Slush Pile Inspector by Charles Frankhauser

The third session was Marketing Your Book. Their styles contrasted markedly, from edit-as-you-go to very methodical planning, with a story flow-chart and questionnaires for characters.

As a fiction writer, I like to hear how others work. There followed a session called How to Write a Bestseller, which I think is a pretty brave title, with the potential to make attendees roll their eyes, but the two authors, Keith Houghton and Tracy Bloom, were very down-to-earth and engaging. What I Learned about Writing a Bestseller Resulting click-throughs will earn you a little bonus on any purchase made.

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This now seems obvious although may be a recent change: when setting Kindle pricing, you can choose a Primary Marketplace, rather than a default, from which pricing for other territories can flow.

No matter how many times you’ve done something, I think it’s always possible to learn something new. The initial session was with Amazon’s Darren Hardy, who talked us through the KDP publishing process.

Attendance was free and even included lunch – although, as the saying goes, there’s no such thing as a free lunch and arguably, as authors and publishers, we’ve more than paid for a lunch at Amazon’s expense. The publishing event was one part of a much wider Amazon Academy conference. I was really happy when I found out there was an event I could attend outside London it was good to see the North of England getting a look in. Judging by her experience, it's well worth making time to book a place at this free event if you see it popping up in a venue near you. Indie author Katharine E Smith of Heddon Publishingīritish indie author Katharine E Smith of Heddon Publishing reports on her day in Manchester at the Amazon Marketing Academy at the end of last month.

Slush Pile Inspector by Charles Frankhauser