Can You Play Bad Publisher Bingo? by Mary Calesto
Taking the research deeper may reveal things, but this initial sweep should weed out any of the obvious bad choices.
Writer's Fun Zone by Beth Barany
How to Get Writers to Think Like Entrepreneurs by Beth Barany
Enjoy my interview with George Meszaros, of Success Harbor, about how to help authors, specifically novelists, think like an entrepreneur. We are actually entrepreneurs, whether or not you’re independently published. Whether or not you’re...
Would You Go To Jail For Your Novel? by Carol Malone
We aren’t going to be able to do all our novel research on the internet. We have to get off our butts, climb out of our office chairs, pack a backpack, and leave the safety of our homes in order to get up-close-and-personal research for the sake of enriching our stories.
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,...
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.
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