: Re: Does giving away free stories boost sales? Is it worth it for writers to give away free short stories (or entire novels)? I've heard people say that having freebies on your site can boost

I can offer no evidence, but speaking as a reader, it would make me more likely to purchase a book if I had read and enjoyed the writer's freebies.

Because I've already seen the
writer's skill, style, and
characters, and decided whether the
writer was appealing to me
After a coupla freebies I start to
feel like I owe the person
something, and should support the
generous writer with some money
Particularly if the writer is
posting freebies in some interactive
manner, so I could feel like I was
part of a community, and thereby got
a little invested in "seeing my
cyber-friend's work do well."

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: "Turn exposition into ammunition" is shorthand for a writing technique. A quick Google turns up this article: http://michellelipton.wordpress.com/2009/08/17/mckee-on-exposition/ Money quote: â€œConvert

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: Editors: Edit on first read, or read and edit on second round? I edit novels (among other works). I was having a discussion with someone (not an editor) who didn't understand my technique.

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: How can you build an interactive tone into articles? I was wondering about tone in articles lately. My articles don't tend to be interactive. It feels like most of them are just flowing one

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: You are hitting an interesting question here. I am a native French speaker and I struggled with the same issue when I learnt English. My English writing used to reflect my French upbringing.

: Re: Does giving away free stories boost sales? Is it worth it for writers to give away free short stories (or entire novels)? I've heard people say that having freebies on your site can boost

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: "Turn exposition into ammunition" is shorthand for a writing technique. A quick Google turns up this article: http://michellelipton.wordpress.com/2009/08/17/mckee-on-exposition/ Money quote: â€œConvert

: Editors: Edit on first read, or read and edit on second round? I edit novels (among other works). I was having a discussion with someone (not an editor) who didn't understand my technique.

: How can you build an interactive tone into articles? I was wondering about tone in articles lately. My articles don't tend to be interactive. It feels like most of them are just flowing one

: You are hitting an interesting question here. I am a native French speaker and I struggled with the same issue when I learnt English. My English writing used to reflect my French upbringing.

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