Writing and Creating Books
First Lines in Books Draw the Reader In: Make Them Great
In a review of Alice Sebold’s new novel The Almost Moon, the reviewer quoted the first lines of her new novel and then quoted the first lines from her previous novel, The Lovely Bones, as well. In her first novel, The Lovely Bones, it took Alice two lines to kill off the heroine: “My name was […]
Ebook Advertisements: Video Reveals 7 Ways to Feature Ads in eBooks
Advertisements are here for ebooks, especially with Amazon’s announcement of the new Kindle with Special Offers (ads) for a lower price. If you are selling your ebooks for a low price or giving them away, one way to recoup some costs is to feature advertisements inside your ebooks. Here are seven ways to do that. […]
Waterfall: A Prose Poem by John Kremer
A few years ago, one of my Google alerts (for my name: John Kremer) sent me to Yahoo Answers where I discovered a student wanting some answers for an English test. Here are two of the questions from that test: Which poem utilizes the poetic devices of imagery and rhythm? A) John Kremer’s “Waterfall” B) […]
Booksellers Recommend: Who Created the Definition of Beauty? by Doris Dancy-Whiteside
Take a look in the mirror. Whether or not you believe you have flaws, embrace yourself and love your imperfections. You could have a mole on your face or short, brittle nails, but it’s your mole or your nails, so own them. Your traits are special and were chosen just for you. Everything God creates […]