fiction Archives - Speakipedia https://speakipedia.com/tag/fiction/ The Presentation & Storytelling Encyclopedia by Dave Bricker Sun, 28 Jul 2024 09:35:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://speakipedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-puzzle-globe-60x60.jpg fiction Archives - Speakipedia https://speakipedia.com/tag/fiction/ 32 32 Speakipedia Podcast # 9:David H. Lawrence the XVII https://speakipedia.com/speakipedia-podcast-9david-h-lawrence-the-xvii/ Fri, 21 Jun 2024 19:18:52 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=613517 Transcript Dave Bricker (00:01) Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence business? This is Speakypedia Media brought to you by Speakypedia .com. I’m your host, Dave Bricker, bringing you straight talk and smart strategies from … More ☛

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]]> Publishing Straight Talk https://speakipedia.com/publishing-straight-talk/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:12:20 +0000 http://theworldsgreatestbook.com/?p=611998 There are plenty of good reasons to self-publish, but not all are profit-oriented or even rational. Before you invest in your book, take a look in the mirror and ask yourself some serious questions. Why did I write my book? … More ☛

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]]> Book Design Basics: Choosing a Book Font https://speakipedia.com/choosing-book-font/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:12:18 +0000 http://theworldsgreatestbook.com/?p=105508 Selecting a book font seems simple enough, but important subtleties and fine points of typography are not obvious to the average writer. This article offers insights into fonts suitable for book typography. Though it won’t turn the average author into … More ☛

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]]> Want a Traditional Publishing Contract? Do Your Homework https://speakipedia.com/traditional-publishing/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:12:17 +0000 http://theworldsgreatestbook.com/?p=611549 This article discusses the pros and cons of traditional publishing. Abandon your biases, study the business of publishing, and choose the publishing method that best suits you and your book. Perhaps the biggest myth in publishing is that as a … More ☛

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]]> Book Giveaways: Are They Worth it? https://speakipedia.com/book-giveaways/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:12:14 +0000 http://theworldsgreatestbook.com/?p=4471 Should you give away books for free? The value of book giveaways can’t be assessed by formula. The prevailing mythology suggests that the goal of publishing is to sell books, but the huge majority of indie publishers don’t do the … More ☛

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]]> Creative Nonfiction, Memoir, and the Nature of Truth https://speakipedia.com/memoir/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:12:09 +0000 http://theworldsgreatestbook.com/?p=3452 A few years ago, I attended a nonfiction-writing workshop where I was told by the instructor that to qualify as nonfiction, a work must adhere as strictly to truth as possible. But such an edict rests on the naïve assumption … More ☛

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]]> Book Cover Design: Judging a Book by its Cover – Part 3 https://speakipedia.com/judging-book-cover-design-3/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:12:06 +0000 http://theworldsgreatestbook.com/?p=2960 This third installment of Judging a Book by its Cover looks at great book cover designs that won the 2012 Design Observer 50 Books-50 Covers award. Part 1 explored how most book design rarely rises above “competent.” Part 2 looked … More ☛

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]]> Blogging to Build a Speaker or Author Platform https://speakipedia.com/author-platform/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:12:05 +0000 http://theworldsgreatestbook.com/?p=2818 How can speakers, indie writers, and self-publishers use a blog to build a platform? This article explains how to publish online content to build community around your books. Build a Platform: Set up Your Blog A blog (short for web … More ☛

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]]> Book Cover Design: Judging a Book by its Cover – Part 2 https://speakipedia.com/judging-book-cover-design-2/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:12:05 +0000 http://theworldsgreatestbook.com/?p=2893 Part 1 of Book Cover Design: Judging a Book by its Cover critiqued “professional” covers taken from Amazon’s Editor’s choice list. Read that article first as it provides background for this one. The article looked at design elements that worked … More ☛

