Tips and Advice About Writing and Self-Publishing
Everyone loves book trailers and today’s guest blogger, Addison Brae offers tips on making yours perfect… What better way is there to bring your story to life than with film? That’s why we authors have trailers to promote our books. Book trailers take time, skill and money, and your approach can make or break your…
For this week’s prompt someone gets fired from their job. Is it your lead character who gets fired or does the firing? Why are they getting fired? Are they happy or sad because they love the job? If it’s your lead character who fires another character, have they done this before? Are they nervous or is…
If you remember my post about not being able to write after my father died, you’ll know that I struggled to get back to writing for almost a decade. The road back wasn’t easy. I did it in baby steps but when I was writing every day again, boy did it feel good. There…
This is Monday’s motivation is for everyone, but especially for anyone who’s taking part in the summer writing challenge. One think that helps us to achieve our goals is getting as specific as we can. So what’s your dream? Is it to actually start writing instead of just talking about it? Maybe it’s to write…
June 1st, half the year is almost done. What have you done to achieve your goals? Are you one step closer to realizing your dream? It’s one of the reasons I’ve decided on the summer writing retreat or should I say challenge? Three months to get a book started or finally finished. I’ll be telling…
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…
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Wednesday prompts hasn’t featured a photo prompt in a long time so I thought this week we’d use one. Here it is- Does the couple start a train journey? Are they returning from a journey? Have they only just met on the train? Will your story have a romance or mystery element to it?…
After sitting outside reading for most of Sunday afternoon, I came up with an idea for summer. Many people have an idea for a story, lots of people say they’re going to write a book, and yes, even published writers like myself, have unfinished manuscripts sitting on their computer(or gathering dust on a shelf).…
Less than a month ago it was too cold to write outside. Today it’s too hot. Am I too picky or what? This weekend, yes a long one, is predicted to be a scorcher with temps close to 100. Sounds like a good time to grab a good book and a very cold drink. Speaking…
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…
