Category: Direct to Web Publishing
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Why go Direct-to-Web?
Direct-to-Web is more than just a digital format that allows publishers to distribute and share books cost-effectively and in an environmentally sensible manner, it also makes possible intriguing new connections between authors and readers. Why should we experiment with D2W as part of our literary mix? A D2W book can be read on a mobile,…
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The end’s in the beginning
I’m 31 episodes in and I’ve just posted my first Mural Gazer story, based on Harry Sanderson’s initial entry into Mural#1 – Steam Donkey at Work. By now, I think readers will have a sense of how this book will unfold – how character, theme, plot, voice and structure can be sustained through I’m not sure…
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Stand alone site or Wattpad? What’s best?
For writers interested in direct-to-web (D2W) publication, there are many options. I am creating The Mural Gazer in two: a stand alone web-site, with its own domain name, MuralGazer.ca; and Wattpad, a template driven platform where authors can post stories without the hassle of maintaining their own site, here’s the Wattpad Mural Gazer link. To…
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A new take on the famous murals of Chemainus
Mural Gazer Author Craig Spence talks about the possibilities for enhanced reading, listening and viewing available through fiction written and delivered on the web.
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A genuine literary adventure
It’s not often in this life we get to do something we think of as new, something no-one we know has ever tried before. With The Mural Gazer I am on that threshold. I have never met anyone who has consciously set out to write a Direct to Web novel. I’m not saying it hasn’t…