By Florence Osmund The iconic soliloquy “To be, or not to be,” spoken by Shakespeare’s Hamlet in Act 3, Scene 1, is essentially about life and death. Do I live, or do I die? Is life worth living, or is it so painful that death might be a better option? Okay, so that premise is […]
Florence Osmund
After a long career in the corporate world, Florence Osmund retired to write novels. "I strive to write literary fiction and endeavor to craft stories that challenge readers to survey their own beliefs and values," Osmund states.
Now eight times self-published, Florence has a good store of knowledge about the industry. In an effort to help new and aspiring authors avoid the same mistakes she made along the way, she wrote How to Write, Publish, and Promote a Novel, released in July 2020. In it she shares her expertise on how to begin a writing project, writing techniques, working with editors, building an author platform, book promotion, and more—prerequisites for creating a credible, engaging, and marketable novel.
On her website/blog, Florence posts excerpts from her “How To” book in addition to related articles about the more dynamic side of the writing business—current events, industry changes, recent laws, and new marketing and promotion strategies.
Florence currently lives on a small, tranquil lake in northern Illinois where she enjoys the all the native wildlife who come for frequent visits while she continues to write literary fiction.
Books by Florence Osmund
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| How to Write, Publish and Promote a Novel | |
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| Nineteen Hundred Days | |
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| They Called Me Margaret | |
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| Living with Markus | |
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| Regarding Anna | |
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| Red Clover | |
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| Daughters | |
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| The Coach House |
Florence’s Websites and Blogs
You can also find Florence on:
Marlowe, A.I. for Novels: Does It Measure Up to Its Namesakes?
Marlowe is an artificial intelligence that serves to help authors improve their novel before sending it off for professional editing.
Write/Right for the Market
Many writers wait until they have finished writing the entire book before they give any thought to the marketing of it. I argue this is backwards.
The Art of Condensing an Entire Book into a Brief Sales Pitch
How do you take a full-length novel and condense it down to a brief sales pitch that is enough to entice a reader to purchase it?
Self-Publishing: It’s Going to Cost How Much, You Ask?
Here is a breakdown of the cost of goods and services you will likely incur to self-publish a 200-page book (or about 60,000 words).