Writing and Publishing Department of Barbara Brabec's World

JUST PUBLISHED!
Barbara's new eBook

See this eBook and a new Report now in Barbara's new line of MONEY MANAGEMENT eBooks & Reports!

This info-packed money management eBook could help you quickly raise or prudently borrow thousands of dollars for personal use, home business startup, business cash flow problems, or mere financial survival until your ship comes in.

Readers and reviewers love this ebook! Read their rave reviews on QuickMoneySecrets.com, along with an article on the interesting story behind this eBook's publication, (which offers a fascinating peek behind home business doors and why people need money today.)

Get complete details and a free sample of the book HERE.

Writer's Resources

Write Sparks! Software. You can "test drive" this software, which reportedly will generate over 10 million "story sparkers."

Book/Box/Ezine Cover Templates. You can instantly increase the sales and downloads of any digital product you sell if those products have professionally designed covers. Click here to check out the widest collection of 3D Covers on the Internet.

Book Cover Pro. If you’re self-publishing your own books, you need great cover designs for maximum sales. With the all-new BookCoverPro Solution (which includes a gallery of tamplates and images), you can create unique front/back/spine book covers and dust jackets to fit any format, style, or size of book, and much, much more.

Public Domain Riches! This book by Yanik Silver is the original (and still the best) resource for anyone who wants to understand one of the hottest ways of grabbing a stockpile of FREE public domain content. He explains how to find an almost endless source of content on practically any subject you could imagine. You can use this content for your Website, articles, or books. (It’s available either as an eBook or hard copy guide.)

Articles by Barbara

The Benefits of Buying PDF eBooks and Reports. Barbara maintains that a business eBook by a noted author can be worth ten times its price if it is well written and based on the author's first-hand experience and research (which all of her products are).

FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) About the Ordering and Download Process for PDF eBooks and reports.

Writing as Therapy. How journaling or letter-writing can effectively release pent-up emotions, especially during the grieving process. Includes links to several books and articles on this topic.

Your Self-Publishing Options with Today's eBook and POD Publishers - A look at your electronic publishing options with links to many helpful resources.

Selling Your Book to a Trade Publisher
Part II: Author-Publisher Contract Tips

The All Rights/Electronic Rights Issue - A personal experience article with reader feedback

Success Tips for Beginning Writers and Would-Be Authors

Marketing and Promoting Your Own Books.

Articles & Reports from Barbara's Readers

The Joys of Live Alchemy–The Excellent Writer Within by Michael Levy. "The pure joy of writing makes us successes; nothing else will," says Levy.

Tapping the Verbal Motherlode by Patricia Kutza. A guide to a treasure chest of verbal nuggets you can use in your copywriting.

Joan's Angels: How a Successful Author Moves Her Books in Bookstores. - An amusing but sad saga of bookstores today by Joan Anderson.

Tips & Quotes

"Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside a dog, it’s too dark to read."
- Groucho Marx

Boogiejack on eBook Publishing - A motivational tip and link to a great book.

Avoid Clichés

Mark Twain's Advice for Writers

Archive of previously-published quotes about writing

AUTHOR-PUBLISHER BOOK CONTRACTS CONSULTING SERVICE

Need help in understanding that publisher's contract you've just been offered? If you don't have a literary agent, you can lose a lot of money (and rights) by automatically signing the publisher's "boilerplate" contract. Let Barbara explain how certain clauses will affect your overall earnings and rights to your book's content, and what you need to ask for in the way of changes to maximize your profits. Publishers will negotiate with savvy authors! Click here for details.

Can You Read This?
"Inetertsing," to say the least!

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- author unknown

DO YOU KNOW . . . that you don't have to buy MS Word at $399 to get the features it offers? Click here to get details on a fully licensed Office Suite for just $47. Compatible with MS Office and many other office applications, you can use this software to create and edit Word, Excel and Powerpoint files and read and write PDF files (just like Adobe).

New Organization for Independent Writers and Authors. Excellent overview of the changing world of publishing and your opportunities in it.