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How Not To Ask For A Free Review – From A Top 1000 Amazon Reviewer
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IBP’s Goals for 2016
Sharing our goals with you, writers and readers.
Hi everyone! This is Jasveena from IBP. It has a been a long, busy journey since I founded IBP in 2013. It has been a little over 2 years now and we have come a long way from where we began and it has been a tough yet exhilarating process of understanding the world of writers and the publishing industry.
As time passes, we are getting more focused on revamping our marketing efforts to truly reflect International effort of bringing books and authors much closer to authors across borders. To define where we would go in the next five years, we have constructed goals with time plans that would change the way we market books and reach audiences at large. What’s a New Year without goals anyway?
We foresee to achieve the following missions in the next five years.
- Branding authors with book-related merchandises
- Connecting readers and authors through book signing events
- Bridging the gap between western writers and eastern readers through book reviewers across different countries.
- Making indie books available where there are demands by using print on demand method.
What are your writing-related goals?
Sexy Six Authors Q&A #10:When you hit a wall, how do you break through?
This post would be the continuation of Q&A session with the Sexy Six team and in case you’ve missed the 9th post, here is the link to it.
It’s a pleasure to interview the six sexy authors from the Sexy Six team. A warm welcome to our blog and we hope that you’ve enjoyed the interview session with us.
We’ve asked them a few questions and the answers for each question from all six of them will be published as a series. Let’s check out question #10
When you hit a wall, how do you break through?
I’ll let you know when it happens.
I never have experienced a wall. Not in 35 novels.Time is the only blocker I struggle with.
It used to really bother me and stress me out. I found that the more I relax and wait until my characters speak to me, the better off I am. Sometimes, something as simple as hearing a song on the radio will inspire me and make the character speak.
Also, I’ve been known to be inspired with a glass of wine in hand (see picture below)
I do timed writing sprints…or I do a writing retreat day with a writing buddy or three 😊
Morticia Knight
Sometimes, I just have to walk away and go do something completely different. I’ve also solved a lot of plot riddles while in the car on a long drive.
Generally, the only time I hit a wall with a story is in the beginning while trying to develop it. If I try too hard, the idea for a book just won’t come to me. I just can’t force the idea to come. I have to slow down, take a deep breath, and the inspiration will come to me.
Sexy Six Authors Q&A #11:What is your writing process like?
This post would be the continuation of Q&A session with the Sexy Six team and in case you’ve missed the 10th post, here is the link to it.
It’s a pleasure to interview the six sexy authors from the Sexy Six team. A warm welcome to our blog and we hope that you’ve enjoyed the interview session with us.
We’ve asked them a few questions and the answers for each question from all six of them will be published as a series. Let’s check out question #11
What is your writing process like? Is it spontaneous or do you do a lot of planning in advance before you begin writing?
I have no idea what tomorrow will bring. Maybe I’ll be hit by a bus, maybe I’ll meet the love of my life. My characters are the same. They live, struggle, deal and love one day at a time.
Panster all the way. In fact, my characters take it. I am but a glorified editor of the story as they use my fingers to type.
Totally non-traditional – no order whatsoever ! It’s spontaneous – no outline, no planning. I’m probably the most unorganized writer, I hate to say. But it works for me. I admire writers who prepare an outline and are uber organized.
Not my style though. I fly by the seat of my pants.
A bit of both. I start spontaneously, but then I take a step back and plan the story out so I don’t end up with any plot holes.
On occasion, it’s spontaneous. However, it’s not super planned out either. It’s skeletal. I’ve written so many synopses over the years that bear little resemblance to the final product, that I’ve quit fretting over them and wasting precious writing time. Writing is very organic for me. I didn’t even do a series Bible for Hampton Road or Kiss of Leather until I was midway in. And that was only because – damn – there are a lot of characters and timeline changes !
I can’t work from an outline. For me, it is too confining and stifles my creativity. The more spontaneous I am, the better the story and characters are. Generally, I’ll just sit down in front of the computer and start writing without any idea the route the story is going to take.
Sexy Six Authors Q&A #9:Who could/would help a writer to sell books?
This post would be the continuation of Q&A session with the Sexy Six team and in case you’ve missed the 8th post, here is the link to it.
It’s a pleasure to interview the six sexy authors from the Sexy Six team. A warm welcome to our blog and we hope that you’ve enjoyed the interview session with us.
We’ve asked them a few questions and the answers for each question from all six of them will be published as a series. Let’s check out question #9
Who could/would help a writer to sell books?
Fans. I’m a huge fan myself, I love my favorite authors and I’m sure they love me too.
Your fans. Many of mine have sold lots of books for me.
Jennifer Theriot
I think getting your name out there is paramount. Word of mouth and networking . If you have a good product to sell, then don’t be afraid to get youself out in the book buying world. Every famous writer had to start somewhere. Just do what feels right. ?
That’s a tough one…I think the best thing to help sell books is for the writer to write more books! Reviews also help..but their needs to be a high volume. Positive or negative, it doe t matter really. My lowest rating book continues to be my best seller.
Morticia Knight
Readers are the answer. I know I tell my friends, ‘OMG – you have to read this book/series ! ‘ and they buy it based on my recoommendation. I do the same thing, and most of the time they’re right. There are many books and authors I never would’ve known about if they hadn’t been recommended to me. I can’t think of a better way to sell books.
That’s a good question that I just don’t have the answer to.
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Sexy Six Authors Q&A #8:What are your reasons for writing?
This post would be the continuation of Q&A session with the Sexy Six team and in case you’ve missed the 7th one, here is the link to it.
It’s a pleasure to interview the six sexy authors from the Sexy Six team. A warm welcome to our blog and we hope that you’ve enjoyed the interview session with us.
We’ve asked them a few questions and the answers for each question from all six of them will be published as a series. Let’s check out question #8
What are your reasons for writing?
To unleash the stories in my head and let my readers’ dreams come true.
I must. Have to. To live and breathe.
Writing is therapy for me. As long as my characters keep talking to me, I’ll continue to write.
I love stories, and they keep talking to me until I get them down in print!
It’s the one thing in my life I’ve always received the greatest satisfaction from. Maybe it’s because I tend to be reclusive, or I’ve always been lost in my head – hard to say. But I can’t imagine living my life without crafting new stories and new worlds. It would be boring to me.
Sandy Wolters
The characters won’t leave me alone until I tell their story. I start visualizing these people I’ve never met in different scenarios, and it doesn’t stop until I write it down.
Sexy Six Authors Q&A #7:What do you consider most important in a novel – literary value or story?
This post would be the continuation of Q&A session with the Sexy Six team and in case you’ve missed the 6th one, here is the link to it.
It’s a pleasure to interview the six sexy authors from the Sexy Six team. A warm welcome to our blog and we hope that you’ve enjoyed the interview session with us.
We’ve asked them a few questions and the answers for each question from all six of them will be published as a series. Let’s check out question #6
What do you consider most important in a novel – literary value or story?
The story. Always the story.
STORY…hands down and I am an Pro editor too, so that will tell you how important this answer is.
I’d have to say the story. If you have a good story, then you HAVE literary value – verdad ?
Story is everything. Most people read for entertainment, and escape!
The story, without hesitation. I’m not here to flex my literary muscles, I want to entertain.
In my humble opinion, the story should be uppermost. The reader needs to be engaged with the characters in order to care about them. If my books do that, the literary value for that reader is reached and that’s all that is really important to me.
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