by Guest Blogger | Mar 13, 2020 | Craft, Self-Publishing
Piper Bayard “Writing is an art, but publishing is a business.”~ Piper Bayard of Bayard & Holmes That may be a grim thought to us artists, but it is true, nonetheless. We write for different reasons—fun, therapy, journaling, therapy, to master a skill, to be part...
by Guest Blogger | Mar 11, 2020 | Blogging Guests, Writer's Life
Colleen M. Story Image by Free_Photos from Pixabay Let’s face it: time management is a must for writers today. Not only must we find a way to fit writing into our lives, but we also have to figure out how to market our books and build our platforms. All told, writing...
by John Peragine | Mar 9, 2020 | Author Marketing, John Peragine, Self-Publishing
John Peragine It is a golden light shining in the distance, that day we can finally say to family and friends that our book is a bestseller. We have made it, right? That’s it, the academy award for our hard labor. But what does it mean? Readers and those in the...
by Julie Glover | Mar 6, 2020 | Craft, Inspiration, Julie Glover
Julie Glover Podcasts have grown a lot since their inception in 2004. According to Edison Research, as of 2019, fifty-one percent of Americans over age 12 have ever listened to a podcast, with 32% having listened in the prior month and 22% in the prior week. I suspect...
by Guest Blogger | Mar 4, 2020 | Craft
Eldred “Bob” Bird I liken the writing process to using different boxes of crayons. Remember when you were a kid and got the big sixty-four color pack with the sharpener in the bottom? You could draw whole worlds in amazing detail with the color palette provided by...
by Guest Blogger | Mar 2, 2020 | Author Marketing, Penny Sansevieri
Penny Sansevieri Image by sdecoret from DepositPhotos Vanishing Amazon reviews have become a consistent part of being an author. It’s a sadly popular problem, and my blog posts that focus on this issue are still some of our highest viewed. Many authors still struggle...
by Guest Blogger | Feb 28, 2020 | Writer's Life, WriterStrong
by Ellen Buikema There are times I’m absolutely certain of the characters’ surroundings, the shape of the scene crystalizes in my mind and I can write it all in one sitting. Don’t you love those times? But there are moments when that just ain’t happenin’....
by Kris Maze | Feb 26, 2020 | Craft, Self-Publishing
by Kris Maze How does one become a superstar editor? Or even just a better self-editor? Take a class? Get a coach? Getting an editor job takes years of study and experience, but if your goal is to strengthen your manuscript and to gain satisfaction from growing...
by Guest Blogger | Feb 24, 2020 | Craft, WriterStrong
by Tiffany Yates Martin Imagine you’ve been given a fabulous vacation—a trip to Bali, a luxury cruise of the Nordic countries, an adventure vacation across Asia, an African safari. The only catch is that you have to go with a pre-selected travel companion, and you...
by Guest Blogger | Feb 21, 2020 | Barbara Linn Probst, Craft
by Barbara Linn Probst The question of likability, especially for female protagonists, is a topic that’s sparked heated debate. Male protagonists have, traditionally, had an easier time of it. There have been rascals and rogues as well as knights. For every Atticus...
