When you’re writing a novel, there’s a thousand pieces of information you need to keep straight. Mind mapping is the easiest way to do that, without stress. That’s the biggest benefit of a mind map: you can take in information at a glance. Rather than rereading chapters of prose, you can check ...
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NaNoWriMo: Make November Your Best Fiction Writing Month
I won’t be doing NaNoWriMo this year; I have too many projects to be able to take on another, sadly. But if you’re getting ready for the big event we’ve got some writing tips to help. What’s NaNoWriMo? If you’re not familiar with NaNoWriMo, it’s National Novel Writing Month. Totally free to enter; ...
3 Fiction Writing Research Tips: Get Organized
At the meeting of our local authors’ group, we discussed fiction writing research. One of the biggest challenges for all of us was keeping our research materials organized, and becoming productive. Fiction writing research tips to help an author’s productivity The web means that all the ...
Writing A Novel: 3 Tips To Find The Courage To Write
You’re writing a novel. Except you’re not… days pass, and you can’t even look at the words you’ve written. Why is writing a novel so hard? While there are dozens of ways to finish a novel, there’s really only one way: start writing. Stop when you’re done. You might also consider doing it your ...
Blogging For Book Marketing: 5 Quick Tips For Authors
A reader asks: “I’ve heard about blogs for book marketing, but what should I blog about? I write cozy mysteries, and work full-time.” That’s a great question. The short answer is of course, that you can blog about anything you like — it’s your blog, so you decide. The major longterm benefit of ...
Self-Publishing News: Amazon KDP Bonus Content Update
If you’re an indie author, you know that Amazon KDP is the most popular publishing venue for indies. Recently KDP added some information about bonus content and metadata to its ebook manuscript resources. Indie author: bonus content and metadata changes Amazon advises: If you choose to include ...
