Why Writers Need to Use Pinterest
Many writers look at me funny when I encourage them to get on Pinterest. They don’t see the connection. They write fiction. How can a picture-oriented site help them grow their audience?
Category: Writing Tips
Tying the Muse to the Chair by Laura Bickle
There are a lot of writers who have healthy relationships with their muses. They take their muses out on coffee dates and have long conversations at the beach while holding hands.
Tips for Writing Literotica
This past December, Fifty Shades of Grey was named as England’s Book of the Year. I’ll pause for reaction. Right. A book that while many may have enjoyed, was actually horribly written. The editing was non-existent, the plot and character development was horrendously flawed, and the repetition, my God, was frankly, just too much. But it won anyway and has also been recognized as the UK’s best selling book. They have J.K. Rowling and Charles Dickens, but yet, Fifty Shades of Grey still tops out.
Nobody Cares What Your Book is About: How to Write a Book Trailer Script by Ezra Barany
Welcome back to our weekly posts from bestselling author and book marketing consultant, Ezra Barany. Yes, and he’s my husband. This article on how to draft a book trailer script is also one of...
Write About Now: Your Thoughts on What’s Going on in the World by Annmarie Miles
If you’re stuck for subject matter to blog about, just take a look around and see what’s going on in the world.
Healthy Writers Club: Write to Live, Live to Write
Inspired by Josh Clark’s article on the site, coolrunning.com, I’ve been doing a Couch-to-5K training since Oct 2012. About weekly I share my Exercise Log to stay accountable to my commitment to my health and...
Best Selling Children Authors that Started by Self-Publishing by Maria Hughes
However, the competitive market is driving down costs and more children could be getting e-readers which would certainly lead to an increase of sales. This is promising for children’s book authors looking to get their stories out, and here are some well-known authors who either got their start with self-publishing or are turning to it.
Healthy Writers Club: Exercising During the Holidays
Log for the Healthy Writers Club: Saturday, Dec. 8th: Walked in my neighborhood, using Week #4 on the Couch-to-5K training. In the hills; hard on my heel. Wednesday, Dec.19th: Capoiera: Even though I didn’t feel...
Plan, Plunge, or Review: How do you prepare for the New Year?
Writers, I like to plunge ahead into my year, launching new projects, or continue old ones. One of the things I’m not inclined to do is look back at the year and review it. But I...
Chance Encounters in Your Fictional World: A Writing Game of Story Discovery by Wyatt Bessing
Over the holiday season, we all find it difficult to slow down and find time to write. When we do find the time, we have to resist the impulse to rush and fulfill word counts or time quotas without truly investing ourselves in the sensory and emotional work necessary for good writing.
Artist Entrepreneur: Q for Questions— The Artist’s Alphabet Guide to Writing About Your Art by Aletta de Wal
Quite simply because questions in the minds of your audience are the basis for all of your spoken and written marketing conversations. Think about the last purchase you made of something you’d never bought before and where there was a lot of choice and price range.
The Author Entrepreneurship Magazine Dec 2012 issue is here: Get yours today!
Welcome to the December 2012 issue of the Author Entrepreneurship Magazine! Changes are here! We are now the Author Entrepreneurship Magazine, to serve you better! I created this magazine to help authors create sustainable and successful careers....
Dealing with Winter Blues by Faith Van Horne
I feel like it’s all I can do to haul myself out of bed and do the minimum of day job work without pounding donuts all day.
A Wish List for Perfect Days by Michael Larsen
If your days were perfect, what would they be like?
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