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Hi Michelle - Check your link! OK I just purchased... I can't wait to read it Sorry I grabbed the first post spot! LOL Best of luck with your WSO! Tink |
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For Support please go here: Michelle@WinningSimplified.com --Is there an OTO: A one-time fee for access to a secret Facebook Group --Product Purchases: The system is in one zip file, so please give that file time to download after you purchase How to Get the most out of this product... Use the system to 'interview' yourself about a story, fantasy, dream or what if and make believe. All of us are natural storytellers, we've just suppressed the ability to do so and write it down. Do not expect this product to write the story for you. This product will help you to form your story and have the majority of what you want to say put together, YOU will provide the binders in the form or sentences, paragraphs and chapters that make this story come alive. This is NOT a creative writing course. Do expect to be surprised when you give yourself permission to let loose and do the exercises--you WILL have your fiction story Don't concentrate on trying to be grammatically perfect! Write your story and then use online tools to correct it--that should never stop you from writing. Make an agreement with yourself that this is easy. Others have done it and you can too. Start with 500, then 1000, the 1500, then 2000 words and so on. Run it through an online research paper checker, then put up on Amazon. And, do think of your creativity like a muscle that must be exercised often to become lean, effective and efficient. I hope this helps, Michelle | |
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Thanks so much, I really appreciate you and your support. Michelle | |
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| Paul Williams War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Wales, United Kingdom.
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Ok I picked this up - I have loved each of Michelle's previous products and can't wait to get into this latest one! Review to follow... |
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Hey buddy. Thanks so much for the continued support. I really aprreciate it and hope this helps you crank out your next novel! Thanks, Michelle | |
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The "Statement of Fair Play": I received a review copy of this awesome product. I've done my fair share of writing in my life, mostly of the non-fiction variety. I was chosen the "General Interest Columnist of the Year" in 2000 by the Mississippi Press Association for a weekly humor column I wrote at the time, I've won over 25 state and national awards for radio scripts. I tell you this so you'll know where the following opinion on this product is coming from. Michelle nailed it. NAILED it. If you've been wishing you could cash in on the Kindle Kraze, this is your chance. Michelle takes a subject that most find puzzling (and sometimes a bit frightening) and gives you a simple, step-by-step road map to going from "What do I write about?" to "Hey! I'm a fiction author, Mom...how d'ya like THOSE apples!". The beauty of this system, however, is that you don't just churn out text...you'll learn how to craft a compelling story that will give you three things: 1. A fiction book to list at Amazon (or anywhere) that you'll be proud of. 2. A chance to rake in some of the Amazon cash that's flowing so freely at the moment. 3. A story that will allow your book the chance to go viral, because if there's one thing that an avid reader likes to do, it's tell their friends about a great book they just read. Will you write a Pulitzer-winning book using this system? Most likely not, but what you WILL write is something that you won't actually believe came out of you. And the best part? Michelle takes a process that most feel takes months to do, and shows you how to do it in a week or two. Seriously. Step-by-step. There's NO OTO on this one, because once you grab your copy of this, the only thing standing between you and a best-selling book on Kindle is actually putting this training to USE. Grab it....NOW! |
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Hey buddy. Thanks so much for the continued support. I really appreciate it and hope this helps you crank out your next novel! Thanks, Michelle | |
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| Reasonably unreasonable War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Mississippi
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One other thing...the product is good, but Michelle...is AWESOME. (If you purchased Prime Influence when she launched it last year, you know what I'm talking about.)
