S2E9 – Release and Launch
All readers come to fiction as willing accomplices to your lies. Such is the basic goodwill contract made the moment we pick up a work of fiction. – Steve Almond, WD
Read MoreAll readers come to fiction as willing accomplices to your lies. Such is the basic goodwill contract made the moment we pick up a work of fiction. – Steve Almond, WD
Read MoreDon’t use adjectives which merely tell us how you want us to feel about the thing you are describing. I mean, instead of telling us a thing was “terrible,” describe it so that we’ll be terrified. Don’t say it was “delightful”; make us say “delightful” when we’ve read the description. – CS Lewis
Read MoreI do not over-intellectualize the production process. I try to keep it simple: Tell the damned story. – Tom Clancy
Read More“We will speak for the books.”
“Like the Lorax?”
“The Lorax speaks for the trees.”
“Books are made out of paper.”
“Paper is made out of trees.”
“What about e-books?”
“We can speak for them too.”
“Audiobooks?”
“Audiobooks speak for themselves.”
― Paul Acampora
Advertising brings in customers, but word-of-mouth brings in the best customers. – Jonah Berger
Read MoreGood cover design is not only about beauty. It’s a visual sales pitch. It’s your first contact with a potential reader. Your cover only has around three seconds to catch a browsing reader’s attention. You want to stand out and make them pause and consider, and read the synopsis. – Eeva Lancaster
Read MoreI don’t care if a reader hates one of my stories, just as long as he finishes the book. – Roald Dahl
Read MoreI would advise anyone who aspires to a writing career that before developing his talent he would be wise to develop a thick hide. – Harper Lee
Read MoreDon’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass. – Anton Chekhov
Read MoreAn opening line should invite the reader to begin the story. It should say: Listen. Come in here. You want to know about this. – Stephen King
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