Month: December 2014

Basic Marketing for New Authors: Social Media

Marketing 101 for authorsLast week, we covered some of the entry-level marketing tools new authors will need. You will need some of those items (your author photo, bio, and website links) in order to move forward with the social media basics we’re about to explore.

There are hundreds of social media sites out there, and like any marketing strategy, you need to choose the one that is right for you. So, below you will find the bare basics which I recommend you consider. Continue reading “Basic Marketing for New Authors: Social Media”

Book Brief: Incredibly Delicious Beef Recipes from the Mediterranean Region

Incredibly Delicious Beef Recipes from the Mediterranean RegionIncredibly Delicious Beef Recipes from the Mediterranean Region
by Vesela Tabakova
Genre: Cookbook
8,623 words

Mediterranean beef recipes are among the healthiest in the world and at the same time really delicious. Beef is a great source of protein, zinc, iron, and B vitamins. Moderate beef consumption is good for your health as long as you choose leaner cuts and prepare it with lots of vegetables, legumes, low fat cheese, nuts, herbs and spice.

Incredibly Delicious Beef Recipes from the Mediterranean Region contains 52 easy beef meals that can help you change your eating habits, improve your health or simply reduce grocery costs.

Incredibly Delicious Beef Recipes from the Mediterranean Region is available through Amazon.com and Amazon UK.

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Basic Elements of Digital Book Cover Design

book cover examplesby K. S. Brooks & Stephen Hise.

The books that appear in features on Indies Unlimited have been through a comprehensive vetting process, a portion of which considers the book cover. In many cases, the individual elements of the cover design do not work together to convey a professional representation of the book’s content. Sometimes, this means that someone took a photograph the equivalent of a “snapshot” and inserted some plain text on top of it. This can result in a homemade look which, to readers, may scream “amateur.” While the self-published stigma is fading, indies still have to work hard to put out a good quality product. And the cover is a big part of that. The reader will keep going if the cover is anything less than catchy and professional.

We understand that many indies do not have the funds to spend on a professionally-designed book cover. At Indies Unlimited, we try to give authors the tools to do these kinds of things themselves. We’ve published a number of posts on the importance of a good book cover and even provide a resource page with tips and tools on how to design a book cover.

This article details the specific elements we take into consideration when evaluating book covers. Of course, each cover is evaluated on a case-by-case basis. But don’t take our word for any of these. Take a peek at this page filled with sample book covers and see the difference for yourself. Continue reading “Basic Elements of Digital Book Cover Design”

Anorexic Literature – Writing Screenplays for Today’s Market

Screenwriter William MunnsGuest Post
by William Munns

There was a time when writing for movies or TV was like writing a play, with lush descriptions of a scene and robust soliloquies. If you aspire to write a great movie or TV script today, abandon that thought and face the realities of today’s market. Format, high concept log lines, formulaic story structure, and minimalist content are the Four Horsemen of the Screenplay Apocalypse you must confront. If you have written for other forms, especially classical literature, writing a script will be something akin to a head-on collision with a garbage truck. Continue reading “Anorexic Literature – Writing Screenplays for Today’s Market”