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.
Writer's Fun Zone by Beth Barany
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!...
Join Us for the Book Marketing Challenge – Here’s Your Free Access Pass
Are you an author, speaker, coach, or entrepreneur with a message to share? Would you like the inside scoop on the current book marketing trends and technologies? Are you interested in gaining exposure for...
Raising Your Story’s Stakes by Kay Keppler
As in a game, readers want to know what’s at stake. Is it life? Love? Friendship? Money? The ranch? The locket? Readers have to know what your hero or heroine will gain or lose in the story
Your Family Memoir Needs a Larger Context by Denis Ledoux
Please join me in welcoming memoir writer, Denis Ledoux, as he explains the pleasure associated with ghostwriting as an artist to create a living history that has style and deep, family meaning. Enjoy! ***...
What I wished I’d learned first by novelist, Carol Malone
Today we welcome back our adventurous novelist, Carol Malone. She’ll be telling us about her “Ah-Ha” moment and give us tips on how to find what workshops stimulate the writing process, and what books...
Novelists, A Key to Success
Novelist, here’s an important key to our success. We creatives have a tendency to always be looking ahead — to the next book, the next task — but when we do that, we may...
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