As creating an author’s platform – that is, setting up all of the tools you’ll use to get word out about your book – pay close attention to the name you use. All too often, the social media si…
Perhaps what sets us apart from the animal kingdom is that we create art. Yes, chimps and elephants both have made paintings while whales and dolphins sing, but no animal on the planet other t…
As creating an author’s platform – that is, setting up all of the tools you’ll use to get word out about your book – pay close attention to the name you use. All too often, the social media si…
Your story ought to feel to readers like a roller coaster ride. This doesn’t necessarily mean that you write a lot of action-adventure but that your tale contains a series of mini-climaxes, al…
Beginning writers often start but never finish their writing. They may decide the direction the piece is heading is not the way they want to go. Or they may come up with a story idea that they…
A common technique that genre writers use is customizing the environment of their story so it matches the main character’s mood. In doing so, the author creates an empathic universe. Examples would…
There’s a lot of confusion among writers about whether they can use the names of real companies and brands in their stories. Not surprisingly, there are plenty of misconceptions about trademark pro…
Your story ought to feel to readers like a roller coaster ride. This doesn’t necessarily mean that you write a lot of action-adventure but that your tale contains a series of mini-climaxes, al…
Beginning writers often start but never finish their writing. They may decide the direction the piece is heading is not the way they want to go. Or they may come up with a story idea that they…