Author-Entrepreneur: Focus on What Matters
I don’t know about you guys, but I have been so distracted by all the conversations I’ve been having: on Facebook, on Twitter, on my online community for writers, We Write Books, through email,...
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INDIE AUTHORS: What Are the Top 10 Tips to Successful Self-Publishing?
Welcome to our weekly installment on how to create your indie author success! This week I have a guest post from an award-winning author, Suzanne Tyrpak. Her latest book, Vestal Virgin, a historical thriller...
CRAFT: Do You Get the Message?
Welcome to the another article in the Craft series, this one by Bobbye Terry, a frequent guest columnist at the Writer’s Fun Zone. ^*^ Do You Get the Message? Theme is one of the...
Author-Entrepreneurs: Have You Had A Break Lately?
This post is #4 in a series on Artist Entrepreneur Success on what it takes to succeed in business as an author-entrepreneur. Rest to fill the well. Yes, my dears — step away from the computer and get away from the desk.
Spark Your Creativity with the 5 Senses: Listen!
This is #2 in a series of articles on Creativity and Inspiration for Writers. Tips shared here are inspired by my ebook, Overcome Writer’s Block, and will soon also be part of a course at We Write Books community. How can we be a better writers? We can step away from the words and dive into our primal sense of listening!
CRAFT: A Good Book is in the Details
As I stated in yesterday’s post, many of us read to escape. As authors it’s our job to provide that escape to our readers. Many authors get caught up in telling the reader about an experience. But actually what creates the experience of escape is allowing us to feel the story.
5 Ways to Master Your Inner Critic
Do you ever wonder if your inner critic will leave you alone? You know the voice I mean. The one who always tells you that what you write is shlock and sounds like your 9th grade writing teacher. (Okay, that’s what my inner critic often sounds like.) She or he tells you that your grammar is all wrong, that you’ve made a poor word choice, or that you topic is just so unoriginal and uninspiring.
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