Four Rewards of Writing and Publishing Your Book
Few activities are as rewarding as finishing your book and getting it published, the capstone of accomplishment. At different times, writing can be fun, cathartic, [...]
Five Features of Good Travel Writing
If you love to travel and have visited places that have left a strong impression on you, you have a story to write. If you [...]
Using Your Writing Critique Group to Its Full Potential
One of the best ways to get valuable, productive criticism of your book is to join a writer's group. By meeting with and discussing your [...]
Don’t Let Others Stop You from Writing
Writing is often a solitary pursuit, particularly in the early stages. It takes time to nurture the seed of an idea and turn it into [...]
Writing a Book: You’re Never Too Old
If you have a story you’ve been carrying around in your head for years but haven’t done anything about it, what’s stopping you? Many people [...]
Don’t Make These First Time Fiction Writing Mistakes
Some people assume writing fiction is easy because you can make it up as you go along and go in any direction. However, in reality, [...]
Squeezing Book Marketing into a Hectic Life
You've written your book. It's been accepted for publication. Now you can sit back and watch it fly off the shelves, right? Wrong. The journey [...]
Increasing Your Writing Output
Even seasoned writers can run into a dry spell when their writing output drops to nothing. It’s even more difficult for most first-time writers. The [...]
Writer’s Sprint – The Latest Tool in Your Writer’s Toolbox
Writing takes discipline as well as talent and passion. Many writers find the most challenging part of writing is finding the discipline to write regularly. [...]
Five Ways to Hone Your Writing Skills
No one is born a great writer. Some authors have innate talent; others have a story they were born to tell. But if you read [...]