How to Write a Kindle Fiction Book

There are a lot of first time authors using Kindle to launch their novel.  They decide that they’re going the Kindle publishing route first, because traditional publishing is difficult to break into.

There are a lot of people trying to publish a book. They have great stories to tell and they write well. Yet, their manuscripts often end up at the bottom of the slush pile and never grab an editor’s attention.

Why is that? Because when you try to get published the traditional way, you’re trying to get a foot in the door at the same time as many thousands of other people.

So the competition is pretty fierce. Not only that, editors can drop the ball. They bypass manuscripts that end up becoming best-selling novels because they make the wrong judgment call about the manuscript.

Many authors who have been overlooked with traditional publishing have found a great deal of success on Kindle – plus, the money is better. With traditional publishing, you only get a small portion of the proceeds.

The Power of Mind Mapping in Marketing

In order for your marketing to be really effective, it is important that all the strategies that you are using complement each other, as this will really help to get your message across. There are many different avenues of advertising that are available to you such as blogging and social media, and these methods should support each other. This can be difficult to achieve if you are trying to juggle several different methods of advertising at once. One way that this can be made easier is to use a mind map.

What Is A Mind Map?

A mind map can be used to help you plan the different connections that you may be able to use in your marketing. Mind maps are a type of visual tool that can be created by simply using a pen and pencil to write down your ideas. If you prefer to work digitally, then there are various apps and online tools that you can use to create these mind maps.

Make Your Work Truly Your Own

If you see the word “personalization” and you stop breathing – either because it petrifies you to even consider, or you become paralyzed by a lack of knowledge, you’re about to feel a lot better about working your own style and voice into your online business efforts.

For many people, introverts or not, personalization is something they don’t understand or don’t want to do. After all, isn’t making money online all about being able to stay anonymous and rake in cash?

No, it’s not actually.

Working from home online is about finding your passion to help other people, and reaping both monetary rewards and personal satisfaction from your efforts. Personalization elevates you from anonymous, possible scumbag (in the eyes of a wary consumer), to a trustworthy source of valuable information.

Break the Copywriting Code! And Improve Sales...

The first step you want to do with any sales copy is make sure that you present the problem. Without a problem, people have no need to buy or take any kind of action at all. Presenting people with a problems is the same as letting them know they need to (and can with your help) take the necessary action to resolve whatever the problem is.

There are a handful of simple changes you can make to improve your sales - and one of those changes is the way you present your written content. Believe it or not, there is a formula that copywriters use to convince people to buy products and you can use that same formula on your own website.

Writing to Heal Your Shadow with Mark Matousek

Are there darker parts of yourself that you feel deeply ashamed of?

Do you have secrets that you’ve never shared with anyone?

Sometimes it can be incredibly painful to accept our shadows. But, it’s equally true that your shadows holds profound gifts for you (and the world), once you can surrender into what they have to teach you.

So how do you discover the beauty and invaluable wisdom within the very parts of you that have been shielded by pain or shame?

One powerful answer: writing. In fact, there is remarkable new science that shows that journaling, if done in the right way, can help us metabolize the past (or the present) in a way that frees our attention — allowing for greater liberation and joy.

If you’re ready to shed light on the darker sides of your psyche — so you can shine more brightly in all that you do — I have a very special invitation for you…

You can join award-winning author Mark Matousek for a free virtual event, Writing to Heal Your Shadows: The Power of Uncovering Your Hidden Truths.

Freeing Your Soul Through Writing

I know from personal experience that the tasks I write down get done more consistently than those I don’t, and bigger things such as goals for my life tend to manifest more easily when I commit to writing them down.
 
But while there is value in all forms of writing, bestselling author and O Magazine contributing editor, Mark Matousek, says a writing practice — when viewed as a vehicle for transformation — can be so much more than a way to get our daily to-do list done and goals met.  
 
A writing practice, when approached properly, can and should stand side-by-side with more venerated practices like meditation and prayer as a way to accelerate our personal growth and access our depths.
 

The Top 5 Most Important Things to Know About Fiction Writing

When you see all of the great books for sale, it can be easy to assume that the author was born with the talent to write. While talent does play a part, that talent is only ten percent of the process. Ninety percent of being able to write fiction comes from learning the skill and anyone at any age can learn how to write fiction and then sell it for a handsome profit online.