Submit your story to the Kindle Vella writing contest for a chance to win up to $25,000.

 The Vellys

 

I am excited to announce Amazon's first Kindle Vella writing contest: The Vellys! The contest is open to all authors – whether you’re just writing your first story, or you’re an established author. They’re looking for great episodic fiction stories that resonate with readers. Submissions open Jun 25, 2024 and will be open through August 20, 2024.

Stories with the most readers and followers will be considered for prizes, and a group of judges from the Vella team will select the winners based on the originality and creativity of the story, as well as the depth of character and plot development. Winners will be announced on September 17, 2024 with a total of 15 cash prizes amounting to $62,000 overall, including a $25,000 grand prize and $15,000 newcomer prize for the best story from a first time author. This contest is open to US-based authors and all entries will also be eligible for royalties and a monthly bonus.

For more information about how to nominate your story, the timeline and eligibility, visit Amazon Kindle Vella. 

 

Writing Tips: A Creative and Practical Guide to Improving Your Story (The Creative Writer’s Toolkit Book 1), by Merrie Destefano

 Writing Tips: A Creative and Practical Guide to Improving Your Story (The Creative Writer’s Toolkit Book 1),

by Merrie Destefano

 

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 Writing a book can feel overwhelming—especially if your genre is fantasy, science fiction, or horror. It’s almost like going on a quest. You have to create cities and villages, populate them with unique creatures, and figure out how to save the world—all while making sure your main character finds true love.

Hard, yes.

Impossible, no.

If it were impossible, literature wouldn’t exist.

This book can help you accomplish your writing goals and kick discouragement to the curb, where it belongs. It can also inspire you to write the best story possible, while creating believable characters and well-developed worlds at the same time.

You’ll discover:

• How organic writing can make your fantasy, science fiction, or horror seem more real.

• How to use the author’s secret world-building tips.

• How to create well-developed worlds by making one change in your writing.

• How you can improve your story premise by asking “What If.”

• Why adding an adrenaline rush to your story can both entice and satisfy readers.

• How genre-blending can strengthen your story and plot.

• How to hit tropes by first hitting your genre.

Discover how you can create the book of your dreams by making a few simple changes to your manuscript.

Multiple-award-winning author, Merrie Destefano, spent sixteen years in the publishing industry as a book and magazine editor, working for The Word For Today, Walter Foster Publishing, APG-Media, and Engaged Media. Her novels have been published by HarperCollins, Entangled Teen, and Ruby Slippers Press, and her books have won awards in both the science fiction and fantasy categories.

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About the Author 

USA Today Bestselling and Multiple Award-Winning author, Merrie Destefano writes lyrical tales of magic, mystery, and hope. She studied art at Northern Illinois University, met her husband at a kazoo parade, rides her bike almost every day, and ugly cries during corny movies.

Her books have been published by HarperCollins, Entangled Teen, Walter Foster, and Ruby Slippers Press, and, most likely, she's writing her next book while you're reading this. She has worked for Focus on the Family, The Word For Today, Engaged Media, and PJS Publications, and her magazine work includes editor of Victorian Homes magazine, Zombies magazine, Haunted: Mysteries And Legends magazine, American Farmhouse Style magazine, Vintage Gardens magazine and founding editor of Cottages & Bungalows magazine. Her co-authored art books include How To Draw Vampires, How To Draw Zombies, and How to Draw Grimm's Dark Fairy Tales.

Born in the Midwest she now lives in Southern California, where she runs on caffeine, and shares her home with rescue dogs and cats. And although she dearly loves science fiction, in her heart of hearts, she still doesn't believe airplanes should be able to fly.

Her writing awards include:

• USA Today Bestselling Author: December 19, 2021

• Realm Award Finalist, Audiobook, Shade: Book 1: 2021 Realm Makers Awards

• Realm Award Winner, Paranormal/Horror, Shade: The Complete Trilogy, 2019 Realm Makers Awards

• Silver Medal Winner, YA Horror/Mystery, Shade: The Complete Trilogy, 2019 Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards

• Second Place Winner, YA/NA Speculative Fiction, Valiant, 2019 YARWA Athena Awards

• Writer Of The Year, Merrie Destefano, 2010 Mount Hermon Writer’s Conference

To learn more, please visit her website: www.merriedestefano.com.

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THE CONFLICT THESAURUS, Volume 2: A Writer’s Guide to Obstacles, Adversaries, and Inner Struggles by Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi | Writing Book of the Day

THE CONFLICT THESAURUS, Volume 2: A Writer’s Guide to Obstacles, Adversaries, and Inner Struggles

by Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi

 

Writing Book of the Day

Meet your new best friend: The Conflict Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Obstacles, Adversaries, and Inner Struggles, SILVER Edition.

Activate the power of conflict--challenge characters, write fresh plots & add tension to each scene.

 

A story where the character gets exactly what they want doesn’t make for good reading. But add villainous clashes, lost advantages, power struggles, and menacing threats…well, now we have the makings of a page-turner. Conflict is the golden thread that binds plot to arc, providing the complications, setbacks, and derailments that make the character’s inner and outer journeys dynamic.

