Helpful tools for every stage of writing, editing, and publishing.
Prewrite
Scope of Work Visual Tutorial [Slides] – Lisa K. Buchanon
Pre-write Project by Kristen Kieffer at Well-Storied.com – 143 page workbook that gets your book off to a good start.
Subject Centric Thesaurus books by Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisti [Emotional, Rural Setting, Urban Setting, Positive & Negative Traits]
Formatting
Creating a Custom e-mail Signature with HTML
Create Space – Manuscript PDF Settings 2/2016
Kindle – formatting with images 2/2016
Marketing
Boosting Your Business with a Book
100 Unusual Interview Questions
Editing
Article: 5 Tips to Find Your Editor Match(4/2014)
Article: Sending a PDF Proof to Your Kindle
Article: Turning your Blog into an e-book
Article, Book Synopsis & Book: Harry Potter Editor Talks about Writing, Revising & Publishing Books, Cheryl B. Klein
Article with Video Tutorials: Voice to Text and Visa Versa(8/2016)
Book: Second Sight: An Editor’s Talks on Writing, Revising and Publishing Books for Children and Young Adults
Book: Character & Viewpoint, Orson Scott Card
Book: The Emotional Craft of Fiction, Donald Maass
Book: Your First Page, Peter Selgin
Free Online Editing Services
Plot Diagram with Freytag’s Pyramid (PDF)
Wordcounter – counts frequently used words
Word Counter & Text Analyzer (repetitive words)
Writing Reference & Vocabulary (Pinterest Board)
Keyword Search Tools (free)
Google Trends
Soolve.com – Wikipedia, Google, YouTube, Amazon, Bing, Yahoo! & Answers
Photo, Video & Media Kit
3 Easy Tips for Taking Better Pictures
Copyright Law & Public Domain Explained
FREE Images, Graphics, Music and more
Nevada County Story Collective – Connecting, preserving & sharing stories generated in Nevada County, CA
Visit Lisa’s Redfern.biz for MANY MORE Public Domain media sources
Reference Book Lists
Goodreads List – the business of Authorship
Goodreads List – the craft of Writing
Sci-fi – Predicting the Future
Writing Conferences in Northern California
February – Sierra Writers Conference | San Francisco Writers Conference
June & July – Community of Writers at Squaw Valley
September – North Coast Redwoods Writers Conference
Recommended Fee-Based Tools & Services
Read: Your Famous Author Match Helps Target Your Reading Audience
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