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I received an advance copy of this from Michelle and I can't recommend it highly enough. I love the way Michelle demonstrates plot structure, and the way she breaks down the different parts of the story so that it's a snap to put together a story that progresses the way it should. I also love that she did this in a PDF. When a course provides a good PDF, I seldom even watch the videos, and this PDF is very thorough. And finally, I love, love, love the workbook and story templates. I'm always thrilled to find that kind of study aids in a course like this. Did I mention that I love this course? LOL |
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Dave, your knowledge in the publishing field is stellar and I truly appreciate you taking the time to review and assess. I hope to launch an army of new fiction writers that raise the bar on creativity and the pleasure of escaping into a good read. Read and rock on--you're awesome too Dave! Michelle | |
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I am so happy you got what I was trying to do. I am amazed at how my skill in writing is growing just by following this system. My family can't understand how I "write a book over the weekend." But now you see how easy it is when you figure out a system that is quick and easy. Thanks for the wonderful review, now let's get your book done. Michelle | |
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Teresa Miller sent me, Michelle! I've bought a WSO I love from you before, and this is right up my alley. Thanks! Cheers, Mary Greene |
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Hi.... This does look interesting as I am trying to start doing some fiction writing myself. I have several successful non-fiction titles on Kindle. However, I do have a couple of questions to ask before I purchase. 1. Are you seeing success with your fiction on Kindle? 2. How long are your fiction books typically? Are we talking longer books or short stories, etc? Thanks! Charity |
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Top 3 Reasons to Purchase "Good Fiction Fast": 3. Michelle Spiva ~~ Tired of self-proclaimed gurus & junk product creators who promise the moon on their sales pages, but then deliver stinky garbage (or disappear altogether)? Contrast that sleaze with the classiness that is Michelle Spiva, and you are in for a breath of fresh air. Intelligent, successful &, most importantly (in my book) full of real-world common sense (and not one shred of IM hype), Michelle knows how to drill down to important concepts and then teach them in a no-nonsense style. Never one to treat her customers like "dummies", Michelle instead raises you to new heights by showing you the path to accomplish your goal ~~ you do want to publish a high quality Kindle fiction book, right? 2. Actionable Content ~~ Good Fiction Fast is a concise, well thought-out system that gives the buyer a brightly-lit path to become self-published. With a 52 page PDF guide, step-by-step workbook and 4 training videos, Michelle does everything but write the book for you. She has created a powerful blend of left brain (practical publishing guidelines) and right brain (top-notch tips to finally get your creative juices to produce). 1. Supreme Satisfaction ~~ If you've checked out this thread, something in you has always wanted to be a published author. With the Kindle explosion, you knew the time was right, but were at a loss on where to begin. Begin here. Buy the course. Implement. There is such cache to having your own book published. It truly catapults you to another level. Sure, the checks are nice (fiction still outsells non-fiction by a wide margin). But the credibility & fulfillment from checking this off your bucket list will be priceless. Once again, Michelle...well done! Disclosure: As a delighted past customer of both of Michelle's previous WSO's I received a review copy of this one. Prior to that exposure to her brilliance & style, we had never met. |
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| Wowza! This is a Top Shelf Product. Gets all those gremlin fears of writing out of the mind. Love how it contains a comprehensive step by step way to achieve writing goals. There is so much included in this course to keep one on track. PDF's, Videos, and Templates+IDEAS. Lately there has been a spat of "How To Write Kindle Books" that don't come anywhere near this one, but just repeat the same old same old. If I could go back....I would have waited for this one (but who knew?) and it would be the only ONE I'd ever need. Thanks for a Great WSO and a Great Price for This Knowledge Casey |
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1. Are you seeing success with your fiction on Kindle? Yes ma'am. You will notice that once you give out a couple of good short story books that are good, you will develop repeat readers that actually wait for you to put out more titles 2. How long are your fiction books typically? Are we talking longer books or short stories, etc? This system shows you how to create 3 types of stories:r short one chapter, short chapter and mid-length novellas. I have charts with word count/pg and time it takes to produce. This system is set up to progress you from each of these and once you are able to product mid-length, novel length is a piece of cake. I have a formula to show you how to do all of this that is soooo easy, one of my tester's teenage daughter is writing a book using it. I hope this helps, Thanks Michelle | |
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Thanks so much for the great review. I admire your input and you have been a great resource as well. I hope we can meet up in the near future to catch up in person. Thanks again for the support, Michelle | |
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Thanks so much. I am glad this scratches your writing itch per say. I too have spent loads of money buying different versions of the same training from time to time. So, I definitely understand where you are coming from. I made this system for my sanity. When I realized I was putting out good fiction books fast (all while carrying a full time grad school schedule) I knew I needed to put this system together for others. So, thanks for your feedback and I am so happy you are enjoying this product. This makes my hard work worth it. Michelle | |
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It must be a WarriorPlus moment. No buy button. yikes.
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As a writer and product creator, every once in awhile I run across a work that I really wish I had written. This is one of those products. Right now there are many people jumping on the fiction for Kindle bandwagon, since fiction in every form outsells non-fiction. I've seen some really bad information being passed around. As a long-time fiction author, I felt slight trepidation about receiving a review copy of this product. Knowing Michelle, I know that whatever she puts out will be top quality. Quite frankly, I didn't expect to see something this complete and concise. I can tell that Michelle has studied writing for some time. She has also learned from some of my favorite writers. If you are new to fiction and don't want to spend years before your work is available on Kindle, grab this! If you aren't new to fiction, but are new to Kindle, grab this! If you've been writing long fiction and want to try short fiction, grab this. What the heck, quit reading and grab this! |
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Where is the buy button?
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Unless I'm missing it but I can't find a way to buy.