FORTIFY YOUR STORY BY ADDING MEANINGFUL CONFLICT AT DIFFERENT LEVELS

Inside Volume 2 of The Conflict Thesaurus, you’ll find:

• A myriad of conflict options in the form of power struggles, ego-related stressors, dangers and threats, advantage and control losses, and other miscellaneous challenges
• Information on how each scenario should hinder the character on the path to their goal so they’ll learn valuable life lessons and gain insight into what’s holding them back internally
• Instruction about using the multiple levels of conflict to add pressure through immediate, scene-level challenges and looming problems that take time to solve
• Guidance on keeping a story’s central conflict in the spotlight and utilizing subplots effectively so they work with—not against—the main plot line
• An exploration of the climax and how to make this pinnacle event highly satisfying for readers
• Ways to use conflict to deepen your story, facilitate epic adversarial showdowns, give your characters agency, infuse every scene with tension, and more

Meaningful conflict can be so much more than a series of roadblocks. Challenge your characters inside and out with over 100 tension-inducing scenarios in this second volume of The Conflict Thesaurus.

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  Writing the Breakout Novel: Insider Advice for Taking Your Fiction to the Next Level by Donald Maass | Writing Book of The Day

 

Take your fiction to the next level!

Maybe you're a first-time novelist looking for practical guidance. Maybe you've already been published, but your latest effort is stuck in mid-list limbo. Whatever the case may be, author and literary agent Donald Maass can show you how to take your prose to the next level and write a breakout novel - one that rises out of obscurity and hits the best-seller lists.

Maass details the elements that all breakout novels share - regardless of genre - then shows you writing techniques that can make your own books stand out and succeed in a crowded marketplace.

You'll learn to:

- establish a powerful and sweeping sense of time and place
- weave subplots into the main action for a complex, engrossing story
- create larger-than-life characters that step right off the page
- explore universal themes that will interest a broad audience of readers
- sustain a high degree of narrative tension from start to finish
- develop an inspired premise that sets your novel apart from the competition

Then, using examples from the recent works of several best-selling authors - including novelist Anne Perry - Maass illustrates methods for upping the ante in every aspect of your novel writing. You'll capture the eye of an agent, generate publisher interest and lay the foundation for a promising career.

 

 "Writing the Breakout Novel": A breakout novel is one that rises out of its category--such as literary fiction, mystery, romance, or thriller--and hits the bestseller lists.

 

 

 

 

"Writing the Breakout Novel Workbook": This powerful book builds on the success of it predecessor and takes readers to the next level: improving their work with practical, hands-on lessons and exercises.

The 7 Day Authors Guide To Amazon Ads (2022 Edition): Your Step-by-Step Guide To Launching, Optimizing and Scaling Amazon Ads To Reach More Readers and Sell More Books by Matthew J Holmes

 

 

 

The 7 Day Authors Guide To Amazon Ads (2022 Edition): Your Step-by-Step Guide To Launching, Optimizing and Scaling Amazon Ads To Reach More Readers and Sell More Books by Matthew J Holmes

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Description

Updated for 2022, The 7 day Authors Guide To Amazon Ads is the ultimate step-by-step guide to launching, optimizing and scaling Amazon Ads to reach more readers and sell more books.

Inside, you’ll discover the latest tactics and strategies I am using on a daily basis, when managing Amazon Ads for Authors, just like you.

If you’re looking for a simple system to grow your readership, earn more royalties and sell more books, without it taking up 2+ hours a day to manage, so you can focus on your writing…

You found it!

Here’s what we’re going to cover together over the next 7 days:

Day 1: Amazon Ads Foundations
Day 2: The Amazon Ads Funnel
Day 3: The Discovery Phase
Day 4: The Research Phase
Day 5: The Performance Phase
Day 6: Optimization For Growth
Day 7: Protecting Your Brand

Now, because I believe whole-heartedly that implementation is one hundred times better than theory alone, at the end of each Day, I have laid out a short Action Step for you to take.

Each Action Step will keep you moving forwards, drive momentum and solidify what you’re learning, all to ensure that you start seeing results fast.

On top of the 7 days of actionable content inside this book, you will also receive free access to my Amazon Ads Toolkit, which is already being used by hundreds of authors from around the world.

Start reading the latest, 2022 edition of The 7 Day Authors Guide To Amazon Ads today and just a week from now, you can be running profitable Amazon Ads that are selling more copies of your books, expanding your readership and ultimately, building your author career.
About the Author

 

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 Abouts the Author

Matthew J Holmes Advertising your books with Amazon Ads is simple, but it’s not easy. Who doesn’t love a challenge? I know I do, especially when it comes to advertising!

Whether you’re brand new to Amazon Ads, a seasoned professional, or somewhere in between, my ultimate goal with all the content I share with authors is to provide you with a wealth of value, insights, and “ah-ah” moments.

You can find out more about my work at www.matthewjholmes.com

On a personal note, I live in England with my wife, Lori, an author of fantasy novels, along with our three children, and two whippets, Freya and Loki.

When I’m not working, you can find me in our home gym, cycling, walking the dogs, spending time with my family, or getting out and about in the English countryside.

 

 

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