M.J. Moores – Page 5

Finding Where Your Market is and Making it Work for You

By M.J. Moores on August 20, 2015 • ( 0 )

Publicity Tip #99 ~ Do you read online magazines or blogs in you genre with more than 1000 followers? If you don’t, you should. If you do, you’re one step ahead of the game 😉 While I can’t extol enough… Read More ›

Editing Tip #99 – The Weight and/or Necessity of a Comma

By M.J. Moores on August 17, 2015 • ( 0 )

I don’t usually focus on “Grammar Rules” in my editing tips, but when it comes to commas we’ve got a handy little punctuation item that spans the border between rule and style – and it’s important to understand the difference… Read More ›

Editing Tip #98 – Repetitive Patterns to Avoid

By M.J. Moores on August 10, 2015 • ( 0 )

When it comes time to dust off the first draft of your story, after having left it for at least one month, there are certain things you will notice straight off: a) that you’re a genius (yeah!) b) that you’re… Read More ›

Getting FREE Working for You Instead of Against You

By M.J. Moores on August 7, 2015 • ( 0 )

Publicity Tip #97 ~ Previously, I’ve touched on the uses of material we generate specifically for free purposes in order to help publicize yourself. Now, I’d like to take my musings on FREE CONTENT one step further. Earlier this week… Read More ›

Editing Tip #97 – Beta Reading for Others Pt.2: Intent (likability)

By M.J. Moores on August 3, 2015 • ( 0 )

What’s not to like about getting to read new, upcoming books for free? Well, I guess as a beta reader we’re spending valuable time and the gift of our literate opinion, then again we wouldn’t have accepted a beta book… Read More ›

Trial & Error: Book Marketing Advice & Tools

By M.J. Moores on July 30, 2015 • ( 2 )

Publicity Tip #96 ~ I am always on the look out for free or low-cost tools that help authors in their never-ending quest to find their niche and then tap into it in the publishing world. Why do I do… Read More ›

Editing Tip #96 – Beta Reading for Others Pt.1: Style

By M.J. Moores on July 27, 2015 • ( 4 )

One of the best ways to improve our writing is by having someone beta read our book before doing any final self-edits. If you’ve ever had a chance to experience this, it’s uplifting to see a first-reader’s positive responses and… Read More ›

Do Book Trailers Sell Books?

By M.J. Moores on July 23, 2015 • ( 4 )

Publicity Tip #95 ~ This is a bit of a controversial topic in that it’s entirely subjective to the person interpreting the data… but nails to knuckles, in my books the answer is no, not directly. But that’s not a… Read More ›

Editing Tip #95 – Have You Started Your Story in the Right Place?

By M.J. Moores on July 20, 2015 • ( 2 )

In answer to the question prominently placed above, most writers will give a resounding “YES”… but half of them are likely to be wrong (my personal statistic based on editing others’ work). Over the years I’ve read a number of… Read More ›

7 Essential e-Publishing Tips

By M.J. Moores on July 16, 2015 • ( 1 )

Publicity Tip #94 ~ Today’s tip comes courtesy of Author Kylie Betzner’s comedic fantasy book blog. She kindly invited me to stop by yesterday to share some of what I’ve learned since starting my travels on this self-publishing journey.