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 …
Guest Post: Tony Russell – Commons People: Your life in their hands
When I interviewed a group of MPs for my first book Commons People – MPs are Human Too, I wanted …
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 …
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. …
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 …
Guest Post: Creating Compelling Titles by Dale Vande Griend
From the writing and work I’ve done creating videos, I’ve found out that a great title is something that often …
Guest Post: Do you need a vacation? by Deanna Kahler
Pack your bags. It’s time for a little trip. You won’t need any money. In fact, where you’re going, you …
Guest Post: 5 Ways to Use a Book to Build Your Business by Kevin Tumlinson
For most of my author coaching clients, and for listeners of the Self Publishing Answers Podcast, the biggest motivation for …
Guest Post: The Writing Life by Kristine Blenkhorn Rodriguez
When you’re a writer, people seem to feel you must be bohemian enough to accept them asking you anything. Or …
Guest Post: Five Advantages of Having a Co-Author by Karen Harris and Lori Caskey-Sigety
Writing is often a lonely endeavor. Hollywood paints stereotypical images of writers as tormented, hermits who sequester themselves in crowded …
Guest Post: You are my Song by Susan Moore Jordan
Jamie’s Story The nineteen-fifties. Elvis is wearing Blue Suede Shoes. The Grand Old Opry reigns supreme in Nashville. But in …
Guest Post: Steve Dullum’s Odyssey of the Abecedarian – Part Three
Welcome back. Sorry for the delay. I didn’t think it would take this long for installment #3, but then I …
How to Use Word like Scrivener by Rochelle Deans
I have Scrivener. I love Scrivener for writing my first draft. But invariably, I move into Word once I begin …
More About Eli’s Heart Musical Book Signing – Susan Moore Jordan
More About Eli’s Heart “Musical Book Signing” Music and Books, Take Two A definite perk to writing about music and …
How to Ready Your Wardrobe for the Holidays by Ginger Burr
It’s that time again! The tinsel and holly are showing up in every store from the drugstore to the mall …
Guest Post: Creative Unfocus by Richard Milner
As a writer, it’s necessary to block out time dedicated solely to the development of the craft. To take a …
Learn to Add Beautiful Prints to Your Wardrobe and Stop Relying Solely on Solid Colors by Ginger Burr
If you’re like many women, you have a mortal fear of prints. You look in your closet and what greets …
Guest Post: Odyssey of the Abecedarian, Part 2 by Steve Dullum
So there I was with what soon developed into an opening paragraph, and by the end of that first night …