Cover Reveal: Surrender To Temptation by E. B. Walters
Cover reveals are a great way to show and market your book. Here is E. B. Walters’ cover reveal for her Book Six of the Fitzgerald Family.
Writer's Fun Zone by Beth Barany
Fighting Writer Chaos by Linda Bell Brighton
After the first book of Sidonia The Sorceress Series, Wolgast Castle, was complete, I started on the second and came to a screaming halt. Was it Second Book Fears?
An Author’s Comfort Zone by Sharon Ledwith
This post could have also been dubbed ‘Balance 101 for Authors’. About sixteen months ago the first novel in my middle-grade/YA time travel series hit the cyber bookshelves. There was so much to do, and it felt like there wasn’t enough time to do everything.
Bare Bones: A Haunting Setting Game for Writers
This was the writing assignment that inspired my first published children’s story: Write a bare bones short story of 300 words or fewer. It will have a simple plot, almost no description, and two (exactly two) plot twists.
Scribe Supplies: Writerly Tools for Success: Revising Your Novel by Tiffany Turpin Johnson
Welcome back to Tiffany Turpin Johnson, a kidlit writer and editor whose monthly column, Scribe Supplies: Writerly Tools for Success, brings you the best in all types of tools for professional writers. Today she shares...
Don’t Start Your Writing Career Believing Falsehoods: Learn the Art of Writing by Carol Malone
I’ve been on a serious writing journey for awhile and just published my first eBook. While walking that path, I’ve discovered a lot of things about myself and the writing process.
Fiction Writers: Know Your Character’s Motivation, Or Else by Kay Keppler
We all have goals, especially on January 1. When the new year rolls around, everybody wants to lose weight, save more money, and go to the gym more often. Eighty percent of all people make those goals every year because we want to be healthier, happier, and more secure.
First Bestseller in a Weekend Program for Fiction Authors Scheduled
Alicia Dunams announces that her first Bestseller in a Weekend webinar for Fiction Authors will be held from October 25 to 27, 2013. This virtual online program is based on Dunams’ popular Bestseller in...
Motivation for Writers by Faith Van Horne
There are days I just don’t want to write. Actually, most days before I begin writing, it’s hard to pick up the pen (or put my fingers on the keyboard, depending on which stage of the writing process I’m in) and just go. I don’t want to. I’d rather distract myself with pointless internet surfing.
Guest Post: Feel Stuck in a Creative Rut? Find The Sacred in Every Day by Amanda Elo’esh
Start feeding the source that feeds you, and don’t stop. Don’t ever stop.
“Your novel would make a great movie! Why don’t you turn it into a screenplay?” by Jackie Blain
Have you heard someone say that about your work? Or maybe you’ve been thinking the same thing. So why not give it a try?
Guest Post: Let’s Get Together: Building a Cohesive Online Critique Group by Melinda Pierce
When I entered the realm of writing, I did so in secret. Concerned I’d be laughed at by family, friends and even my husband, I didn’t tell a soul.
Published and Printed: my book is real and my stories are in a newspaper! by Annmarie Miles
I decided at the beginning of 2013 that I would work hard on my writing, take it seriously and take every opportunity I could get.
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