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Ask Lev

Summary: 3-9 minutes of advice from Paul Levinson on writing, succeeding, navigating the media This Podcast was created using www.talkshoe.com

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Podcasts:

 EPISODE75 - Selling Your Kindle Books as Printed Editions | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 07:39

Why it makes sense - and cents (and dollars) - to make your Kindle books available as print-on-demand paperbacks by Createpace or the new Kindle-into-print option.

 EPISODE74 - What to Look for in Royalty Statements | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 07:08

What to look for when you receive royalty statements from your publisher.

 EPISODE71 - Reading from Unburning Alexandria | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 17:21

Rather than tell you what it's like to do a reading at a book store, this episode shows you - a recording of a reading I did from the beginning of Unburning Alexandria at Robin's Bookstore in Philadelphia in August 2008.

 EPISODE70 - Kindle "Author's Cut" Editions | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 10:15

on a great, especially satisfying benefit to authors in publishing Kindle editions of their previously published books

 EPISODE69 - Doing Your Own Index | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 09:39

on the good reasons for writers doing their own indexes for their books

 EPISODE68 - Revised Editions | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 09:54

What you need to know, as an author, about writing a second or any revised edition of your book ...

 EPISODE67 - After Signed Contract, How Much Rewriting? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 10:47

You've received a contract for your story, article, or book - congratulations! But now you're presented with requests for editorial changes in your work. Episode 67 of Ask Lev considers what kind and how many you should consider making, and why ...

 EPISODE66 - Do Freebies Help an Author? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 07:55

Does it make sense for authors to make some of their words available free of charge to readers? Episode 66 of Ask Lev examines the pros and cons, and here's a hint: Does availability of books for free in libraries help authors?

 EPISODE65 - How to Get Paid by Deadbeat Publishers? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 09:59

Advice to authors about to get royalties and advances for slow-playing publishers, without damaging the relationship

 EPISODE64 - Should I Publish as a Kindle? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 10:03

The pros of publishing your book as a Kindle edition ... there are hardly any cons.

 EPISODE63 - Writing and Getting Good Blurbs | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 08:48

Episode 63 of Ask Lev is all about blurbs (or as the Brits say, squibs) for your books: How to get the most out of them when you agree to write them for someone's book. What to keep in mind when you're seeking blurbs for your own works. Blurbs - in city, country, and suburb (I just liked the rhyme on that ...)

 EPISODE62 - New Printings vs. New Editions | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 08:23

They're both good news for you as a published author - new printings and new editions. Episode 62 of Ask Lev explains exactly what they mean - the benefits and (in the case of new editions) the responsibilities new printings and new editions of your books may bestow upon you ...

 EPISODE61 - What's a Novelette | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 09:55

Size in stories ... short story, novelette, novella ... a primer about what they are, and their pros and cons for writers who want to get published and win awards ...

 EPISODE60 - Navigating Your Collaboration | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 09:22

Although I'm no big fan of collaborating, some writers are, so here's a primer on avoiding the pitfalls and getting the most out of your collaboration with other authors.

 EPISODE59 - Agent or Lawyer? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 09:24

You have an editor interested in publishing your work - are you best represented in contract negotiations by a lawyer or an agent? Episode 59 of Ask Lev explores the pros and cons of each.

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