My Very Personal Rant/Share
First attempt at posting my video rant… in which I share about my hands, actually show them, and say, “Stop that.” 🙂
Writer's Fun Zone by Beth Barany
Graduation 2014: Life-Long Learning for a Full Life by Margaret A. Nystrom, M.A.T.
The life-long journey of thinking, discovering, imagining, creating, evolving, and challenging yourself as a person and a writer, colors and enriches our experiences, and also our writing
Celebrate Endings & Prepare for What’s Next
May 29, 2014 Hello my friends! My newsletter service is glitching so I’m sharing my newsletter here! Here we focus on creating fiction and sharing it with the world, because when we travel into...
Why Choosing to Be Visible Makes You Vulnerable and a Better Writer by Author Vangile Makwakwa
As I grew older I learned to control my visibility – I was visible and outspoken at school, when I knew it would be most valued. But I was never visible when it really mattered – in relationships or in my writing. Being invisible kept me safe. Being invisible kept me safe from criticism and rejection.
How Can You Become An Author? Q&A with a College Student
Alex B. for his college Composition 1 class asked me these questions on how to become an author. Thanks Alex! Hope you get a good grade on your paper! 1. How can you become...
On Enneagrams for Writers by Carol Malone
We make them like us. We give them personalities with strengths and flaws. Sometimes we need to give them, “fatal” flaws. Having these fatal flaws cause conflict.
Story Beginnings by Kay Keppler
Hooking that reader with an intriguing opening is critical, especially if that reader is unfamiliar with your work. Many books have well-established ways of opening. Authors, like chess masters, can choose familiar opening gambits that help readers feel comfortable while establishing the story, stirring interest, and starting the action. You might want to think about launching your story with one of these familiar types of openings.
Writers, Build Your Business the Right-Brain Way by Beth Barany
Blog tour stop! I’m excited to present to you my coach’s newest book, Building Your Business the Right-Brain Way by Jennifer Lee. I’m doing a giveaway for a signed copy of her book. For details,...
Capturing Ideas by Author Annmarie Miles
I’m constantly gathering short phrases, jotting down ideas, even drawing sketches – and I’m no artist. It’s all fodder for stories and blog posts; most of it won’t be used, but in there somewhere there’s always a nugget I can work on.
Authors: Get Bloggers to Promote Your Book By Scott Lorenz
Finding a blogger who interviews authors in your genre and particular topic allows you to reach your target niche.
3 Essential Tips to Running Your Own Blog Tour [Updated]
As an author, it is important to get the word out about your book. Often, authors, together with their publisher or on their own, will set up a book tour in which they visit...
Six Games to Play With Reality and Your Readers by Wyatt Bessing
I dedicate this month’s column to Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who passed away this month at the age of 87. The master and popularizer of a narrative mode called magical realism, Marquez artfully blends the fantastic and the real into a tapestry from which both fantasy and reality are inextricable.
Ready to Quit? Five Steps to Do It Right by Margaret A. Nystrom, M.A.T.
Here are five steps to help get your mojo back, or to quit without the guilt.
3 Benefits of a Writing Group & a Contest
There are lots of benefits of being in a writing group and Ezra and I share 3 tips here! I actually don’t want to reveal the tips; I watch you to watch the video!...
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