by Kayelle Allen | Aug 15, 2024 | Advice for Authors, Coffee Thoughts, Coffee, Books & a Blog
5 Elements of a Scene: #1 an Opening Hook by Kayelle Allen What is a scene? In fictional writing, it’s a place where action occurs (scene of the crime), or an incident takes place (a seduction, an argument, a beginning conflict, etc.). There are more, but this...
by Kayelle Allen | Jun 15, 2024 | Advice for Authors, Coffee Thoughts, Coffee, Books & a Blog
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 great. But which version did you upload? Was it the one...
by Kayelle Allen | May 15, 2024 | Advice for Authors, Coffee Thoughts, Coffee, Books & a Blog
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 spent. There’s a generic setting in the algorithm that...
by Kayelle Allen | Apr 15, 2024 | Advice for Authors, Coffee Thoughts, Kayelle's Advice for Authors
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 sentence hook for the story. A synopsis is the full story setup,...
by Kayelle Allen | Mar 15, 2024 | Advice for Authors, Coffee Thoughts, Coffee, Books & a Blog, Kayelle's Advice for Authors
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 story full of living, breathing characters. Here are some basic tips...
