Tag: basics

• “Writers Write” Is That Really Too Much To Ask?

  I’m in the middle of NaNoWriMo and polishing off a novel I’ve been struggling with for about two years now but something was making the rounds of my independent author feeds the other day that rubbed me such a wrong way I stopped what I was doing and took a minute to reply that turned…

  Y. K. Greene

  November 11, 2015

  Living the Writing Life, Progress, Telling the tale, Writing

  basics, blah blah, blather, blathering bs, indie author, muse, writing, writing tips

• How?

  I’ve been getting a lot of questions that sum up simply as “how?” How do you write a whole novel? How do you write a series? How do you self publish? How do I book cover? Sales how!?! Simple questions often have a complex answer that seems discouraging but shouldn’t. I can, and  have, outlined…

  Y. K. Greene

  October 13, 2015

  Formatting, Living the Writing Life, Progress, Telling the tale, Writing

  backend bs, basics, blather, book covers, editing tips, Formatting, Help, writing, writing tips

• Scrivener Series: Export Draft

  This is the sixth installment in my Scrivener Series, which showcases how I use Scrivener  write entire novel series. Be sure to check out my writing process post for quick links to the currently published posts and a preview of what I’m going to cover next. In a perfect world (but unfortunately not the current…

  Y. K. Greene

  March 11, 2015

  Backend, Living the Writing Life, Scrivener, Telling the tale, Writing

  basics, blah blah, blather, blathering bs, ebook, indie author, muse, musings, Tips, writing, writing tips

• Scrivener Series: Re-outline, Reorder, Rewrite

  This is the fifth installment in my Scrivener Series, which showcases how I use Scrivener  write entire novel series. Be sure to check out my writing process post for quick links to the currently published posts and a preview of what I’m going to cover next. By now I’ve been writing up a storm in…

  Y. K. Greene

  October 14, 2014

  Living the Writing Life, Scrivener, Telling the tale, Writing

  basics, blah blah, blather, blathering bs, ebook, indie author, muse, musings, Tips, writing, writing tips

• Scrivener Series: Final Outline

  This is the fifth installment in my Scrivener Series, which showcases how I use Scrivener to write help me write entire novel series. Be sure to check out the previous installments (Bible, Wallowing) or check out my writing process post for a preview of what I’m going to cover next. At this point I’ve got…

  Y. K. Greene

  September 30, 2014

  Living the Writing Life, Scrivener, Telling the tale, Writing

  basics, blah blah, blather, blathering bs, ebook, indie author, muse, musings, Tips, writing, writing tips

• Amazon, Hachette and Smashwords

  So – I’m re-reconsidering Smashwords, for several reasons. First and foremost, though the meat grinder is still their prefered method of upload for new titles and though it still sucks mightly, there is now the option to upload checked epub files instead. I’ve yet to figure out how to create an epub that they’ll accept…

  Y. K. Greene

  May 29, 2014

  Books, Living the Writing Life, Marketing, Telling the tale

  Amazon, backend bs, basics, blah blah, blather, blathering bs, Formatting, Hatchette, indie author, Smashwords

• Scrivener Series: Write The Damn Thing

  This is the fourth installment in my Scrivener Series, which showcases how I use Scrivener to write help me write entire novel series. Be sure to check out the previous installments (Bible, Wallowing, Timelines & Outlines) or check out my writing process post for a preview of what I’m going to cover next. Alright, now…

  Y. K. Greene

  April 3, 2014

  Living the Writing Life, Scrivener, Telling the tale, Writing

  basics, blah blah, blather, blathering bs, ebook, indie author, muse, musings, Tips, writing, writing tips

• Scrivener Series: Timelines & Outlines

  This is the third installment in my Scrivener Series, which showcases how I use Scrivener to help me write entire novel series. Be sure to check out the previous installments (Bible, Wallowing) or check out my writing process post for a preview of what I’m going to cover next. By now I’ve been writing up…

  Y. K. Greene

  March 20, 2014

  Living the Writing Life, Scrivener, Telling the tale, Writing

  basics, blah blah, blather, blathering bs, ebook, indie author, muse, musings, Tips, writing, writing tips

• Draft2Digital

  By now if you’re an indie publisher, author or hoping to pursue independent publishing in one way or another – you’ve probably heard of Draft2Digital. But just in case you haven’t, Draft2Digital.com is a publishing platform like Smashwords’ infamous meat grinder in that Draft2Digital (D2D) lets you take your unpublished manuscript, format it for various…

  Y. K. Greene

  January 7, 2014

  Backend, Formatting, Living the Writing Life, Writing

  Amazon, backend bs, basics, Createspace, Draft2Digital, ebook, Formatting, iBook, Koble, Nook, publishing, Revision, Smashwords, Tips, writing tips

• As a Reader or a Writer, does Genre sometimes confuse you?

  I’m feeling under the weather today but luckily we have a guest post from thriller author Faith Mortimer discussing genres. Floor’s all yours Faith! Good day! Over the years I’ve found the subject of genre to be rather puzzling, especially as nowadays the line between genre often appears to ‘bleed’ between two, three or even…

  Y. K. Greene

  February 14, 2013

  Guest Blogger, Marketing, Writing

  basics, ebook, genre