Lately I’ve been working on a project recording people’s personal stories and editing them for publication. While creating these transformations, I have gained a new appreciation for the difference between a work told by a storyteller to a live audience and something written by an author for the reading public. Storytellers who want to write their stories down run into so many problems because some elements of the storyteller’s art just don’t translate to written form. Since the ability to tell a story is one of the key items in every writer’s toolbox, we all tend to slip into storyteller tricks. Watch out for this slippage; often it doesn’t work. Continue reading “6 Key Differences Between Storytelling and Writing”
Month: April 2018
eBook Deals April 5-11
Here you go – a bunch of hot new free and bargain eBooks to read, just for you! You’re going to need these while you’re sitting at the beach, or on vacation, or just hanging at home. You can fill up that Kindle now with the free and 99 cent eBook deals right here on Thrifty Thursday!
Readers: look in the comment section below. If you see one you like, click over and buy it. How easy is that? (If you don’t see the book covers, adjust your browser’s adblock settings.) Continue reading “eBook Deals April 5-11”
Which “Cattle Ranch” Flash Fiction Story Gets Your Vote?
It’s that time again…time to choose your favorite flash fiction story of the week! It’s all up to you now – only one can win Flash Fiction Readers’ Choice Champion honors. It’s super easy – choose your favorite and cast your vote below.
Check out this week’s entries here. Make your decision, then use those share buttons at the bottom of the post to spread the word. Attention Authors: It is okay if you ask people to vote for you!
Voting polls close Thursday at 5 PM Pacific time. If the poll doesn’t close on time, any votes received after 5 pm will be removed.
REMINDER – entries over the 250 limit are disqualified.
Which "Cattle Ranch" Flash Fiction Story Gets Your Vote?
- Mileva Anastasiadou (59%, 54 Votes)
- Mark A. Morris (19%, 17 Votes)
- Lou Silvestri (3%, 3 Votes)
- Emily Ryther (3%, 3 Votes)
- Morgan Winters (3%, 3 Votes)
- A. L. Kaplan (3%, 3 Votes)
- Diane Selby (2%, 2 Votes)
- Virginia Gayl Salazar (2%, 2 Votes)
- Brice Metzger (1%, 1 Votes)
- Mary Clark Confalone (1%, 1 Votes)
- Rutger Galtiarii (1%, 1 Votes)
- Ken Talley (1%, 1 Votes)
- Nicole T (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 91
Loading ...NOTE: Entrants whose submissions exceed the 250 word limit will be disqualified even if they win. ONE VOTE PER PERSON, please. Duplicate votes will be deleted. The results displayed above are unofficial until verified by administration.
Terms You Need to Know Before Signing a Publishing Contract
Here at Indies Unlimited we work hard to help you make good publishing decisions without getting scammed. We talk about scammy publishers, scammy services, and scammy agents. Some of us learned through the school of hard knocks, while others were cautious from the very beginning.
Still, not a month goes by that I don’t see someone make a decision that has me shaking my head. Quite often, that decision has to do with contracts.
Several years ago I wrote a book, now out of print, warning of some red flags when it comes to signing with a publisher. One of those red flags had to do with contracts. I said: Continue reading “Terms You Need to Know Before Signing a Publishing Contract”