Let's say you go to your Amazon KDP dashboard and look at your Kindle eBook's Content page. It says your manuscript uploaded successfully. It will even tell you the date you uploaded it. That's...
Advice for Authors
How KoboPlus Works for Authors by Kayelle Allen
For wide authors, there's a great new tool called KoboPlus. It works like Kindle Unlimited without the exclusivity requirement. Instead of being paid by the pages read, you're paid by the time...
“I wrote a blurb. Now what?” by Kayelle Allen
First, what are blurbs? They're summaries of a book or film, intended to persuade / encourage readers to pick up the book. A good blurb can make or break your story. A tagline is a one or two...
Creating Characters Readers Love by Kayelle Allen
In any story, plot is the spine, the various settings are its bones, conflict is its muscle, and characters are its flesh and beauty. Together, they create a framework on which to build a beautiful...
Ever get this critique: “needs emotion”. Here’s one fix, from Kayelle Allen #AmWriting #AmEditing
How to Add Emotion One of my favorite tips about increasing the emotional aspect of a story is to layer aspects of emotion into the setting. Readers will pick up on it and feel what the character...
“I wrote a blurb. Now what?” by Kayelle Allen
First, what are blurbs? They're summaries of a book or film, intended to persuade / encourage readers to pick up the book. A good blurb can make or break your story. Writing a blurb creates its own...
