How to Write a Scene in a Novel
Like a lot of you I grew up watching TV and movies, everything from Little House on the Prairie to Back to the Future. Those mediums have changed society’s perception …
How to Assess the Value of the Characters in Your Novel
If your computer won’t boot up how will you type your story? The problem that prevents your device from turning on relates to the problem that makes characters and stories …
How to Edit Your Writing
Tiffany Yates Martin of FoxPrint Editorial (foxprinteditorial.com) presented this talk on how to edit your writing in Marla Miller‘s Marketing the Muse (marlamiller.com) workshop at the Santa Barbara Writers Conference …
Premature E-publication: Are You Publishing Too Soon?
Insight from some of the top names in publishing: Jennifer Silva Redmond, Editor-in-Chief, Sunbelt Publications Matthew Pallamary, Author, Teacher, Writing Guru Sally Van Haitsma, Literary Agent Molly Lewis, Publisher, ZOVA …
Use LinkedIn to Build Your Author Platform
If you’re a writer wanting to build your author platform, you need to be on LinkedIn. When asked which is my favorite social networking site I can’t choose. Facebook offers …
5 Keys to Unlocking the Power of Your Blog
Because writers like to write a lot of us have blogs, but just because a writer knows how to write doesn’t mean they know how to blog. I’ve visited more …
Make a video, build your author platform
I’ve been so busy lately producing videos that I haven’t had a chance to write a blog post, and blogging is something I have to do to build my author …
Ideas for Writing an Article
Writing for magazines can be fun and sometimes you can even get paid to write an article. First you need to brainstorm some ideas. In On Writing Well William Zinsser …
Building Your Author Platform with a Facebook Page
If you’re looking for a literary agent or want to get published, you should have a Facebook page for either yourself or your proposed book. This is an essential part …
How to Write Great Beginnings for Your Stories
The beginning of a new year is a good time to think about how we begin our stories. When you pick up a novel or short story where do you …