Ever read a sentence in a story and wonder why the author couldn’t just use plain English?The author is guilty of polysyllabism, or using a long word for effect even though a shorter word is b…
Ever read a sentence in a story and wonder why the author couldn’t just use plain English?The author is guilty of polysyllabism, or using a long word for effect even though a shorter word is b…
One of the most heard phrases mentioned when marketing a self-published book is author platform. Despite how commonly it’s heard, there’s a lot of confusion about what exactly is an autho…
One of the most heard phrases mentioned when marketing a self-published book is author platform. Despite how commonly it’s heard, there’s a lot of confusion about what exactly is an autho…
If going the mainstream publishing route, there are some very general steps that most writers traditionally follow.First, make sure your novel is in manuscript form. Each place you submit your…
The amount of writing I have done and my skill as a writer grows every day.
Some days you just don’t feel like writing. This doesn’t arise from writer’s block or being overwhelmed by life’s many responsibilities. Instead, you obsess about how much there is left to wri…
We’ve previously noted that to self-publish you’ll need a computer with an Internet connection. But that’s sort of like saying you need a car to move across the country. True enough, a car alo…
A story is like a child – though it arises from us, it is its own being
If you’ve ever been a parent or just an astute observer of your niece or nephew, you’ve probably been struck by how much a child is like his or her father and mother. At the same time, though …