How to Choose a Trademark by Kelley Way
Choosing a trademark to represent your business can be tricky — especially if you want to call your business something other than your own name. Here are a few pointers to get you started.
Writer's Fun Zone by Beth Barany
How to Spot a Professional Cover Designer: Introduction & Industry Standards by Mary Neighbour
Arguably the most difficult part for an author in choosing a cover designer is to adopt an objective viewpoint.
How do you win as a writer? by Beth Barany
How do you win as a writer? It may not be what you think. It’s not about comparing yourself to other writers. It’s not about being miserable and too busy. It is about setting...
Freewriting: Looping Through the Summer by Nevada McPherson
Freewriting helps to break through the inertia of staring at a blank page or screen, and it serves its purpose in propelling me forward.
How to Spot a Professional Editor: Questions to Ask Your Editor before Hiring by Mary Neighbour
To help you determine whether a freelancer is a professional—and whether she’s got the right experience for your book—you need to ask her questions to assess her level of experience and expertise, because you cannot spot a true professional just by looking at her.
Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda: What I wished I’d done differently By Keri Kruspe
Now that Keri Kruspe has gotten more than six months of being an indie author under her belt, she takes a step back to see what (if anything) she would have done differently to start her publishing career.
How to Ride That Wave: Story Inspiration is Everywhere
Recently I shared about the Mythulu cards I’ve recently started using for story inspiration and I LOVE them. Several of you told me of decks you use that inspire you with your fiction. So cool! I hadn’t heard...
Deep Reading: Books Are Our Friends by Catharine Bramkamp
We, as writers and artists, need to return to reading material that requires a bit more effort than watching cute cat videos. Okay, a lot more effort. Why? I’ll tell you…
Amazing July Sale for Fiction Writers!
It’s a sale! July 14th is the 11th anniversary of my business helping writers. I chose July 14th to file for a city business license on purpose, as I’m a Francophile and have lived...
How to Spot a Professional Editor: Telltale Signs That Your Editor Is a Professional by Mary Neighbour
Because a professional editor needs to know a great deal about the minutia of words, sentences, paragraphs, and storytelling, there are countless ways to spot a professional.
On Your Character’s Motivation (GMC: Goal, Motivation, and Conflict, The ABCs of Writing) by Tinthia Clemant
Welcome to Tinthia Clemant’s second post in her three-part series on Goal, Motivation, and Conflict — The ABCs of Writing. This one focuses on your character’s motivation.
Story Inspiration from Mythulu Cards by Beth Barany
A few weeks back a writing friend of mine told me about this new deck for story tellers she heard mentioned on a writers podcast: Mythulu. And I am so excited to tell you...
How to Spot a Professional Editor: Editing Terms You’ll Want To Know by Mary Neighbour
Editing Terms – Knowing the lingo can help writers understand the business and the goals of editing. Most authors are aware that editing entails several levels of attention and engagement. You likely are already familiar with these various stages of editing:
Change The Story, Change The World
There’s no question in my mind that when we change the story we tell ourselves, we can change the world. That’s why for the last three years I’ve volunteered at Reel Stories, a media...
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