Show Your Work by Catharine Bramkamp
Let’s welcome back monthly columnist Catharine Bramkamp as she shares with us “Show Your Work. For many people creating a story, your own or a client’s is like recording a geometry theorem.
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Thank you to our Writer’s Fun Zone Guest Writers of 2018
As part of my wrap up for 2018, I want to thank all my Writer’s Fun Zone guest writers for past year. Thank you! Thank you for your sharing your passion with us! I’ve...
How Authors Can Market And Promote Themselves Online by Victoria Greene
Some ‘old school’ authors may cling to the old adage, ‘let the writing speak for itself,’ but nowadays, it is pretty much universally accepted that authors need to maintain an internet presence to be noticed.
Are You Out Of Focus? by Carol Malone
I was cleaning off all my emails the other day when I was suddenly struck with the number of emails I receive from my favorite writing gurus and educators. I subscribed to a variety of them and the glut of email messages they send me on any given day is overwhelming.
The Place is the Thing by Nevada McPherson
I’ve written a few times about what inspires me and asked what inspires you in your writing. One thing I keep coming back to are places that inspire my stories and characters.
Book Publicity Idea: Link Your Book to Holidays and Special Events By Scott Lorenz Westwind Communications
One creative way to get publicity for your book is to tie it to a holiday or special event. You’ll be able to reach out to the media who often need a ‘reason’ to showcase your book right now. Furthermore you may be able to reach your audience on a more personal level by promoting your book alongside a national holiday, theme month, or cause. There are thousands of holidays that celebrate various concepts as well as traditional holidays that can be used to market your book; you just have to find them.
“You Talkin’ To Me?” You Wanna Write Great Dialogue? By Carol Malone
“Dialogue should be active, develops characters and create moods in the scene,” Karl Igelsias said, screenwriter, script doctor and consultant, “Dialogue is the first thing a publisher will look for.” In other words, don’t fill up your book with page after page of narrative. Give your reader highly charged dialogue and they will thank you for it.
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...
The Game of Playful Personification by Wyatt Bessing
In fiction, inanimate objects are seldom truly inanimate.
The Lucky 7: Favorite Writing Guides of 2013 by Tiffany Turpin Johnson
Each year hordes of guidebooks are released from traditional and indie publishers alike, not to mention all of the self-published titles out there, and it can be difficult to sort through for the ones that are really worth your time. If 2013 raced by too quickly for you to catch them all, never fear—I’ve done the legwork for you. Below is my list of favorite writing-oriented guidebooks released last year.
How to Stop Sabotaging Your Success As a Writer by Vangile Makwakwa
I have this awesome talent to sabotage relationships and great career opportunities just as they turn into success.
Adventures of an Author: Truths Learned as I Started My Writing Career by Carol Malone
When I placed my feet on the path of writing, I surrounded myself with teachers who were further ahead and could reach behind and pull me along.
Writing Historical Fiction by Linda Bell Brighton
Only then did I discover the question sleeping in my subconscious all the time: What if witches really did exist?
Best Selling Children Authors that Started by Self-Publishing by Maria Hughes
However, the competitive market is driving down costs and more children could be getting e-readers which would certainly lead to an increase of sales. This is promising for children’s book authors looking to get their stories out, and here are some well-known authors who either got their start with self-publishing or are turning to it.
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