Tag: Beta Readers

• Dear Indie | Kindle Vella, Anyone?

  Hi Indies! I normally don’t jump on new trends—still not on TikTok or BookTok despite the rave reviews. I’m just lazy as sh*t when it comes to apps and social media, and especially social media apps. 😉 But I have to admit that I just started publishing my first serial on Kindle Vella to give…

  A.C. Melody

  September 23, 2021

  Amazon, Writing

  #writerproblems, #WritingCommunity, A.C. Melody, Alpha Readers, Beta Readers, Copyrights, Dear Indie, Finishing WIPs, Free Feedback & Critiques, Kindle Vella, Publishing, Wattpad, Writing Challenges, Writing Practices, Writing Serials

• Dear Indie ♥ Weekly Resource Post

  Happy Independence Day to all of my fellow Americans! The perfect day to get back on track with my Indie posts. 🙂 The last you heard from me, I talked about the importance of Beta Readers and all of the steps that will help you during your Post-Rough Draft, Pre-Publication process. I’m going to pick…

  A.C. Melody

  July 4, 2016

  Self-Publishing

  A.C. Melody, Beta Readers, Collar Me Foxy, Criticism, Dark Day Isle, Dear Indie, Editing, Perspective, Scavenger, Turning Negatives into Positives, Writing

• Dear Indie ♥ Weekly Resource

  Welcome back! This week, we’re going to move onto the next phase of your self-publishing journey. So you’ve gotten your Author Platform started, you’re blogging away and getting addicted to Twitter or Instagram, but somehow you’ve managed to finish the Rough Draft of your manuscript. Now what? First, Congratulations, you made it! What a HUGE…

  A.C. Melody

  June 12, 2016

  Self-Publishing, Writing

  Author Newsletter, Beta Readers, Book Covers, Constructive Criticism, Dear Indie, Editing, Genres, Goodreads, Groups, Helpful Feedback, Pre-Marketing Strategies, Window Shopping

• Dear Indie ♥ Weekly Resource Post

  First, a special announcement: Last week’s Dear Indie post got 13 likes on Twitter! I have never had a tweet get that much exposure before, so this is very exciting for me and I really hope it helped at least one Indie out of the 13! 😀 After linking that post on the launch page,…

  A.C. Melody

  June 1, 2016

  Self-Publishing, Writing

  Anne Rice, Beta Readers, BlogSpot, Building Your Author Platform, Constructive Criticism, Copyright Issues, Crowdfire, Dear Indie, Fears, Feedback, Godaddy, Goodreads, Instagram, Managing Social Media, Nora Roberts, Piracy, Pre-Publication Steps, Professionalism, Step-by-Step Guide, Success, T.K. Elliott, Turning Your Author Name into a Brand Name, Twitter, Wattpad, Weebly, Wix.com, WordPress

• The Nerve to Succeed

  I confess, I’m floundering.  I’m very happy to announce that I finished the book I was working on (Yay!) It turned out to be a collection of 3 short novellas, instead.  But, as soon as I handed it over to my beta readers, my Muse made a beeline for the door and is now MIA.…

  A.C. Melody

  March 23, 2016

  Writing

  A.C. Melody, Amazon, Being Introverted, Beta Readers, Cover Artists, Daily Prompt, Happy Hump Day, Indie Authors, Kobo, Marketing, Moola, Muse MIA, Nerve, Professional Editing, Proofreaders, Self-Publishing, Smashwords, Social Media, Success, Writing