Tips and Advice About Writing and Self-Publishing
Today, author Tory Richards shares with you her personal journey to authorship…. Write about what you know. Heard that saying before? Well, it wasn’t much, and it certainly wouldn’t have held reader’s interests. I began writing when I was ten, on notebook paper. How much could a ten year old know, and especially about…
Read more Personal Thoughts on Being a Writer with Tory Richards
While the books on my shelves come and go, there are three that are keepers. All three have the same author, Peter Bowerman. I’ve never grown tired of reading them. In fact, I’ve read them countless times and always find other tip or hint I’d missed before. If you’ve ever thought about switching to commercial freelance writing, Peter’s the guy…
Some people have asked me how I managed to write a book a month. I told them I was inspired by two of my fellow Evernight Publishing authors I’m about to introduce you to one of them through this interview. Say hello to Jenika Snow. I never knew how many words Jenika wrote per day…
Authors should never stop learning (at least that’s what I think). and last year I bought a copy of a book called Take Off Your Pants. Now if you’re puzzled by the title let me say it’s all about plotting and it’s one of the best I’ve ever read on the topic. I enjoyed…
Read more Take Off Your Pants-An Interview with Libbie Hawker
I’m happy to announce my author interviews are back and if you’re a fan of cozy mysteries my first interviewee needs no introduction. She’s topped the bestseller lists on both Amazon and USA Today. Say hello to Dianne Harman… This Writer’s Life (TWL)-You’ve had lots of careers, art appraiser, yoga instructor…what made you one…
Read more An Interview with USA Today Bestselling Author Dianne Harman
Doing research for your book can be a chore or it can be fun but as today’s guest blogger tells us, it has to be done right… Many memes are doing the rounds on the internet that poke fun at the research habits of writers. For most of them, the punch-line is…
Here’s author Daryl Devore with some self editing tips we can all use… You’ve written a book – a chapter – a scene – congratulations. Now let’s do a little clean up. First off – don’t be hard on yourself. Everyone makes mistakes. And quite often they are silly little mistakes. So allow yourself to…
Please welcome new author Peter Perrin who tells us how he creates his characters… The first thing I should say about how I create my characters is that this is all very new to me and I’m not sure my method will work for everybody. It is all new because I only had my first…
Are you thinking about writing a series? If so, today’s guest blogger, Caroline Clemmons, has some tips for you. Don’t you love to read a series and revisit favorite characters while meeting new ones? Most of my books are part of a series. Not only do I enjoy reading them, I love writing a series. Where…
Did you hate grammar at school? Today’s guest blogger Viviana MacKade tells us it’s even worse when English isn’t your first language. My love for writing sways from absolute thrill for a new idea and all the pre-writing work to the hatred first draft. Still, I love it. All of it. Does…
Read more Guest Blogger Viviana MacKade-A non-English native writer nightmare: grammar.
