by Guest Blogger | Apr 6, 2020 | Blogging Guests, Inspiration
by Karen DeBonis When I became serious about finishing my memoir, I also became serious about writing and submitting essays for publication as a means to build my credentials. My rational brain understood that competition was tough. My irrational heart did a poor job...
by Jenny Hansen | Apr 3, 2020 | Writer's Life, WriterStrong
by Jenny Hansen “You can’t deduct a hobby.” Many creatives hear these words from their accountants, especially if they don’t keep the proper paperwork. You can trust me on this. First, because I am terrible at paperwork and secondly, because I...
by Jenny Hansen | Apr 1, 2020 | Author Marketing, Writer's Life
March was a hard month with coronavirus, quarantines, self-isolation and school closures. A lot of people are understandably stressed out. But people are starting to rally. Home-baked goods, family time, long-delayed projects and a renewed interest in goals are creep...
by Julie Glover | Mar 30, 2020 | Inspiration, WriterStrong
Julie Glover Today is the day I’m supposed to publish a “Farewell, y’all!” message, as I’m stepping away from the Writers in the Storm hosting team after March. I started writing my So Long and Thanks for All the Fish post a while ago,...
by Guest Blogger | Mar 27, 2020 | Craft
Ellen Buikema Do you remember a time when you suffered from sensory overload? This happened to me at a SIGGRAPH Conference in Detroit, Michigan, my first and last computer graphics conference. I remember sitting in a large room in front of an enormous screen with no...
by Guest Blogger | Mar 25, 2020 | Craft, Lisa Hall Wilson
Lisa Hall-Wilson Writing emotional triggers, while optional, will take your writing to all-new levels of emotional connection for readers. This is a shortened sample lesson from my 5-week masterclass on writing in deep point of view. In my book Method Acting For...
by Guest Blogger | Mar 23, 2020 | Craft
Piper Bayard of Bayard & Holmes In Indie Publishing 101 – Part I, we discussed the shifting paradigm of the publishing world, what it takes to be an independent publisher, and how we produce quality, publish-ready manuscripts. In Part II of the series, we looked...
by Guest Blogger | Mar 20, 2020 | Author Marketing
Barbara Linn Probst Is there any writer who actually likes asking for blurbs? I suppose there is, but most of us wish we didn’t have to do it. We understand that it’s necessary—and we all like praise—but we cringe at having to ask for it. The question is how to...
by Julie Glover | Mar 18, 2020 | Julie Glover, Writer's Life, WriterStrong
Julie Glover So…Coronavirus. Whatever we’d originally planned to post today, it seemed like we should take a breather and just admit our current reality: COVID-19 has created unprecedented consequences and challenges. It’s rough out there. As of this...
by Guest Blogger | Mar 16, 2020 | Marketing, Self-Publishing
Piper Bayard of Bayard & Holmes In Indie Publishing 101—Part I, we discussed the shifting paradigm of the publishing world, what it takes to be an independent publisher, and how we produce quality, publish-ready manuscripts. Today, we will look at what is involved...
