tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579505280744644201.comments2024-03-07T13:52:59.019-05:00Story Building Blocks: Game On!Diana Hurwitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18216220574149672733noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579505280744644201.post-16248635728007757422024-03-07T13:52:59.019-05:002024-03-07T13:52:59.019-05:00Thank you. I have added it to the July to December...Thank you. I have added it to the July to December post.Diana Hurwitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216220574149672733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579505280744644201.post-2227522362023077532024-03-07T04:42:23.069-05:002024-03-07T04:42:23.069-05:00I know it's pretty far out but the When Worlds...I know it's pretty far out but the When Worlds Collide Writers and Readers Convention is August 16th to 18th in Calgary, Canada. https://www.alexandrawriters.org/when-words-collide-2024.html<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579505280744644201.post-61385648834002260522021-06-02T15:55:06.200-04:002021-06-02T15:55:06.200-04:00Great ideas. I'm reposting on the FIRST DRAFT ...Great ideas. I'm reposting on the FIRST DRAFT Writers Helping Writers website: www.blackdogebooks.com/first-draft Adam James Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06863738776314219266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579505280744644201.post-38045869652857422942020-08-18T09:05:32.067-04:002020-08-18T09:05:32.067-04:00Wow what a great blog, i really enjoyed reading th...Wow what a great blog, i really enjoyed reading this, good luck in your work. <a href="https://www.bravewords.com.au/" rel="nofollow">Online Writing Classes</a><br />Micheal Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05475927639200371365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579505280744644201.post-16989817290231050472020-02-06T03:01:07.940-05:002020-02-06T03:01:07.940-05:00Thank you very much for taking the time to share y...Thank you very much for taking the time to share your insight and expertise with the readers . I really appreciate the examples, they make it much easier for me to understand the concept of <a href="https://www.englishforums.com/English/SimpleSentence/bxmmqg/post.htm" rel="nofollow">Simple Sentences</a> . Thank you so much for your generosity.Nicki Minazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16104285243744629380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579505280744644201.post-66837743516727810202019-11-02T07:07:01.997-04:002019-11-02T07:07:01.997-04:00Its great Book Design thanks for sharing us.
Custo...Its great Book Design thanks for sharing us.<br /><a href="https://www.buycustomlogo.com/" rel="nofollow">Custom Logo</a>harisalee@64gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05433335613277328921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579505280744644201.post-40992436827422590302019-09-30T15:18:10.683-04:002019-09-30T15:18:10.683-04:00I have an overview to start. If I can't answer...I have an overview to start. If I can't answer some basic questions, then I know I don't have enough building blocks to work with.Diana Hurwitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216220574149672733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579505280744644201.post-30172604319571143102019-08-23T09:11:00.677-04:002019-08-23T09:11:00.677-04:00Thank you, Diana, for this excellent blog! You hav...Thank you, Diana, for this excellent blog! You have crystallized for me what I've liked and enjoyed about some of my recent reading and what has left me cold. Rosemary Poole-Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13922464824629984058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579505280744644201.post-55574362090937576992019-05-30T19:00:13.230-04:002019-05-30T19:00:13.230-04:00I no longer finish many books, and your post is a ...I no longer finish many books, and your post is a terrific list of most of my reasons - but you put them down on paper much better than I could. Thanks for a great read. And here I thought it was because of my age (past 70)Neil A. Waringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01806771906152936599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579505280744644201.post-63246843561928250532019-03-08T10:17:18.852-05:002019-03-08T10:17:18.852-05:00Just last week I took advantage of a Great Courses...Just last week I took advantage of a Great Courses Plus subscription special. I've been watching this forever as I'm one of those "struggling writers." :-) Anyway, the GC+ does not include every course GC, but it does include many, and I believe they rotate in and out. At least three of the courses you mention above are currently in GC+. I've begun watching two of them already. I'm satisfied that the subscription price is well worth it!Sylvia Anne Nashhttp://sylviaanash.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579505280744644201.post-50911824058626590672019-03-06T15:38:30.122-05:002019-03-06T15:38:30.122-05:00Findaway Voices is another big company in the audi...Findaway Voices is another big company in the audiobook scene. I use them for distribution because they offered the best royalty rates. You can also hire a narrator through them of you choose, and if you add your book project via Draft2Digital, they will waive the setup fee.<br /><br />I've narrated my own books and explained my process step by step in a book called Narrated by the Author.Renee Conoultyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04593128570648568912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579505280744644201.post-6951768583100561432019-02-12T10:34:54.653-05:002019-02-12T10:34:54.653-05:00Thank you for the additional information. I am sur...Thank you for the additional information. I am sure it will help authors who choose to go this route with ample tools for success! Thank you for creating this platform for audiobooks.Diana Hurwitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216220574149672733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579505280744644201.post-46799633641096112752019-02-11T21:36:36.432-05:002019-02-11T21:36:36.432-05:00Thanks for the plug for www.scribl.com, Diana! I&#...Thanks for the plug for www.scribl.com, Diana! I'm part of the team, so I admittedly have a bias. That said, just to provide some added info, we also give self-publishers a single point for audiobook upload with distribution everywhere, including Audible, Audiobooks.com, Google Play, Kobo Audio, and many, many more (our CrowdPricing Everywhere distribution system). We assign every author a personal assistant to help get your files ready and with any other part of the self-publishing and audiobook recording process. We have the only automated, instant feedback system for audio, letting you know if volume and noise levels will pass all the requirements as you upload each file, and if it passes ours, it will work for Audible and everyone else too. We even include a free ISBN, if you don't already have one, to ensure proper distribution. We are the only self-publishing audiobook site to also provide podcast versions of your books that have helped launch many a successful book. No fees for any of these services -- our business model is to keep a small share of the sales we help authors generate, so we're highly motivated only to see your book reach as many customers and generate as much revenue as possible.