Editor | March 27, 2011
In this post I am going to share with you 10 things you need to put in place to ensure your self-publishing success. These will help you to avoid the stigma that has been traditionally experienced by authors choosing this publishing route. I will be sharing links that you can follow to support you in [...]
Editor | March 26, 2011
Once you’ve evaluated each of these areas, you should get an idea of what changes need to be made. Revising will then mean adding, re-wording, and cutting, and every once in a while, it may mean starting over. But thanks again to our wonderful word processor, tossed away ideas are now easy to hang on [...]
Editor | March 23, 2011
This morning I read a Tweet from a young man wishing to know how to become a full-time writer. I clicked through to the blog that provided a range of answers to the young man’s query from a range of those who are already writers. Some were encouraging in their replies, others poured cold water [...]
Editor | March 22, 2011
I really like the fact that I can blog. I like to write short stories and I love that I can say that I’m “published.” Not really, but where anyone can read what I write. I like to mostly do short stories, poems and such. I haven’t really gotten into writing novels yet, but maybe [...]
Editor | March 22, 2011
These are books that I’ve read that changed my life, some of the LITERALLY. They are just that good. You’ll notice that most of them are Young Adult. I read YA because it’s fun, fast and has a high level of interest. I also like books that take me to a different world – fantasy, [...]
Editor | March 22, 2011
It took years to write So, you’ve checked your manuscript, the numbers are right, all the boxes are ticked, your contact details are included, you’ve met the deadline (if there is one) and you have sent your work to the right publisher. The problem is, there is no cut off point, no TV announcement of [...]
Editor | March 21, 2011
My six year-old has a problem. He’s getting older. Not just in age, but in maturity. He used to like Diego cartoons and cheap dollar store toys. But now when I put him in front of the television and offer up any cartoons that have singing or staring (see: Dora the Explorer, come on you [...]
Editor | March 21, 2011
Note: you may think that creating a writing purpose applies only to non-fiction. Not true! I’m not a literary agent, but I’d bet much of the fiction they reject stems from the writer not considering who, what, or why as they created their story. Amy Joy is a novelist and college writing instructor. Her blog, [...]
Editor | March 20, 2011
Ah yes, prewriting: the step most likely to be skipped. What is prewriting? “Pre” means “before”, and so “prewriting” is everything we do before we write. But I have a great idea! you might say. Great! Jot it down. Then come up with a plan. Why? Because without a plan, often all we come up [...]
Editor | March 20, 2011
One of the problems writers often run into is that they are impatient. I have to count myself in this category. I get an idea and I want it all to come together–right now. Unfortunately, most of life doesn’t work like that. Writing certainly doesn’t. We all have our moments of bliss where it all [...]