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“Keep writing. Keep doing it and doing it. Even in the moments when it’s so hurtful to think about writing.” – Heather Armstrong “Inspiration is wonderful when it happens, but the writer must develop an approach for the rest of the time… The wait is simply too long.” – Leonard Bernstein “I take the view, and alwaysContinue reading “Five Great Quotations for Aspiring Writers”

Once you’ve published a book, one way to generate sales is to obtain positive book reviews on sites like Amazon.com and Goodreads. Not just any review will do, however. You want reviews that are meaningful, written by people who actually read and were interested in your book (Usually readers can tell when a reviewer isn’t genuine.).Continue reading “Hold contest to get more reviews of your book”

When submitting your short story or article to a magazine or your novel or non-fiction book to a literary agent or publisher, you almost certainly will need to write a query letter. The goal of such a letter, also known as a query, is to pique the receiver’s interest so they’ll bother to read your work.Continue reading “Write winning query letter to editors, agents”

Consider the following paragraph: Fabio’s robust, bulging arms swathed themselves in a bronze casing about Shannon’s flawless, wilting body. Her velvety, wine-colored lips arched toward his as her sparkling sapphire eyes gazed into his brilliant, glowing emerald pupils and she in turn sheathed his body with her elongated, graceful, snow white arms. They were one atContinue reading “Work Off the Fat from Overwritten Descriptions”

“Everybody walks past a thousand story ideas every day. The good writers are the ones who see five or six of them. Most people don’t see any.” – Orson Scott Card “…everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity isContinue reading “Five Quotes About Where Stories Come From”

One of the reasons authors suffer writers block is because their mind focuses on the perceived inadequacy of their writing. Most times, these perceptions are too harsh, going far beyond any constructive, honest self-appraisal. When this occurs, the mind shuts down, leaving the writer to say, “I don’t know what to write next” and almost anyContinue reading “Writing affirmation: I’m just happy to write”

One great way to sell books online – especially if you write nonfiction – is by commenting on posts at high-traffic blogs related to your book’s topic. That’s because you’re targeting an audience that is highly interested in the topics you’ve written about. Begin by identifying the high-traffic blogs. Pick one or two words that bestContinue reading “Sell books by posting at high-traffic blogs”