A Self-Coaching Guide to Help You Write Your Own Book
Attention: This is only for people who want to write a book! The Writer’s Adventue Guide is FREE on the Kindle from Wednesday, June 13 through Sunday, June 17th, my bday! *** About...
Writer's Fun Zone by Beth Barany
Using Real People in Stories – Part 1
One of the more frequent questions I am asked is whether an author can use a person’s name, life story, or attributes in his or her novel. It’s a thorny issue, which is not surprising when a person’s reputation, privacy, and/or identity is involved. To make matters worse, there are few, if any, federal laws on this subject, so what claims an angry plaintiff can pursue, and the nature of those claims, will vary from state to state.
Rewriting the Publishing Dream, Guest Post by Karen Lenfestey
What does it take to be a successful author? It may not be what you think. Here’s the story from guest columnist, Karen Lenfestey, author of A Sister’s Promise.
Artist Entrepreneur: L for Lessons— The Artist’s Alphabet Guide to Writing About Your Art by Aletta de Wal
One of my clients recently asked me to help her design a series of classes about a watercolor technique she has developed for beginners. My work with her inspired this post. I highly recommend starting with a mind map to help you select what you want to convey in your course. Here’s an example the ‘big picture’ visual draft I created that you can use to write your own class designs and get the word out to potential students.
Fee-Based Contests are NOT Writing Scams
Is having to pay a fee to be a part of a writing contest a scam? The answer is not what you think. The reality is that you need to consider the purpose of the contest and the purpose for entering the contest.
7 Rocks to Being an Author of a Bestseller
Say you have a jar full of rocks, pebbles, and sand. Each rock, pebble, and grain of sand represents a step you can take to being a bestselling author, a full jar. Some steps take more time than others, some cost more money to do, but time and money are not a reflection of the size of the stones. Instead, the size refers to how effective each step is in reaching your goal. If you only have the time and money to put in 7 things, doesn’t it make sense that you should focus on the ones that are large rocks instead of the tiny pebbles?
Creating Time
People used to be tied to things like families, communities, rituals, worship, curiosity, and beauty. Now we are tied to schedules, watches, datebooks, computers, and keeping up with the latest gadgets that start with i. It seems like time is going by faster than ever these days, and we’re all exhaustively trying to find, chase, save, and manage time.
Writer’s Adventure Guide Giveaway
Check out my new giveaway … Attention: This is only for people who want to write a book! Or are writing a book! The Writer’s Adventue Guide is FREE on the Kindle from Wednesday, June...
Avoid Construction Accidents: Building Book Structure One Scene at a Time
Let’s say that you know who your story’s characters are, and you know what they’ll be doing—you have a plot. Now it’s time to write your story. And like many writers, you’ll be sitting there in front of your keyboard and monitor, staring at a blank page, and sweating blood. Where to begin?
How to Edit My Book
A lot of authors that wonder how to edit their book think there must be some system all the great authors use for editing, when the reality is each author is different. For example, I have my own unique set of frequent writing flaws, so I have my own way to edit my book. You’ll need to come up with a system of self-editing that’s tailored to your own writing needs.
Instead of telling you how to edit your novel, I’m going to give you tips on how to create your own system of editing.
What if you knew you couldn’t fail?
What if you knew you couldn’t fail? I’m plagued with the vague notion that I’ve failed already. But let’s just say for kicks that I hadn’t failed and I couldn’t fail. What would I...
Increase Your Book Sales with Anthology Submissions
Many authors think getting their work published in an anthology is great for visibility. They’re right. But not for the reason they think. If you self-publish, you then tell all your friends and family about the book. But with an anthology, you now have all the contributing authors tell all their friends and all their families about the book. The amount of people who hear about the anthology and see your published name can be ten times as many!
Making the Most of Your Tumblelog
Welcome guest columnist, Karma Bennett, Publicist, Social Media Consultant and Writer. When I met Karma recently at a meeting for book publicists and those interested in book publicity (like me!) I was struck by...
Is Tumblr Right For Your Book?
Is Tumblr Right For Your Book? Tumblr is the original microblog. It’s a fantastic resource for authors, and much easier to use than other blogging platforms like Wordpress and Blogger.
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