One writer who’s attending our monthly writing group get-togethers admitted that she’s terrified of publishing. She was surprised at how many of us admitted we felt the same way. “Use a pen name,” someone urged. This author writes erotica; in his day job he’s an accountant. “Blog,” ...
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Book Marketing: Covers, Colors And Branding
In our first authors’ writing group meeting this year we discussed book marketing, as well as websites, branding, and colors. Several authors were planning their covers for upcoming releases, and a couple of questions came up: What are the best colors for book marketing? How do you find ...
Mind Mapping: 3 Tips To Plot And Revise Your Novel
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 ...
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 ...
