NaNo November: How Familiar are you with Speculative Fiction?

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Of Ducks and Writing

Word count: 26,909

Here is a surveymonkey about what types of speculative fiction you consume… Fill out your response and see what other people have chosen…. If you’re thinking about what book to write next this could give you an idea of how big your potential audience is or might introduce you to genres you’ve never heard of.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s_thankyou.aspx?sm=0UvHfNiNiazkIxgh6zaOliLVnA7tqhOmf%2fbXBusW3Zw%3d

NaNo November: What Might Your Book Cost?

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Of Ducks and Writing

 

Word count: 22,000




How’s that Nano novel coming along? Here is a fun resource to calculate the cost of your book should you decide to self-publish. It also gets you thinking about the marketing/selling part of writing a novel. Will you decide to use Lulu or Createspace or another publishing conglomerate? What size book do you want? And so on….

calculate book publishing costs from Lulu: http://www.lulu.com/calculators/bookCalc.php?cid=publish_book

NaNo November: 50k in a Day Challenge?

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Of Ducks and Writing

Word count for The Day the Computer Stood Still: 15,554

Are you worthy?
Are you dedicated?
Are you crazy?
Are you competitive?
Are you lazy?

Ever heard about the 50k in a day challenge? It is just what it says, write the whole book in a day! Or just 50k in a day and then keep writing for the rest of the month. I know there are people crazy enough out there to do it, are you one of them?

NaNo November: What is Your Book’s Reading Level (Reliability Analysis)

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Of Ducks and Writing

I have heard that these programs aren’t very reliable (ironic!) but here is one where you can test the reading level of your book/chapter/writing. It bases the level off of several factors, which at first are a bit of a slog to comprehend but at least this will provide one analysis, which may give you at least an approximation of where you are at. This is more important for a book geared toward younger readers (publishers want to know this type of information!) and it could help you in making sure your picture book or young reader is reading level appropriate for you target audience. (Keep in mind it may not be completely accurate though)

reliability analysis- program to find reading level of your book: http://www.readabilityformulas.com/free-readability-formula-tests.php

NaNo November: FreeValley Publishing Meet the Authors Event – Save the Date!

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Of Ducks and Writing

Reblogged from Freevalley Publishing:

FreeValley Publishing authors will be hosted by SnoValley Writes! at an official King County Library System event as part of their NaNoWriMo programs on November 26th from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the North Bend Library Meeting Room.
This will be a unique opportunity to hear each author speak about their writing and publishing journeys and to ask your questions and get first-hand answers in dialogue with Snoqualmie Valley local authors. Most of our authors created their published manuscripts during NaNoWriMo, so if you’re a Wrimo, come and be inspired! The event is free and open to everyone. It promises to be a lively evening, and we look forward to talking with you!