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You have helped me with Internet Marketing and Facebook stuff so many times. This means so much coming from you. I know your writing quality and I still don't think I'm an 'author' like you. So I say thanks and I am so glad you can tell that I have done the work and hopefully earned the right to help others become fiction writers. Hugs and kisses, Michelle | |
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I'm new to your products, Michelle. The testimonials above helped me decide - in addition to Teresa Miller's recommendation (ty, Teresa!). ( : Can't wait to dig in. TY! ~Kate |
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| This is a copy of the review I just sent to my list... Learn From a Proven Writing Formula, How To Write Good Fiction Fast Let me pre-qualify my comments with some information that you should already know about me... I DON'T WRITE FICTION... LOL I did receive a review copy of this product from Michelle Spiva... Yesterday, she told me in her email: Quote:
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This system has been under development for five (5) months. During beta testing of her formula, she and many of her testers were able to create and publish fiction books in all sorts of genres in as little as a weekend... This formula has been tested against writing short stories (3,000 -12,000 words) and novellas (10,000--50,000 words) length fiction, and it has been proven effective. Her system takes the huge learning curve out of becoming a fiction writer. Using the "Good Fiction Fast" system, you learn the tricks of the trade that professional authors use everyday, but the material is written in language that non-authors can understand and utilize to create good-quality fiction books for Kindle fast. She also gives some really good time saving tips to help the struggling author speed the writing process... Michelle's system is step by step. You'll learn: * How find story ideas * Plot creation * Character Development * Must have elements to a good story * Book structure * Acts, Chapter and Scenes (how to use them like a pro to write a killer story) * Secret Sauce Plot Formula for any fiction genre and the list goes on... In Michelle's product, you will get... * 58 page main PDF * 16 page workbook * 2 videos * 3 story templates There is NO OTO with this offer. Everything you want and need is in the primary package. Michelle originally had this product on a dime-store sale, but a couple of us talked her into locking the price at $30, because the price was simply climbing too fast!! I don't know how long Michelle intends to keep the price locked at $30, so I strongly recommend getting this product now, as opposed to later... I have gone through the material and it looks to be outstanding, with the single caveat being that I do not personally write fiction. LOL Get Your Copy Today... {AFFILIATE LINK} Bill Platt | ||
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Could you please flesh out your replies to these questions a little? "Yes, Ma'am" is not a very full response to whether you are seeing success as a fiction writer. I too would like a little concrete evidence. Also, your reply to the question of how long are your fiction books is in terms, not of your stories, but of your system. So please, show us some evidence that you know whereof you speak :-) | |
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1. I put the first short stories (11 of them) up in early March as short stories, under pen names (I do not want to reveal these names). I am averaging ~10 sales a week with these titles. And, I have been updating them as I learn more about writing. I have a trilogy that is starting to sell well. It has been out for about 3 weeks--don't want to quote sales stats yet since its so new. And I have another trilogy i am releasing next week--still doing the editing on it. I will admit Amazon makes it too easy to edit and republish. That is one of my weaknesses--I take it down spruce it up and then put it back up (so there you know my Achilles heel-heehee). 2. My short stories are in the 8k-10K word range and my trilogies are around 20k words for each book. I show a chart on how to gauge your book in my product. I have yet to be able to write a short 3k story and go over one more than 20K, but that's just me. Thank you for asking nicely for clarification and I was not trying to be cagey or anything. I will say my pen names are androgynous and in genres that are almost exact opposites to my natural personality. I wrote them out of curiosity and self exploratory project for a particular subject I was studying in school and that led to these stories. I can see how my writing is changing and growing. I want to concentrate the focus on your work and so this training is about how to get your head around writing your story, finding your own style/voice and starting small. I have a formula, friends, acquaintances and classmates used it to write stories, when they had never done so before. They wanted to know how I could bang out a book in a weekend and that's how this came to be. I put it into a system and now here you have it. This may not be for everyone, as this is not a creative writing course and I am a new writer, as I have said (5 months to learn all this and do it). I just take action and want to show those who want to trust themselves to do the same how to as well. Again, thanks so much for asking and best of success to you. Michelle | |
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Thank you for such a full and candid reply! No wonder you have such a good reputation.
