring one company for printing books and others for editing and publishing can get complicated, so make sure that you keep it simple when you can.

Printing books is not for everyone. Some people will find that self-publishing is not something that they are capable of or that they desire. When you are on a limited budget, it can seem tempting. However, it is rarely effective in comparison to professional book printing, and you should always aim high. Before you dive into printing books or having your book printed, you need to make sure that you find professionals who can help you achieve your goals. That way, you can have more success faster because you are working with people who have your best interest in mind and know what they are doing when it comes to printing books.

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Book Publishing Company – Three Things To Look For

Posted on October 28, 2010 by

When choosing a book publishing company, it can be hard to figure out which elements matter the most. First and foremost, it is critical that you understand that price is NOT a primary concern with book publishing services. Some people on budgets might think there is no option but to choose based on cost, but the right book publishing company will work with you to figure out a plan so that you can get your book printing and editing taken care of without compromising the quality of the work. Here are three important elements to seek in any book publishing company:

-Find a book publishing company that has been in the industry for a while. Choosing the new kid on the block might seem like a great idea to save money and get in faster, but the end result will be less professional and successful because the company is less experienced. When it comes to publishing services, you need the best and most experienced companies available.

-Choose your book publishing company based on their own information, as well as outside reviews. Look for objective information about publishing services so that you can figure out exactly what they have to offer. Every company will tell you they are the best. It is up to you to find the objective reviews to support that claim.

-Never choose a book publishing company out of fear or disinterest. It doesn’t matter how timid you are or how boring it can be to sort through publishing services. It is always easier just to pick one and go, but are you really going to trust your hard work and dedication to someone that you don’t know all that well? Find a book publishing company that you can work with, not just publishing services that work.

With these things in mind, finding the ideal book publishing company should be a simple task. There are a variety of companies out there, but they aren’t all the same. Using these criteria, you will be able to weed out the rest and find the ideal publishing services for your creative needs. It doesn’t matter what type of book you have to publish or whether you’ve published before because you always deserve to work with the most professional, reputable book publishing company available. Research publishing services that offer you everything that you need and that will do everything in your best interest, because that is really what counts in the end.

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