Rewriting the Publishing Dream, Guest Post by Karen Lenfestey
What does it take to be a successful author? It may not be what you think. Here’s the story from guest columnist, Karen Lenfestey, author of A Sister’s Promise.
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Artist Entrepreneur: L for Lessons— The Artist’s Alphabet Guide to Writing About Your Art by Aletta de Wal
One of my clients recently asked me to help her design a series of classes about a watercolor technique she has developed for beginners. My work with her inspired this post. I highly recommend starting with a mind map to help you select what you want to convey in your course. Here’s an example the ‘big picture’ visual draft I created that you can use to write your own class designs and get the word out to potential students.
Creating Time
People used to be tied to things like families, communities, rituals, worship, curiosity, and beauty. Now we are tied to schedules, watches, datebooks, computers, and keeping up with the latest gadgets that start with i. It seems like time is going by faster than ever these days, and we’re all exhaustively trying to find, chase, save, and manage time.
Writer’s Adventure Guide Giveaway
Check out my new giveaway … Attention: This is only for people who want to write a book! Or are writing a book! The Writer’s Adventue Guide is FREE on the Kindle from Wednesday, June...
Avoid Construction Accidents: Building Book Structure One Scene at a Time
Let’s say that you know who your story’s characters are, and you know what they’ll be doing—you have a plot. Now it’s time to write your story. And like many writers, you’ll be sitting there in front of your keyboard and monitor, staring at a blank page, and sweating blood. Where to begin?
What if you knew you couldn’t fail?
What if you knew you couldn’t fail? I’m plagued with the vague notion that I’ve failed already. But let’s just say for kicks that I hadn’t failed and I couldn’t fail. What would I...
Making the Most of Your Tumblelog
Welcome guest columnist, Karma Bennett, Publicist, Social Media Consultant and Writer. When I met Karma recently at a meeting for book publicists and those interested in book publicity (like me!) I was struck by...
Is Tumblr Right For Your Book?
Is Tumblr Right For Your Book? Tumblr is the original microblog. It’s a fantastic resource for authors, and much easier to use than other blogging platforms like Wordpress and Blogger.
Artist Entrepreneur: K for Kickstarter — The Artist’s Alphabet Guide to Writing About Your Art by Aletta de Wal
Kickstarter is the entrepreneurial artist’s equivalent of venture capitalists, only better. Their tagline, “A new way to fund & follow creativity,” describes crowd-sourcing money and encouragement through “a unique all-or-nothing funding method where projects must be fully-funded or no money changes hands.”
Plot: It’s What Happens after the Shower
Everybody knows what plot is, right? It’s action. Action drives stories. Without action, without plot, you’ve got no story. Simple. But not all actions are equal. For actions to be plot, they must have consequences. Actions without consequences are setting or description.
The Problem With Writing Erotica
The problem with writing erotica is trying to come up with a compelling plot. I’m not talking about erotic romance or erotic suspense or any sub genre of erotica, I’m talking purely about straight erotica. When writing erotica, sex must be the integral part of the storyline. Sex is what tells the tale, what makes our characters evolve, and what delivers the…ahem…climax at the end.
Artist Entrepreneur: Career Tips for Authors
Those who have the most powerful visions for their work, passion, persistence, determination, resilience and focus are the ones who bring it about. Decide who you want to become. Here are three ways to focus your time and energy so that you are not sitting around waiting for the book sales to come in.
How to Register a Copyright
I’ve been asked several times to help someone register his or her copyright. At the risk of inciting the wrath of my fellow copyright attorneys, I’ll put in print what I’ve told these people: while I’m happy to do so, you don’t need an attorney to file a copyright.
When You Find Yourselves Blocked, Add Some Play!
Being a writer isn’t easy! You are in front of the computer for hours typing away, creating amazing pieces for your audiences to read. I know there are moments where it can be frustrating and you can get writer’s block. Instead of stepping away from the piece you are creating, you may sit there staring at the screen, pulling your hair out and angry with yourself.
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