5 Great Humorous Thoughts on Writing

“It’s a thousand pages, give or take a few/I’ll be writing more in a week or two.” – The Beatles“Writing and travel broaden your ass if not your mind and I like to write standing up.” –…

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6 Tips for Designing Effective Book Covers

• Does your book cover design matter for ebooks? Most potential readers of your ebook will first encounter it via an image – the book’s cover – rather than the wording. If that thumbnail doesn’t ca…

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Writing Inspiration: Read in Your Genre

Check out a book from the library or purchase one for your ereader. Make sure the book is from the genre you write in. Set aside 15 minutes every day to read it. ______________ My name is&nbsp…

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How to Make Characters Three-Dimensional

Today’s sophisticated readers generally demand that your stories contain three-dimensional characters, that is, a protagonist who behaves like a real person and who probably grows by learning …

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Tighten writing by deleting unneeded attribution

If introducing a character through some action, there’s no need to add that they “said” something and then provide their line of dialogue. Simply describing what they’re doing is s…

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12 tips for revising your own manuscript

During the process of writing your novel or nonfiction book, you’ll probably spend a lot of time revising the manuscript. Catching every error in one reading is unlikely, but you can reduce th…

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3 Secrets of Planning Your Writing Time

For writers, often the problem with their planning process is that it’s not being done in the most effective manner. The result? Some writers are unproductive while others give up on planning …

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Add Reader’s Guide to End of Your Novel

Readers who have reached the end of your novel are prime candidates to talk about your book. One great way to encourage them to do so is by adding a reader’s guide. This provides some boost to…

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5 Great Quotations about Words

“Language is the light of the mind.” – John Stuart Mill“Words, whether weaved as poetry or prose, can always find space to survive and thrive.” – Harriet Anena“Among my most prized poss…

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