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Posted by Thomas Retterbush on Sunday, September 26, 2010 In : Videos
100 Inspirational, Instructional & Educational Videos for Writers
Being a writer can be an enlightening, wonderful experience when you’re creating work that you love, but it can also be incredibly frustrating when you get writer’s block or are struggling to find inspiration. There are plenty of places on the web, however, where you can find inspiration and instruction to help you overcome your biggest obstacles or help you to see writing in a new light. Here are 100 videos just...
Posted by Thomas Retterbush on Sunday, September 26, 2010
Inspiration from Author Magazine video with 13,538 views to date.
The secret to making decisions that lead to success is to first go to work on your beliefs. If you do not already possess the essential beliefs, you can adopt them by surrounding yourself with those who do.
“The secret to success in any field is to find what successful people do, think about and act on, and do the same.” – Anthony Robbins
Posted by Thomas Retterbush on Sunday, September 19, 2010 In : Publishing
The Lulu Marketplace of 700,000 Published Titles includes the works of Bestselling Author John Grisham!
You too could be a Lulu success story!
Lulu is not just for print on demand books, it's also a widely-respected ebook publisher. For ebook writers who don't want to start and market their own website for their ebook, using Lulu is a viable option. The requirements on formatting are strict, but the commission fees are reasonable and Lulu gets a lot of traffic from interested ebook b...
Posted by Thomas Retterbush on Friday, September 17, 2010 In : Resources
It’s nice to see that even during a time when technology rules all, tweens and teens are still reading, and young adult literature is the genre of choice. YA literature is written for readers in the 12-to-18 age group, but there are plenty of adult readers who can’t help themselves from reading about vampires, high school crushes and the trials and tribulations of teenagehood. YA books continue to grow in popularity, and it shows by the number of YA blogs circulating the Web today. Here a...
Posted by Thomas Retterbush on Sunday, August 29, 2010 In : Writing Advice
Here is a very intertaining tutorial about fiction writing, better said, on how not to write fiction... this is part 1 of 3 videos. Stay tuned for the other two videos which will be publishing here soon as well.
Are you wondering why your short stories keep coming back with polite rejection letters? It could be that some of the easy to correct mistakes from the video, or as discribed bellow, are standing between you, your publication and your success!
Posted by Thomas Retterbush on Wednesday, August 4, 2010 In : Book Marketing
You may have written or published the greatest book ever, but if people don't know about it, they can't buy it. Whether you are the author, publisher, promoter or all three, it is your job to create excitement about and interest in your book.
Use the ideas in this article to create a buzz about your book without breaking your budget. While some of them won't be right for you, many ideas will be a good fit. The more ideas you use, the better. People often take their time before making a decis...
Posted by Thomas Retterbush on Thursday, July 22, 2010 In : Self Publishing
If you've chosen to publish one of your own books, you know you're in for a challenge, and lots of work, and lots of fun. For most of us the process starts out as an idea, then ripens into a dream. It takes hold of our lives, dictates how we spend our time, compels us to capture our thoughts on paper, and tests our ingenuity in a hundred different ways. But a dream without action is like a car without gasoline. It can't go anywhere. To move our book from inception to completion we must fuel o... Continue reading...
Posted by Thomas Retterbush on Friday, June 18, 2010 In : Writing Tutorials
The entire writing process is fraught with perils. Many writers would argue that the hardest part of writing is beginning. When asked what was the most frightening thing he had ever encountered, novelist Ernest Hemingway said, “A blank sheet of paper.”
Other writers believe that ideas are easy, it’s in the execution of those ideas that the hard work really begins. You have to show up every day and slowly give shape to your ideas, trying to find just the right words, searching for the...
Posted by Thomas Retterbush on Sunday, June 13, 2010 In : Writing Advice
7 Book Writing Tips that Stamp Pro On Your Book
Have you picked up a book to read and noticed a wall of text or a confusing order? Did it inspire you to read on? Or did it cause you to lose heart and put the book down?
The truth is poor organization is a turn off to most book readers. Chances are the author does not get a second chance. Not many will wade through sloppy book writing and organization to get to the real message.
Excellent book organization pulls your readers in for the read. Wh...
Posted by Thomas Retterbush on Friday, June 4, 2010 In : Writing Tutorials
As you may know, writing a book is one of the things that just about everyone wants to do. But they just don't have the time, or the skill or the direction that will make it possible for them. They know they can use it as a profit center, or as an outlet for their creativity, or to write their life story. Heck, maybe they just see themselves as the next Stephen King, or Danielle Steel.
What does this have to do with you?
If you have ever, even for a brief moment, thought about writing your ow...
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As you may know, Google is making an effort to scan every book in the world. The goal is to create a giant online database of every book that can be searched.
One small problem is the fact that Google is violating copyright laws.
Copyright Google argues its book database doesn't violate copyright laws. The company suggests it only shows short passages and accompanies the text with ads showcasing where the full books can be purchased.
Of course, the ads are Google Adwords from which the company makes a tidy profit. On Tuesday, the search goliath rolled out stand-alone book search services in 14 countries. The same day, the Text and Academic Authors Association (TAA) became the latest publishers' organization to call Google's opt-out strategy backwards.
Authors, Publishers and publishing associations are not happy. While Google only publishes the full text of books in the public domain, it is still copying entire books for which it has no permission. Google claims it can do this because the books are being scanned from versions owned by public libraries. Fearing an avalanche of lawsuits, Google backed off.
In August, Google stopped scanning copyrighted books in public library collections. At the same time, it gave publishers the right to submit lists of books the publishers didn't want scanned. As you can image, publishers still aren't happy.
The Arrogance of Google
Once viewed as the underdog to giants such as Microsoft, Google continues to act like the local school bully.
In this case, the company has taken such an arrogant approach that lawsuits are inevitable. Google is going to take a beating in the lawsuits and here is why.
Consider the neighborhood you live in. What if a local crime syndicate informed every household it was going to steal everything in each household. Undoubtedly, there would be calls of outrage. In response, what if the crime syndicate then suggested you could send a list of items in your house that you didn't want stolen? This is exactly what Google is doing. Google's decision to scan every book in the world is idealistic, but laughably simple minded. At a time when the recording industry is suing teenagers for file swapping, one would think Google would get a clue.
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