Posts on Writing and Self-Publishing

It’s important for authors to work hard at creating compelling characters. Ones who will evoke emotion in a reader. That emotion connects the reader to your book and will keep them buying and reading your books. Characters are the heart and soul of a book. At least in my opinion as a reader. Most readers…Read More

Tips to tell a good story All of us writers want to tell a good story. That’s the whole goal of writing a novel. First, I want to start by saying there are a lot more than 5 tips out there to telling a good story. Second, I want to clarify that what might be…Read More

Should writing a book series be part of your writing strategy? We all know that writing a novel is the easy part. Selling one (or several) is much more challenging. Becoming an author who makes enough to live off of and pay your bills is difficult. Difficult but completely possible. If you approach your writing…Read More

Figuring out how to write a book is easy. Actually writing the book is hard. If you don’t have a plan what’s to say anything will get done? Nothing if we listen to the advice of Ben Franklin. When I was a kid, my grandmother always joked that she’d get to her to do list…Read More

Author Goal Setting You’ve decided you want to be an author when you grow up. And not just any author but one who makes a living writing. That’s an awesome goal. Making a living doing what you love is the most wonderful feeling in the world. What’s holding you back? There are 2 things I…Read More

Book marketing is hard but necessary. Building a sustainable business as an author isn’t as simple as just writing books. I wish it were.  I, like most writers, prefer making up my stories, getting them down on paper, and entertaining people. The marketing side of things isn’t where I want to spend the bulk of…Read More