Are you a Christian writer who wants to impact the world for Christ through storytelling, and needs help learning how to do so?In this ebook, the Kingdom Pen staff collects the best writing articles that were published on the Kingdom Pen site in 2016 and releases them all in one place for your reading convenience. In this ebook, you'll learn:-How to avoid writing cliches in romance or coming-of-age stories-Why using foil characters effectively can significantly deepe...

How to Write Hot Sex: Tips from Multi-Published Erotic Romance AuthorsThis collection of essays by multi-published erotic romance authors details the art of writing sizzling hot sex scenes.Whether you're writing sensual, steamy, or full-on explicit sex scenes, writers can learn from the authors who write and sell sexy books for a living. Do you want to write erotica? Or an erotic romance? Perhaps you just want to add some hot sexual tension to your romance novel.Thi...

Do you want to write but can’t seem to get started? Are you struggling to finish your novel or frustrated by your slow progress? Perhaps you are starting to worry that you aren’t cut out for the writing life…Let bestselling novelist and host of the popular Worried Writer podcast, Sarah Painter, show you how to skip past negativity, free-up writing time, cope with self-doubt, and beat procrastination.Along with mega successful authors such as C.L.Taylor, Mar...

This year I have written nearly one million words and published over one hundred ebooks.To help you through the publishing process I have put together this quick guide.From "formatting" to "where is my money", I look at many of the common questions new independent authors have as they venture forth in the new world of ebook publishing. The guide is a useful tool on your ebook journey.

A Christian romance novel with God’s love at its heart.Kemi has gone from being a corporate high-flyer with a sexy boyfriend to full-on Jesus follower, and her world is turning upside down. Just when she thinks she has everything under control, a new challenge arises that puts her faith and everything she holds dear to the test. Will she be able to stay true to her beliefs or will she succumb to the pressures of her old life?If you're a fan of ‘Yinka, where...

The Quick and Dirty Guide to What You're Looking For...When I started the process of designing my first e-book, I found the process daunting. But I was determined to get what I wanted: an aesthetically beautiful, interactive, and easy-to-read novel. After four hardcore months of learning Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, HTML, CSS, and about 5 different e-book design programs as well as the uploading process for four different online book vendor sites (Kobo.com, etc...

I recently read that over 80% of people in the U. S. want to write a book but most of them don't do it. I was one of those, but I finally decided to sit down and write, publish, and market my first e-book. I want to share my successes and my mistakes with you to encourage you to get started and to be as efficient as you can be in the three major processes, Write, Publish, and Market. Like me, you probably have a message that you want to share with the world. This is your way to get started...

As marketing budgets have shrunk and in-person book tours have become increasingly rare, many authors have begun doing much of their own marketing, and much of it on the internet. One of the very best ways to reach readers is to connect with a passionate and internet-savvy group of readers and reviewers who delight in sharing the books they love with others: book bloggers.Literary agent and book blogger Jen Karsbaek shows you how best to approach and work with book bloggers to secu...

A snack-sized article with the best available information on understanding your Amazon sales rank. Consistently well reviewed information prepared by a publisher with 10+ years studying Amazon sales ranks.

Self publishing a book can be a truly rewarding and magical experience, especially if you follow a good plan. Self-publishing will allow you to retain more rights over the final product, offer the product at a substantially lower cost, and if you understand the fine print, give you an outlet to do traditional marketing and advertising yourself. Self-publishing is a great option to get your book out there. You have to be prepared; self-publishing takes a lot of initiative and drive. It is y...

All writers want to create stories in which readers can lose themselves, and the flow of time in a story is an important element of reader immersion. This article length book explains how time works in fiction, its relationship to time in the real world, and looks at concepts such as order and duration, as well as mechanisms writers can use to move through time in their stories and avoid plot holes. As an added bonus, and to demonstrate exactly how time flows in a narrative, it includes Er...

Have you put your book out there and been disappointed in your sales? Perhaps you've tried a variety of marketing tactics to boost discoverability: blog posts, social media, book tours, paid ads in a variety of venues. But nothing is working.The publishing landscape changes every year. The number of books published has increased and the competition for readers is more than it has been before. The key is to define your audience and then convince those potential readers of the