Giveaways are a fun book marketing tool
That’s me excited about the giveaways I’m running right now! More about giveaways and how they can help you market and sell your books below. Here at Writer’s Fun Zone and the accompanying newsletter,...
Writer's Fun Zone by Beth Barany
Enter this Giveaway to win an Author Coaching session
In the spirit of writing conferences — I’ll be in San Antonio near the RWA conference from July 23 to July 26 — and the Christmas in July giveaway I’m doing on my author...
Planning Your Book by Kay Keppler
Novelists tend to fall into one of two camps: either they start their books knowing only one character, or a character’s name, and discover the plot and other characters as they write, or they do a 90-page outline with all the turning points and climaxes in place.
Using Fiction to Teach a Lesson by Connie Dunn
Actions often speak louder than words, especially when we are teaching about certain behaviors.
The Power of Compelling Characters in Your Novels
I’m currently teaching an online course on creating compelling characters for novelists via Outreach International, an RWA (Romance Writers of America) chapter. I’m really enjoying teaching this class and so am turning it into a...
Take a Break From Your Writing
I’m all for being focused on your writing, being disciplined, having a plan. And of course having goals. But sometimes you need to take a break. I don’t know about you, but I find...
Love to read fiction? We need you. Looking for Beta Readers for a WWII Novel
Beta Readers Requested I’m an author’s coach, helping novelists write, publish, and market their books. To that end, I’m looking for beta readers for one of my client’s novels. THE REQUEST: This is a...
Facing Up to Our Insecurities by Author Annmarie Miles
It’s time to take internet security into our own hands, and start to inbox a bit cleverer.
Perspective: Pointing the Way to Story by Kay Keppler
Part of craft is choosing from which perspective, or point of view, you tell your story. Your choices are first, second, or third person (limited or omniscient). Each has its strengths and drawbacks. Well, okay, second person has no strengths, only drawbacks, unless you’re writing how-to manuals. In that case, carry on. Fiction people, you have choices to make.
Interview with an Expert on Blogging & Blog Tours… to Improve Your Promotional Platform & Sell More Books!
You probably already know that you can improve your promotional platform and/or sell more books if: * You post questions/comments on other people’s websites or blogs * You get other people talking about you and your...
SHOW vs TELL – What the he … heck? by Author Carol Malone
When editors and critiquers first started reading through my precious manuscripts, I got a lot of “Show, don’t tell,” scrawled across my pages in blood-red ink. And of course, I thought, What the h@#l. What does “Show don’t tell” mean? No one explained it precisely, they all expected me to glean the meaning from the insufficient information they didn’t bother to offer me.
Build Compelling Characters for Readers to Fall in Love With
Build Compelling Characters Our job as novelists is to create characters that our readers love. Or love to hate. Or want to be. Or want to jump into bed with. Our characters need to...
Writer Envy by Annmarie Miles
I cheer and whoop and holler for other writers’ success; and when I do, I mean it. I genuinely mean it. But I find myself constantly comparing myself to others and how they are doing. Social media doesn’t help with that. Knowing how many followers and likes and comments etc that others have can give me a false sense of triumph and needless disappointment.
Amazon and Twitter Make it Easier to Buy Books via #AmazonCart by Scott Lorenz
The way it works is that whenever anyone sees a tweet containing a product on Amazon and wants to purchase they simply reply and type the hashtag #AmazonCart and the product is automatically and seamlessly added to their shopping cart on their Amazon account.
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