The
Author's Corner
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"Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine, and at last you create what you will." George Bernard Shaw We are pleased to provide this Author's Resource Section to all ArcheBooks Authors and writers around the globe. Here you will find a wealth of practical information on the craft of writing, the business of publishing, and the marriage between the two. Contributors come from ArcheBooks Staff, its Authors and Agents, as well as guest contributors who have nuggets of insight to share. Contributions to the Author's Corner may be submitted for consideration to publisher@archebooks.com. All the information in the Author's Corner below is provided Free of Charge to help and encourage new writing talent. For intensive training as a professional novelist, please see our Professional Novelist Workshop. This is available as an In-Person even in Cape Coral, FL several times during the year, or as a distance learning course provided on CD with complete 116 page workbook. Over 10 hours of instruction on:
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Reference Docs:
Where's the Downer Department? - Mandatory Reading for Unpublished Authors
Great Expectations (for the New Author) - Mandatory Reading for all Newly Contracted Authors
An Author's Marketing Plan - Mandatory Reading for all Published Authors (who aren't famous yet, but would like to be)
Author Promotion Kit Overview & Training Guide (Updated 9/16/2004)
ArcheBooks
Writing Tips BLOG
Articles:
11/28/2007 The Rejection Blues by Robert E. Gelinas
03/24/2007 Communicating in Cyberspace by Robert E. Gelinas
02/07/2007 Disruptive Innovation by Robert E. Gelinas
10/24/2006 Fuzzy Math at Amazon by Robert E. Gelinas
07/11/2006 The Art of the Book Signing by John DeDakis
06/15/2006 The Magic Number by Robert E. Gelinas
01/02/2006 The Twelve Commandments of Effective Revision or The End is Just the Beginning by Prudy Taylor Board
11/10/2005 Am I a Writer? by Robert E. Gelinas
09/17/2005 The Renaissance of Reading by Robert E. Gelinas
08/12/2005 Show and Tell by Robert E. Gelinas
06/02/2005 21st Century Bookselling by Robert E. Gelinas
05/01/2005 Proud of Digital by Robert E. Gelinas
03/18/2005 Just for Fun by Robert E. Gelinas
01/23/2005 The Plight of the Literary Orphan by Robert E. Gelinas
12/29/2004 Alternative Book Marketing by Robert E. Gelinas
12/09/2004 Critique Groups Aren't Just for Critiquing Any More by Prudy Taylor Board
11/16/2004 Marketing Your Book Before It Comes Out by S. J. Reisner
10/11/2004 Surviving a Con as an Author by Virginia G. McMorrow
10/05/2004 Why An Author Needs A Literary Agent by Cherry Weiner
09/18/2004 PUBLICIZE YOUR BOOK! by Jacqueline Deval
09/13/2004 The Vanity of an Industry by Robert E. Gelinas
06/15/2004 The Literary Entertainer By Robert E. Gelinas
05/24/2004 Appearing on a Panel? Some Rules for the Road (A new author shares her experiences) by Virginia G. McMorrow