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I have been aware of the progress on Scrivener 1.7 for Windows for the last couple of months and while presented to me as a bug-fix release, there are tremendous new capabilities for the Scrivener Windows platform including formatting presets,
I have spent the weekend reading some great books, including: 11/22/63 by Stephen King Exile’s Return by Malcolm Cowley Green Hills of Africa by Ernest Hemingway Silken Prey by John Sandford Each book has been a joy to read; each
Independent (indie) writing and publishing is growing leaps and bounds. I or you can publish and sell a book without using an agent or traditional publisher, and without spending money to print a hard copy run. It is amazing how
Building a social media brand and influence takes years. There is no magic bullet or ‘one’ thing to do to increase following and awareness. It must be a coordinated approach doing a number of different things as I wrote about
Many people believe they only need to provide great content for consumption to be successful in the digital age. Great content is necessary, but not sufficient for success. You must build a platform to inform and draw others to your
My physical training and exercise routine conflicts with my writing in terms of my desire to do both early in the morning; and writing usually wins out. I have written 350,000 words between books and blogs in the 2013, which
I have been extremely impressed with WordPress since moving my blogs to WordPress several months ago. It is a true website, not just a blogging template. And there are a number of other reasons and benefits of having made the
Many authors struggle to find the time and money to get their first or subsequent books published. It is a major reason so many books sit on the shelf even in this time of eBook self-publishing. Any author worth their
I have been learning social media over the last several years, but have not been conscious if I was just being busy or was making real progress in building a base of influence or not. With the upcoming launch of
InkIT Publishing is now publishing three times weekly: Sundays (Australia Sydney time) will feature reviews of writing processes and approaches, and writing tools, apps and technology Tuesdays (Australia Sydney time) will be used for guest posts, book reviews or general