A well published path paved with gold? Maybe… Graphic courtesy freedigitalphotos.net In this age of DIY publishing and so many choices (more each day), the hard truth is that anyone with a keyboard can jump online and publish a “book.”
Famous Writer Insults! (Infographic)
Our thanks to “Aussie Writer” Amy Cowen for this amusing infographic! While we don’t encourage insulting fellow writers these days, you’ll enjoy the clever quips from those who have. All through history, many of the most famous writers were brutally
Forced to Self-Edit? This Tool May Be Your New Best Friend
Every writer needs an editor. If you want to be taken seriously as an author, there’s just no way around it. A good editor will strengthen your work and find the errors that you’re too close to see. I’ve spent
New Launch of WriterPitch.com
Thanks to author and WriterPitch.com creator Samantha Fountain for this guest post — looks like a VERY fun site for writers and agents (and sneak peeks for readers, too!) There’s not another industry that has a community that takes care
Marketing, Advertising, & Public Relations: Can You Have One & Not the Others??
Thanks to book publicist Claire McKinney for this guest post! Although we are a consumer-driven economy and the competition for customers is fierce, most of us probably don’t know what is actually entailed in reaching a customer base. There are two major
Marketing, Advertising, & Public Relations: Can You Have One & Not the Others??
Thanks to book publicist Claire McKinney for this guest post! Although we are a consumer-driven economy and the competition for customers is fierce, most of us probably don’t know what is actually entailed in reaching a customer base. There are two major
What’s a Twitter Fiction Festival?
May 11-15, 2015 are the dates for this year’s Twitter Fiction Festival, sponsored by AAP, Penguin Random House and Twitter. Margaret Atwood, Jackie Collins and Chuck Wendig are among many authors taking part in the unique virtual event. Each author is assigned