I know if we put as much effort into balancing the rest of the significant areas of our lives with our passion for writing, we’ll not only be terrific authors and leaders in the field, we’ll be more likeable, grounded, healthy, financially savvy, relaxed and happy. And shouldn’t that be the goal of our writing, to feel marvelously amazing? I know that’s my goal.
As we discussed the story problems, it became more clear that (at least some of) my problems stemmed from my heroine’s being too action-oriented and not detail-oriented enough. She was acting like a CIA clandestine operator, not a desk jockey bound by reports.
I started blogging about writing and fitness because I found that I felt most complete when I was active both creatively and physically.
Admit it: you kinda like being snowed in. We live fast-paced lives that sometimes move even faster when we leave our day jobs at night and take on the duties of our families and homes, so it can be nice to have a forced break from the daily grind.
As we caught up on each other’s lives, many of my cousins were surprised to learn I was a published author. Their initial reaction was unexceptional.“I didn’t know you were a writer! How long have you’ve been writing?”
So you finally did it. You just typed your last sentence on your first novel and the cursor silently blinks on next to the words “el fin”
Have been pondering a lot (but not writing a lot) lately, about how hard it is to write when you are in pain.
book marketing / Book Promotion / Writing Tips
by Beth Barany · Published February 7, 2014 · Last modified January 30, 2014
Recently on LinkedIn, J.D. Gershbein, a global speaker and social branding specialist, raised the question, “Does a numbered step approach to titling a book have a positive effect on sales?”
Many people work hard on their style of writing in the hopes of one day being published. Although many of these people do so for the glamour and royalties, most write because they have a story to tell.
You could just launch into writing, but three steps in preparation will help you focus your writing.
Stuck with your writing? Don’t know what to do next? Out of creative options?
In fiction, inanimate objects are seldom truly inanimate.
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.
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