Picture this: you’ve finally written the book you’ve spent your whole career preparing for. Your book launch is in full swing, and you hop on to Amazon and see…a negative review. You don’t have to imagine much further to understand the disappointment and frustration a bad review brings. If you put that much effort into...
Professional writers of all stripes will agree that writing is both easy and hard. For novelists, the challenge exceeds composing well-written content. Agents reject flawed work. It is better to create a less mistake-riddled work given the high rate of rejection by agents. Novice novelists make a number of common mistakes. Weed out these weaknesses...
If you do not write down your ideas then you’ve been doing a whole lot wrong for a long time. I really do not want to go into the things you’ve been missing out on but just bear in mind that they are huge. Writing down ideas is one of the simplest but most powerful...
The blank page is a nightmare. The great writers of the ages have feared it more than evil spirits, wasting disease, and visiting in-laws. Yet, if you want something to happen, you’ve got to spill the ink on that thing. You’ve got to do it every day. Like a detective, the writer is always digging....
by Vickie Gould I’m getting that deer-in-the-headlights look as a response again. When people tell me they want to write a book and they need help, I always ask, “What’s the purpose of your book?” All too often I get that look along with, “I haven’t really thought about that,” or “I just want to inspire...
Skip Prichard How to Stand Out Like many first-time authors preparing to launch their book into the world, I’ve been studying potential ways to make my book stand out from the crowd. After all, there are thousands upon thousands of books that are released each year. If you’re not a celebrity or promoting your book...
If you are a freelance writer who has to churn out articles regularly but can’t afford to hire an editor, here are some editing tools you can consider using to help improve the quality of your work and reduce potential mistakes. Grammarly Grammarly is a great app and a highly reliable one to use when...
When it comes to writing a book, it can feel like you’re climbing a mountain, slogging through each step. When you reach the summit and the book is complete, it is easy to feel like you’re done. DONE! While your original manuscript is done, you are now ready to begin the editing process. There are...