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I was skeptical at first about this WSO until I grabbed a copy of it earlier today and went thru the content... Very well put together product, easy to follow content...the 2 videos gave me a ton of great ideas and that was my favorite part of the course...of course there is also the templates and PDF's that are also included... If writing FICTION is your thang... then you definitely need to grab this WSO right now...$30 is a small investment to put into your business... Highly recommended... Cheers, Sam |
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| I woke up this morning and was so excited to see Michelle's WSO live! It gives us so much motivation when we see our own people getting their Kindle Publishing Empire working for them.Michelle has done a super job in showing you how to write Fiction books from scratch. This is definitely a detailed course to show you how to write fiction books, plots, climax, high and lows, the final drama, etc to get people interested in your books and to keep coming back to buy your series. There are pdfs and videos to show you EVERYTHING you need to get started . I have never written one myself. I just might start doing one since Michelle made it so doable for 'non-fiction' writers like me. And we all know that fiction sells like crazy in Kindle! ![]() Good job Michelle and lots of success to you & to your future students! This is so exciting for me to watch you succeeding in Kindle, not only for yourself but for others that you are going to bring along! Rosa |
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You are one of the main reasons why I was able to finally get my formatting right and have a clue on how to start promoting my books in kindle to sell. I read your WSOs over and over and took them step by step. This is why I listed you in my thank you in the book and I say it in this open forum as well. Thank you! Michelle | |
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I'm currently working on an idea for a series of fiction novels but as I am new to the fiction field, I have bought and am ploughing through a series of books to find out how to do it right. Which is why I was very interested to learn about 'Good Fiction Fast' and was fortunate to receive a review copy from Michelle. Now many of the recent Kindle WSOs have been very disappointing. Let me tell you straight out of the gate then, this is not one of those products. Michelle spent 5 months researching and developing a formula she could use to produce good fiction in the shortest possible time. Why? Because she has just gone back to school full time for a very rigorous research-based graduate Psychology program. So not only are her credentials top-notch, so is the quality of the product she has produced. I have been through the entire program and I have to tell you - I am very, very impressed and that doesn't happen very often. If you are a non-fiction publisher, you can walk right on by this one. However, if you are a wannabe fiction writer, this is an absolute MUST-HAVE product, I promise you. Ignore the ticket price and just get it if you seriously want to write fiction. |
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I'm actually sitting here working through my own workbook for my next book trilogy (yes, I really do use this system all the time) and am delighted to hear you are going to use this with your series as well. Don't forget to checkout Mother Sauce Plots on pg 44. That was my aha moment for how I can write all three of my books almost at the same time. I really hope you enjoy and can use it to help you get your series out the door and up on Kindle soon! Michelle | |
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Hi Michelle, I am really interested in this WSO... it seems right in line with my next writing project. Having had a little success with Cookbooks and Public Domain republishing I am keen to get to grips with fiction - which would be my main interest except I assumed I'd have to spend a year getting it right. I already have ideas for around three trilogies based on folklore stories. I am just curious (I will be buying this, so I am not making a decision to buy or not based on your answer) about the price you can charge for a novella versus a novel? I also imagine that if a novella is written well then it can more easily form the basis of a trilogy and hence extend the series? Also, kudos on your work ethic, and glad to see someone really making this work. Looking forward to your reply, Dave |
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Ok guys, This is one of the best guides I've ever seen. I have to say I'm a bit amazed. Michelle has already built the structure for us, all we have to do is follow it. For me, this takes the worry and panic out of writing. Just trust the template, and keep moving forward. Also, I appreciate how Michelle makes you feel at ease, boosts your confidence, and actually makes writing fun. Highly recommended. Paul |
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First let me say, I am still a new fiction writer and don't think anything I say about price is based on long experience. I can only tell you personally that I am using pricing strategies I've learned and observed on Amazon itself. I have novella length stories that make up my trilogies. I price the first one at $0.99 but release it for free for 48 hours while I do some of the promotion strategies I learned from Paul Coleman. The other two I price at $4.99. Then, I return the 'free' one to paid status and now I am looking at how well it sells. If it shows promise then I increase it to $2.99. The first one is always my 'introductory' priced one. This is a similar strategy used by Amanda Hocking and John Locke (Kindle Millionaires). The key for me is to have all 3 books published at the same time, so the impact of sales is tied to all of them (customers will want to immediately buy the next and so on, when the story is good). I hope this hopes. I needed to qualify myself by saying that i don't have long-term empirical data to base this on and am currently using this strategy based on what has worked for the big success stories like Amanda and John. Thanks for asking and I hope you use this system to get those trilogies done and up on Kindle. If you start today, there's no reason why you can't have the trilogy for sale before this time next month, just saying. I believe in your skills--now go do it! Michelle | |
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Great answer Michelle - thanks!
