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How to Write a Novel Adaptation of a Screenplay

By eHow Arts & Entertainment Editor

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Writing an original novel is a quite a task, so some might think that writing the novelization of a movie would be relatively easy. Not so. Screenplays are totally different animals than novels, and adapting a screenplay into a novel is ... more »

How to Write a Preface for Your Book

By Karen Hamilton Silvestri

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Not every book has to have a preface, but readers do enjoy learning more about how the book you wrote came together. The preface includes a brief description of the book and why you wrote it. It also can contain information on where and how you ... more »

How to Write a Press Release and Submit on Your Own

By behappy

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When you can’t afford to hire a publicist…who else will do it, but you? Yes. The press release should contain all the essential information (who? what? where? when? how? and most importantly why?).. more »

How to Write a Tips Booklet

By Sylvia McClain

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Many people like to gather information in a quick and easy way. A collection of tips can be put together in a simple booklet. A booklet can contain helpful writer information. Because of that simple tips on subjects about writing can be put ... more »

How to Write and Self-Publish a Poetry Book

By Colette French

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If you like to write poetry or if you've written 50 poems or more, you may want to consider compiling all of your poetry into a book format and self-publish it. It's a wonderful feeling to see your name on a book. It's a legacy that you can ... more »

How to choose an ePublisher

By tristabane

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Technology has made it possible for everyone to have a library in their home and opened up the doors to many writers that feel shut out by the New York publishing houses. If your dream is to become a published writer, you probably already ... more »

How to Design a Book Cover

By Henry

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They say, “Don’t judge a book by its cover,” but this may be one of the falsest things every uttered. How many times have you not cracked open a book because the cover was terrible? The book cover matters a lot—it’s the first thing readers will ... more »

How to easily self publish a book

By connector

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Have you ever had the dream of seeing your name on the cover of a book? Well there is an easier way of doing just that. You can choose your cover, how each page will look, the length and size of the book and how many pages you want your book to ... more »

How to Edit with simple tips

By PABechko

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Editing your own writing can be difficult. There's a lot to pay attention to and there is frequently the 'flavor of the week' in regard to the continually evolving dos and don'ts and 'forbidden words'. Most of the time I tell folks not to go ... more »

How to Find an Agent for a Cartoonist

By Lorin Neikirk

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For creative talent, noting is more rewarding than finding an agent! (Or an agent finding them!) Not likely to happen if one sits around and waits for it to happen... So how do you go get your own agent? By going where the agents are. In the books!.. more »

How to Find More Writing Time; Earn More Money by Writing More!

By Lindaperry

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You can find more writing time and more time to write if you just use your imagination. Look around you and look at how others.. more »

How to Finish Writing a Book

By whypanic

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Now that you've sat down and started to write your book you are probably figuring out just how much work the task entails. Writing a book is work and takes time. Follow these steps and you will be doing everything within your power to accomplish ... more »

How to Format a Novel Manuscript for Submission

By Melanie Marten

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If you want to get your novel published, you need to know how to format your manuscript. While different publishers have different rules that must be followed, the standard manuscript format works for almost any one... more »

How to Get published

By TheFanNJ

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Trying to get published in this world of written work is a mission. Some writers find them selves getting rejection letters on the simple parts of writing. The presentation wasn't good enough to attrack a publisher. So if you can clean up your ... more »

How to Hire a Literary Agent

By eHow Arts & Entertainment Editor

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Many publishing houses won't even glance at a proposal unless it has come in through an agent. Agents with valuable connections can distribute your work and have the know-how and experience to negotiate the best deal. They can also be a generous ... more »

How to make a Chapbook of Poetry

By BrokenGirl

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I came across chapbooks while attending college and they opened a whole new world of possibility with poetry, it was to create your own small book of poems... Here's how I did it..... more »

How to Market Writing

By Jonra Springs

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You’ve discovered the joy of writing and the frustration trying to sell it. Your family and friends tell you they like your material, but no one in the publishing industry will even look at it! Now you need to make connections, earn credibility ... more »

How to Market Your Book

By marketingwriter

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So your book’s done…now what? Actually, the real journey has yet to start. If you want your book to be bought and read by the widest audience possible, you have to let readers know that it's available – and that means marketing your book Every ... more »

How to Pick a High School Yearbook Theme

By Karen Hamilton Silvestri

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Choosing a theme for a high school yearbook is one of the first things on a long list of To Do's for a high school yearbook staff. Everyone has an idea and everyone wants a different theme. This is a time when it is essential for the yearbook ... more »

How to Publish a Zine

By eHow Arts & Entertainment Editor

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“Zine," short for "fanzine," refers to any self-published, non-commercial publication done by an individual or group. Zines can be primarily text or primarily graphics; can be a broadsheet, magazine or electronic publication (e-zine); and can be ... more »

How to Publish an eBook

By rplacone

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While significantly less expensive to produce than printed books, eBooks have yet to be fully embraced by most people. Thus, publishing just an e-book could limit your audience. On the other side of the spectrum, though, doing so could also make ... more »

How to Publish Your Poetry

By Lanae

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One of the services offered by Inkfluential Creative Services is book design. Inkfluential has a number of projects underway including a book of poetry which will be published through the online print-on-demand company lulu.com. Inkfluential ... more »

How to Self-Publish a Book

By eHow Arts & Entertainment Editor

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Self-publishing can be a smart choice for writers. It's cost-effective, relatively fast, pays much better than standard royalty contracts, and lets you maintain control over the publishing process. But there are drawbacks to consider... more »

How to Self-Publish for Free

By titocurt

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Get self-published! This free e-book will have you self-published...for free within the amount of time it takes you to read it. This book takes you through all the steps of self publishing, and it includes easy to follow illustrations... more »

How to Sell Your Novel

By eHow Arts & Entertainment Editor

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Conventional wisdom holds that you have only a couple minutes to convince an editor that your novel is worth buying. That makes every second critical to presenting your work in the best light. Even Michael Chabon and Barbara Kingsolver started ... more »

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