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]]> Book Cover Typefaces and Cover Design Horror Stories https://speakipedia.com/book-cover-typefaces/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:12:04 +0000 http://theworldsgreatestbook.com/?p=2594 I recently responded to a question in a writers’ forum from an author who was in the process of designing a cover for her novel set in a swamp in New Orleans. “I chose a ‘swampy’ font that hangs down … More ☛

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]]> Reality Checklist for Self-Publishers https://speakipedia.com/self-publisher-reality-check/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:12:00 +0000 http://theworldsgreatestbook.com/?p=2383 One question that loops endlessly on writers’ forums is “How can I sell more books?” The question is a natural one, but for many self-publishers, it betrays a certain lack of awareness about the publishing business. Lest I sound holier … More ☛

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]]> Self-Publishing: Art or Business? https://speakipedia.com/self-publishing-art-business/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:11:57 +0000 http://theworldsgreatestbook.com/?p=172 The very idea of "book marketing" is vague. It's like subsuming advertising and fine art sales into a single realm of "image marketing." And in tacking marketing on as the de facto second phase of writing a book, a lot of worthy artists' resources are placed in jeopardy.

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]]> Self-Publishing IS Real Publishing-The Difference is up to You https://speakipedia.com/real-publishing/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:11:52 +0000 http://theworldsgreatestbook.com/?p=1034 The notion of real publishing­ as opposed to self-publ­ishing and the stigma surrounding it is obsolete. I have no objections to traditional publishers but every one of them started off as a “self-publi­sher” with a first book. I have pretty … More ☛

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]]> Self-Publishing? Get Real(istic)! https://speakipedia.com/self-publishing-get-real/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:11:48 +0000 http://theworldsgreatestbook.com/?p=310 There are plenty of good reasons to self-publish, but not all are profit-oriented or even rational. Before you invest in your book, take a look in the mirror and ask yourself some serious questions. Understand what you’re getting into and define success at its proper place on the spectrum between retail sales and artistic satisfaction. With some clarity, planning and management of expectations, even a modest publishing venture can be rewarding and satisfying.

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]]> Red Herring https://speakipedia.com/red-herring/ Wed, 12 Jun 2024 22:44:13 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=612379 Pay attention! This video will reveal new insights into Barnabus T. Hollings famous HBX Success Method—a sure path to instantaneous fame and wealth! A red herring is a plot element that misleads or distracts from the relevant or important issue. … More ☛

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]]> Pathetic Fallacy https://speakipedia.com/pathetic-fallacy/ Wed, 12 Jun 2024 22:44:05 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=612334 Pathetic Fallacy is a literary device where human emotions are attributed to aspects of nature or inanimate objects, often to reflect the mood of the characters or the narrative. Captain Ahab swore vengeance as angry clouds gathered overhead. Mournful raindrops … More ☛

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]]> Verisimilitude https://speakipedia.com/verisimilitude/ Wed, 12 Jun 2024 22:44:02 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=612608 Verisimilitude is the appearance of being true or real in a literary work. It helps in making a story or speech more believable and relatable to the audience by incorporating elements that reflect reality. John walked onto the stage. The … More ☛

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]]> Storytelling Tips: The Rush of Discovery https://speakipedia.com/storytelling-tips/ https://speakipedia.com/storytelling-tips/#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:00:10 +0000 https://storysailing.com/?p=951 Storytelling tips: You’re walking along and you happen to look down. “Hey, that’s not a scrap of paper; that’s a $20 bill!” Isn’t it a rush when something we thought was useless turns out to be meaningful. Stories—whether they’re truth … More ☛

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]]> https://speakipedia.com/storytelling-tips/feed/ 2 Superhero Stories https://speakipedia.com/superhero-stories/ https://speakipedia.com/superhero-stories/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2021 15:00:54 +0000 https://storysailing.com/?p=818 When I was young, I collected superhero stories and comic books. I was fascinated by the exploits of the same characters—Ironman, Spiderman, Superman, and others—who inspire movie-watchers today. The comic book was for me, the ultimate storytelling medium, a combination … More ☛

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