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I have to preface this by saying that I have a writing crush on Paul Coleman. I mean I get giddy about this. He is the one who has provided the most sane, understandable and TRUE information and advice on how to promote your books on Kindle. His teaching on how to use the book description area alone is pricesless, any books he has and I have 2 of them--buy them, print out and use as references often...but I digress, back to this comment. I am floored by this review and truly thank you Paul. You are a WF Kindle Legend and so well deserved. Wow! Paul Coleman! (me smiling and giggling really hard). Thank you and I hope to be able to continue to grow and leave a legacy as rich as you with how you have helped me and so many others get into Kindle self-publishing. Continued blessings to you, Michelle | |
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I want to say that this is a very good guide, more of a formula to be able to create a fiction writing factory. Michelle lays out a plan to write short stories to novellas and novels. A key thing to keep in mind is to become a storyteller instead of a writer. Don't focus on the word structure and grammar (you'll edit it anyway) but become good at telling a compelling story. Michelle, I do want to know what price point you would recommend charging for the different lengths of stories. How much for a short story? Novella? Novel? What is the seet spotthat people buy impulsively? I'd really like to get a feeling for how to price these? Also, I'd like more info about fiction niches. What are the niches in highest demand? You mention a few in the book but I'd like to see more listed to get some ideas and know what people are hungry for. Any more detail here would be appreciated as well as pricing ideas. Thanks, Tom |
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Disclaimer: AGAIN--I want to state that I have only been doing this for 5 months and anything I say on this is based on that length of time, observations from Amazon/other author's forums and what I have learned from others teaching Kindle tactics. 1. Prices I recommend depending on book length: Short Story single chapter: $0.00-$0.99 Short Story chapters: $0.99--$2.99 Novella (mid-length story): $0.99--$4.99 Novel: ? I haven't written one that length yet but see lots of established writers charging ($4.99-$8.99) 2. Sweet spot people appear to be willing to pay $0.99, $2.99 and $4.99 Impulsive buys run the full spectrum; it's based on how tantalizing the story is made to appear--promotion and marketing ($0.99--$8.99) 3. Fiction niches aka Genre Fiction (this is what it is called in the field) in highest demand. Genre Fiction is an iridescent chameleon, ever changing and morphing at the whims of writers and readers. Whereas Vampire/Human Romance and Young Adult angst was all the rage, now "Mommy Porn" is in high demand (50 Shades of Grey). I am just going to offer my lowly opinion on these 10 Genre Fiction areas, as I see books in these areas gobbled up by readers. They are listed in no particular order Crime Mystery Fiction (think authors: James Patterson, John Locke, JA Konrath, Patricia Cornwell) Erotica (50 Shades of Grey) Paranormal Fantasy Romance (Twilight, Switched, Trylle; anything with Angels, Witches, Trolls, Psychics) Cozy Mystery (Sookie Stackhouse Mysteries and 'Cat Who' series ) Young Adult (The Hunger Games) Sci Fi Fantasy (Game of Thrones and Sookie Stackhouse crossover into this genre as well) Romance, Romantic Comedy (take your pick--fiction staple) Historical Romance/Historical Suspense (Game of Thrones) Christian Fiction (retelling of biblical stories as fiction) Suspense Thriller Horror (Dark Tower, 11/22/63) ***Check Amazon's Listmania for other clues of what is hot and not Thanks Michelle Also... This is my final post like this...I do NOT want this thread to turn into a mini Q&A thread on Kindle writing. So, I respectfully ask any other questions of this nature to be re-routed to the normal WF sections for input from all and any other WF participants who wish to respond. And again thanks, Michelle | |
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Thanks Michelle, that was very helpful. I'd even add it to the book, I think it's good info to know. Mommy Porn-I like the name, in fact it's the reason I bought Tink's Men's Guide To Writing Erotic Fiction For Women. Great book by the way. I hadn't thought of writing fiction before but now I'm getting all kinds of ideas. Until now, I've onely written and read non-fiction. |
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Tom, I am so glad you are seriously considering fiction. We need more good storytellers to help the world heal and grow. You do this when you provide temporary escape and enjoyment to the reader--it gives them hope to continue and make their lives and surroundings better. I am still learning all the benefits of being a fiction storyteller. I hope you will give yourself a challenge to write a short story within the next week, post to Kindle and then let all of us know how you did. More than anything I want to see and hear about folks at least trying their hand at a short story to promote on Kindle. And, I suspect you can easily meet and succeed this personal challenge. Thanks for the comments about the info I gave and I appreciate your support. Michelle | |
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Hi. What is your background in fiction writing? Its more than just a skill, its an art form that can be a puzzling path for most. How does your course help nurture creativity where ideas are strained? Do you have a range of fiction on kindle that has been reviewed? I am sceptical here (or is it skeptical, an open debate..) as fiction is universes away from non-fiction writing. |
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