Guest Post: Give Me Some Space: The Importance of Declaring Your Workspace
A word from Sara Cleveland: One of the things I have struggled in my journey as a writer is my …
Writer’s Block
“A writer left a suicide note. There was nothing on it.” Research has shown 80% of people say they have …
Plot and Structure
“It’s not uncommon for many writers to see only positives but never negatives” Nobody likes criticism, least of all a …
Self-Editing
“Self-editing is about understanding common mistakes and fixing them” While complicated narrative, boring storylines and poor attention to detail are …
MEDIA PREPARATION (Part 3) TALKING TO THE MEDIA
“You don’t have to be an extrovert to be interesting, just be prepared” Although the idea of being part of …
Guest Post: Making Time To Write by Eileen Granfors
People have asked me how I manage to read so many books. They don’t realize that reading is only one …
MEDIA PREPARATION (Part 2) BECOMING YOUR OWN PUBLICIST
“Fame costs, but why get anybody else to do a job the writer can do for himself?” What is a …
Guest Post: 3 Tips for Developing a Daily Writing Habit by Kevin Tumlinson
Good writing is about two things: Persistence and making up a second thing as you go. I’m not the only …
MEDIA PREPARATION (Part 1) WRITING A PRESS RELEASE
“A press release should be as much about you as a writer” A press release is a single-page document about …
THE COST OF GIVING AWAY BOOKS FOR FREE
“If only publishers were as keen as friends were to own a copy of your book” Undoubtedly one of the …
Surviving a Genre-Identity Crisis: What I’ve Learned as a Virgin Author by JC Stockli
I can say with firm conviction that I never thought I’d write a book, much less self-publish. It just happened. …
Experts built the Titanic, amateurs built the Ark!
Considering how many books there are written by self-professed experts on how to get a publishing deal, be signed to …
Guest Post: Mea Culpa (Trilogy Writing) by Eileen Granfors
First-hand experience may be the best teacher, but I hope this blog post will save other writers from the mistakes …
Guest Post: The Importance of Editing by Gabby Weiss
Self publishing authors have this in common: they need an editor. If there were one piece of advice I’d give …
Guest Post: In Search of Character by Karen Long
I am a great fan of the HBO series, ‘Autopsy’, which focuses on strange deaths and the purveyors thereof…One of …
#Writetip: As writers, we have to be responsible for what we write by Faith Cotter
Originally published on her blog, Relics: Creative + Technical Writing I wasn’t going to blog about this. I don’t feel …
Open Blog Weekend: 15 Tips For Getting Book Reviews by Suanne Laqueur
“How in hell have you gotten so many people to review your book?” a fellow newbie author asked me. “Tell …
Guest Post: Top 10 Things I Did to Finally Write That Book by Ursula Ringham
We all have a story to tell. And living in Silicon Valley, our stories usually center around innovation. I’m a …