Writing
Stolen Moments: 10 Ways to Steal Writing Time
Did you create a schedule for your writing? I envy writers who have schedules. You know, the type who can sit down every single day at the same time and write? Joe Lansdale writes every weekday from 9 to noon. Nora Roberts is an 8-hour a day writer. Cindi Madsen writes every morning and every…
Read MoreAuthor Brand: Simple is Best
Writer brands should be concise, recognizable and unique, and very, very focused.
Read MoreBest Reasons for Writers to be on Twitter
Twitter is closing in on 330 million active monthly users and 30% of them have 6-figure salaries, 80% are affluent millennials. Authors, publishers, business people, reporters, celebrities, and politicians are all on Twitter. If for no other reason than to find out what’s going on, you should be on Twitter. But as a writer, more…
Read MoreDon’t wing-it, plan it! 7 keys for a great book launch
Are you getting ready for a new book launch or just want to learn how to? Here are 7 keys for a great book launch Braving the wild world of bookstores and book clubs to get your new book on their shelves deserves a communications plan. Let’s wade through the silt of book publicity because…
Read MoreHow to Stop Procrastination and Get Back to Writing
Let’s put this under common writer problems – procrastination. When writing was a hobby I could punch out anything at anytime – poems, short stories, long stories, anthologies, whatever. But when I decided to take it on full-time, all of a sudden that stupid dung beetle (aka writers procrastination) writhed into my life and bit…
Read More7 Tips for a Great Book Signing Event
It’s time for a book signing! Yeah! Your book is ready to go. On the shelves and waiting anxiously for legions of readers to snatch it up. But because you are not David Baldacci, Dan Brown or The First Lady, publicity and marketing are up to you. And you want to host a book signing,…
Read MoreTravel: Stay local, Eat Local & Meet Local
Travel! Writers need to travel sometimes. With that, let me share with you my travel tips that will help you get the most out of any place! Living in South Korea is a fiction writer’s dream! Seoul has direct flights to almost every major travel spot in Asia, which is good for me because I…
Read MoreVideos In Your Author Brand
Video is king on the Internet. Here’s what authors can do with it.
Read MoreAll Hallow’s Read: Books for Halloween
Have you ever given out books for Halloween? You’re probably thinking – TRICK! Well, think again fellow bibliophile. Halloween is so much fun in my neighborhood. Houses are ablaze with orange lights. Ghosts, ghouls and even a dead-pirate ship litter the lawns. Pumpkins are everywhere, and my scarecrow has now made it through three rain…
Read MoreWriting and Meditation: Unplugged Out West
Unplugging from Social Media can help you with Writing and Meditation. We’re in Yellowstone. The park. Seeking out nature and the absence of “the net.” Since we found out we’re moving to Washington DC, compliments of the US Air Force, we knew we had to get busy on the bucket list. The last big…
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