<br /><br />I wouldn't describe our CrowdPricing system as a gamble, especially compared with arbitrarily setting a price without any way to know the market-preferred price a book or its demand elasticity based on price changes (how much will the quantity demanded decrease if you raise the price and how much will it increase if you lower the price?). Scribl's CrowdPricing system provides the optimal pricing for every title. Further, because the price is effectively set by customer demand, customers trust the prices more than they trust author or publisher-set prices, and when they trust the prices are fair, they spend more money on them. We also provide the only instant discovery system -- Story Elements -- so that the moment an author posts a book, customers looking for a books like that will find it. This solves the classic chicken and egg problem of needing to wait (and hope) for a positive review on GoodReads to generate demand so people will download the book and write reviews. Instead, a book will be shown to the customers most likely to enjoy it from the moment it's live.Colinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06560404575827079768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579505280744644201.post-91291671196292798732019-01-11T00:42:04.431-05:002019-01-11T00:42:04.431-05:00Took me a few years to learn how to do all this wi...Took me a few years to learn how to do all this with Word - could have used all this new tech a few years ago - all the breaks for the new kids on the block, Thanks for the info, great post. Neil A. Waringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01806771906152936599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579505280744644201.post-17750672451721600932018-11-30T21:35:05.862-05:002018-11-30T21:35:05.862-05:00Boom!Boom!Rajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00884929467585063096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579505280744644201.post-79122886778311962862018-07-19T14:26:31.648-04:002018-07-19T14:26:31.648-04:00Great list!Great list!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160568030663074264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579505280744644201.post-12549030919785482122018-05-08T14:56:58.164-04:002018-05-08T14:56:58.164-04:00In my novel they measure years in seasons. A child...In my novel they measure years in seasons. A child has seen six winters, and her mother has seen twenty-one. They measure distance in how much time it took to travel there by foot. Everyone walks. The pay in brass rods, or strings of beads, and products that took a long time to produce costs more. Fruit picked from a tree in the forest will cost less then maize grown in your own fields, which requires more work and a long wait. The week has four days, which is the traditional way of Congo people long ago. Rita Krugerhttps://ritakruger1970.wixsite.com/forloveofreadingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579505280744644201.post-5860195589323143602017-06-17T09:39:04.019-04:002017-06-17T09:39:04.019-04:00These are included in the Western story skeleton w...These are included in the Western story skeleton workbook. I grew up watching Westerns and Prairie settlement books are among my favorites. They have made a small comeback on film and television.Diana Hurwitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216220574149672733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579505280744644201.post-75297466677035697572017-06-16T22:14:25.991-04:002017-06-16T22:14:25.991-04:00My Favorite is missing, otherwise, terrific list. ...My Favorite is missing, otherwise, terrific list. <br />My favorite - Opening of the American West, Trappers/Mountain-men, Indian Wars, Oregon Trail, Cattle Drives, beginning of the ranching west, town building, the rail road - my favorite era of historical fiction. This was also the period made famous on 1950s and 60s TV with Hollywood's version of the west. <br />Neil A. Waringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01806771906152936599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579505280744644201.post-56751765822040302252017-06-16T17:24:49.781-04:002017-06-16T17:24:49.781-04:00Native American Indian history. Civil War Era/Rec...Native American Indian history. Civil War Era/Reconstruction Era History. US Rail Building History.<br />Monettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04258356829378636386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579505280744644201.post-56661098884961739442017-04-02T23:18:46.939-04:002017-04-02T23:18:46.939-04:00Thank you for the useful information set out so cl...Thank you for the useful information set out so clearly.Margaret Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323258540435150569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579505280744644201.post-88708571531144313592017-02-17T13:02:17.599-05:002017-02-17T13:02:17.599-05:00It is hard to find shows like Blue Bloods these da...It is hard to find shows like Blue Bloods these days. My childhood was full of them. They are now derided as unrealistic, but I think they contributed to my overall belief that the world is a good place and they inspired me to be a better person.<br />Diana Hurwitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216220574149672733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579505280744644201.post-82984829361030408742017-02-17T12:36:01.905-05:002017-02-17T12:36:01.905-05:00I like shows like Blue Bloods as well. Love the ch...I like shows like Blue Bloods as well. Love the character development and the storylines. New shows like "This is Us" also do a good job of building characters that are easy to relate to, with mostly encouraging plots. It's sad that this country is so divided and that we can't find common ground with people with differing opinions. Conflict just for conflict sake has no part in our daily lives. Thank you for your thoughtful post. www.dianeweidenbenner.comDihiwihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15246560909358107890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579505280744644201.post-33676272361943553982016-11-08T11:23:29.072-05:002016-11-08T11:23:29.072-05:00Love these plotting tips. Thanks so much.Love these plotting tips. Thanks so much.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579505280744644201.post-78871962606378361092015-02-12T06:00:57.722-05:002015-02-12T06:00:57.722-05:00Hear! Hear! Excellent post, Diana.Hear! Hear! Excellent post, Diana.Elle Carter Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02266309723919011181noreply@blogger.com