Protagonists and Point of View – Better Characterization Part 1
Characterization is one of those essential pieces of writer's craft—the sort of thing that’s difficult but crucial to master. You can have a profound plot, but without good characters driving it, the thing goes nowhere. Likewise, if you happen to be a discovery...
D2D Payment Splitting for Authors and Collaborators // Self Publishing Insiders // EP027
Episode Summary Splitting the royalties on your box sets, coauthored books, and collaborative projects just got a lot easier, with D2D Payment Splitting! In this episode of SPI, the D2D team talks about this new and incredible feature, and how you can start using it...
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Part of our job, at Draft2Digital, is to ensure that any distribution partnerships we offer are structured and maintained to a set of standards. We do this so that authors can continue to receive the same level of high quality that we’ve always offered, and can...
The History You Made: The D2D 2020 End-of-Year Roundup
As we come to the close of 2020—a year we can all agree will live in the collective memories of the entire world—it’s a comfort to realize we have more to celebrate than we may have thought. In the self-publishing world, there were some remarkable and incredible...
From Fan Fiction to Novelist with Terry Odell // Self Publishing Insiders // EP026
Episode Summary Terry Odell began writing by mistake, when her son mentioned a television show and she thought she’d be a good mom and watch it so they’d have common ground for discussions. Little did she know she would enter the world of writing, first via fan...
Collaborative Writing with Zach Bohannon // Self Publishing Insiders // EP025
Episode Summary Zach Bohannon is a science fiction, horror, and dark fantasy author. His critically acclaimed post-apocalyptic zombie series, Empty Bodies, is a former Amazon #1 bestseller. Mark chats with Zach about collaboration with one co-author as well as...
