I’m always on the lookout for up-to-date real-world information on how to be successful as an author. When I was approached with the opportunity to be a part of the Children’s Book Mastery Summit...
Writer’s Adventure Guide Suggested Reading List From The Writer’s Adventure Guide MYTH AND THE HERO’S JOURNEY Campbell, Joseph. The Hero With a Thousand Faces Campbell, Joseph. The Power of Myth Estés, Clarissa Pinkola. Women...
I am the ghost of a thought, a shadow seen from the corner of your eye. Between One Thought and Another: A Writer’s Muse by Amber Lea Starfire
In the New Year, now is a good time to take a post holiday review. Pull out your journal and use these questions as prompts, by novelist and writing teacher, Catharine Bramkamp.
Get your editorial calendar organized with tips, resources, and guidelines from novelist and social media manager Willow Woodford.
by Guest Contributor · Published December 26, 2019 · Last modified December 18, 2019
An overview of medium.com to help you decide if this is an avenue to explore. Medium.com can help novelists grow their following and get comfortable blogging.
All our books are on sale on Smashwords, December 25, 2019 through January 1, 2020 — Ezra’s* and mine. Go here to check out my fiction: YA Fantasy, Henrietta The Dragon Slayer series (3...
Kat Vellos, author of the upcoming book We Should Get Together: The Secret to Cultivating Better Friendships, shares big lessons learned during her self-publishing journey.
Please welcome guest columnist Chris Hauty to our Featured Q&A series at Writer’s Fun Zone. Enjoy!
The U.S. of House of Representatives has recently voted to approve the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019, or the CASE Act for short. This bill, if passed into law, would create a small claims court specifically for copyright infringement cases.
Plot isn’t just what happens. Each scene must be connected to the next by cause and effect. The action of the second scene is a consequence of the action in the first. Here’s what we mean…
by Guest Contributor · Published December 16, 2019 · Last modified December 11, 2019
Dialogue is more than characters talking about the plot of your story. Good dialogue makes your story come alive. Check out these rules for writing punchy dialogue by Terry Tierney, novelist and poet.
Novelist Keri Kruspe shares about cybercrime, especially in regards to your bank account or credit cards, and especially about phishing and ransomware.
This holiday season remember to gift yourself three important writer’s gifts and you’ll be glad you did. Fiction author, Nevada McPherson shares how to give these important gifts to yourself.
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