Books about writing, publish, self-publish and blogging.
Last update: 12 June, 2013This page is dedicated to books about writing, publishing and self-publishing both free and paid ones.
In most cases the book will be linked to its Kindle edition in Amazon as that is the way the book came into my hands (or better said the way it landed in my tablet). Occasionally you will find the link to it's paperback or hard-copy version. Because I understand that the majority of people reading this blog are going to have better access to Amazon.com and not Amazon.co.uk (where I get most of my physical books) that's where the link will lead you.
I will also try to get you a link for each book in Goodreads so that you not only have my opinion and the the opinions of other buyers in Amazon but also more impartial opinions from other readers.
This is not a definitive list. Below the heading you will always find a date with the last update to the page, and the opinions in here are no the opinions of an expert but of someone who got involved in the process and decided to research as much as it could about it.
Please leave any comments you would like to add about its contents.
Thank you.
Writing
Revision and Self Editing for Publication by Jason Scott Bell (10 December, 2012)
This is the second edition to this book Revision And Self-Editing (Write Great Fiction) by Jason Scott Bell (5 May, 2008). I read the latter and I thought it was so good that after checking the samples offered by Amazon and reading more reviews I decided to buy the whole "Write Great Fiction" Series. It's very good and very helpful and if you only want to buy a book about writing and self-editing this is the book.These are reviews for the first edition and these are reviews for the second edition in Goodreads.
Conflict and Suspense, Elements of Fiction Writing Series by Jason Scott Bell (15 December, 2011)
Excellent book about the subject. You will find many techniques in there to add more suspense to any plot and it's full of examples showing them.Goodreads reviews for this book.
After reading both books I have become a bit of a fan of Jason Scott Bell. He is very good explaining writing techniques and his writing style is very easy to read, so if you see any of his other books just give them a try.
Self-publishing
Secrets to eBook Publishing Success by Mark Coker (26 May, 2012)
This ebook belongs to the series of books Mark Coker, owner of Smashwords, has written about the topic of Self-publishing. It's a great book and a great guide and it's available for free in both Amazon and Smashwords stores. It's updated regularly and it's a fantastic guide covering the whole topic from an insider's point.Reviews in Goodreads.
Smashwords Style Guide by Mark Coker (June 2012)
From the page:"The Smashwords Style Guide has helped thousands of authors produce and publish high-quality ebooks. This free guide offers simple step-by-step instructions to create, format and publish an ebook. It's required reading for any author who wants to distribute their book via Smashwords to major ebook retailers such as the Apple iBookstore, Barnes & Noble, Sony, Kobo and Diesel."You can find the book for free in both Amazon and the Smashwords stores.
Reviews in Goodreads.
Marketing your book
Smashwords Book Marketing Guide by Mark Coker (22 May, 2013)
From the page:"This free book marketing primer provides authors easy-to-implement advice on how to market their books at Smashwords and elsewhere. It starts with an overview of how Smashwords helps promote your book, and then provides 39 simple do-it-yourself marketing tips. The book is useful to all authors, even those who don't yet publish on Smashwords."Everything you need to know about marketing your book online. This book, as the rest of books by Mark Coker dedicated to self-publishing, is regularly updated. You can also read Mark Coker's blog and get more tips and insight about the industry. And as his other two books above is again free in both the Amazon and Smashwords stores.
Reviews in Goodreads.
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