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Writing and Publishing When Time is Scarce
Section 1: Deciding if It’s Worth It
Making the Decision and Finding the Time
Why You Can Learn from Elaine
What You Will Learn in this Course
Meet Your Teacher on You Tube (3:33)
Section 2: Tools for Success
Environment for Writing
Options for Organizing
Reading Good Examples
Building a Writing Business
Section 3: Select Your Type of Writing
Deciding on Your Kind of Writing
Writing Creative Nonfiction and Memoir
Writing Fiction
Writing Nonfiction
Thinking Through Writing Nonfiction (Starting Your Topic List)
Articles, Short Stories, and Blogs
Keeping a Writing Journal
Section 4: Ensure Quality in Your Writing
Edit Your Fiction: Checking the Flow and Avoiding Common Problems
Edit Your Nonfiction. Did You Make Your Point?
Avoid Grammar Grumblers
Get Comments from Family and Friends
Work with a Live or Virtual Critique Group
Proofread and Use An Editor
Section 5: Think About Working with a Publisher
First Step: Finding an Agent
The Publisher’s Role
Varied Types of Publishers
Section 6: Self-Publishing Opportunity
What Do You Gain and What Do You Lose?
How Many Jobs Does a Self-Publisher Have?
Ebooks and/or Paperbacks
Retail Publishers for Ebooks
The Temptation to Write Less
The “Don’t Spend Money Until You Make It” Concept
Section 7: Get Your Ebook Ready for Readers
Initial Formatting and a Possible Shortcut
Formatting for Amazon and a Digital Master File
Formatting Variations for Non Amazon Marketplaces
That Pesky Table of Contents (Not Just for Nonfiction)
Tools for a Professional Cover
Loading e-Books to Major Retailers
Work Around to Create an ePub File
Amazon Publishing Guidelines as of Early 2017
Section 8: Publish a Paperback
Doing a Paperback
What is Print on Demand (POD)?
Publish a Paperback with Amazon KDP
Section 9: Tell People How to Buy Your Book
Selling Versus Interacting with Readers
Marketing Overview and Basic Steps
Marketing in the Real World
Reaching Readers through Social Media
The Best (and Right) Ways to Secure Book Reviews
Selective Posts on Irish Roots Author Blog
500+ Hashtags for Writers (a book that describes how to use Twitter)
Section 10: Build a Writing Network
Professional Writing Groups are for Amateurs, Too
Conferences as Learning and Sharing Opportunities
List of Writer Organizations
Section 11: Achieve Your Goals
Remember Why You Decided to Write
Success is What You Define it to Be
What Do You Gain and What Do You Lose?
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