For nearly ten years it’s been my dream to see a first-rate publishing conference produced in Charleston, SC. It’s a wonderful city for writers, and the southeast is becoming a real hub of publishing in this brave new digital era,
National Novel Writing Month: Are You Ready?
On your mark… get set… GO! Tomorrow begins National Novel Writing Month, or “Nanowrimo” as it’s called by the thousands participating. Here’s all you need to know to get started! About National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is a fun, seat-of-your-pants
Writer Events Inspire Goals and Creativity!
We love fall conference and book festival season. There’s an undeniable energy in the air as authors from coast to coast dust off submissions and head to one of a plethora of writer events, to learn the biz, meet agents
Book Festivals and Book Reviewers: Author GOLD!
The Where Writers Win team has been in full force at this weekend’s Southern Festival of the Book in Nashville, TN. This is a special edition, the 25th anniversary of this great festival, featuring dozens of brilliant authors from Ron
Nine Biggest Ways to Increase Book Sales
It’s great to get known as an author and make new connections. It’s better still to sell more books because you’ve made those connections! Here, in a nutshell, are the nine biggest ways authors can increase book sales, laid out
Five Tips to Start a Thriving Writers Group
The best thing I ever did for my writing was to join a writers group. When I relocated from Chicago to Charleston, SC, I bumped into a local group (a chapter of the South Carolina Writers Workshop) and was enthralled
10+ Twitter Streams Every Author Should Follow!
It’s a big Twitter-verse out there and the toughest part can be starting out – deciding who to follow to learn more, network, and make connections. So, before you get too deep into following relatives who want to tell you