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Craft and Technique

Characterization – Giving Each Character Uni...

Characterization – Giving Each Character Unique Mannerisms

As writers, one of the most important aspects of our story writing is to present the reader with real life,...

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Writing Inspiration

Writing Prompt by Bella McPherson

Writing Prompt by Bella McPherson

A writer is only as good as her ideas. That is why it’s frustrating when writers run out of...

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Publishing

Get Ready For the ISTC, A New Book Identifier

Get Ready For the ISTC, A New Book Identifier

ISTC (International Standard Text Code) is likely to come into use in the book industry worldwide late this...

Hero Archetypes – Where Does Yo...

I’m chasing heroes. You heard me right. I’m chasing heroes. (Yes, I’m married, and my...

Hero Archetypes – Where Does Your Hero Fit?
posted on: Oct 23, 2009 | section: Character Development

Why Most Commercial Publishers Are Ab...

I truly have nothing against commercial publishers. In fact, up until just recently, all my books and articles were...

Why Most Commercial Publishers Are About to Become Extinct Like the Dinosaurs
posted on: Oct 23, 2009 | section: Publishing, Self Publishing

How to Protect and Secure Your EBook

Okay, so you’ve written an outstanding ebook and you are now anxious to start selling it across the web. Before...

How to Protect and Secure Your EBook
posted on: Sep 12, 2009 | section: Self Publishing

How to Self Publish a Book For Free

It’s every writer’s dream to be a published author; to sit and write books and have them published and...

How to Self Publish a Book For Free
posted on: Sep 12, 2009 | section: Self Publishing
Avoiding Plot Conveniences When Writing Crime and Mystery Novels

Avoiding Plot Conveniences When Writing Crime...

posted on: Sep 12, 2009 | section: Craft and Technique

Have you ever reached the end of a gripping crime or mystery novel and found yourself exclaiming, ‘Huh? How did that...

Writer Styles – Find Out What Kind of Writer You Are and Make Writing Fun!

Writer Styles – Find Out What Kind of W...

posted on: Sep 12, 2009 | section: Craft and Technique

How much do you enjoy writing? If writing is not enjoyable, yet you feel you have a message you need to get out there–perhaps even a...

Grammar Help – The Intuitive Approach To Verbs

Grammar Help – The Intuitive Approach T...

posted on: Sep 12, 2009 | section: Grammar and Spelling

An intuitive approach to grammar: Finding verbs In “Grammar Help From Editor’s Sidebar: How to Intuitively Understand Subject and...

Romance and The Hero

Romance and The Hero

posted on: Aug 27, 2009 | section: Character Development

What makes a man romantic in romance writing? His looks? His qualities? How he engages the world? In a nutshell, all of the above. Traditionally,...

Interview with Erika Knudsen-Author of Beyond the Threshold

Interview with Erika Knudsen-Author of Beyond...

posted on: May 27, 2009 | section: Interviews

Meet Erika Knudsen I am pleased to welcome Erika Knudsen to the interview table. Erika is the owner of Eris Publishing and the author of two vampire...

Interview with Stacy-Deanne Reed, Author of Melody

Interview with Stacy-Deanne Reed, Author of M...

posted on: May 19, 2009 | section: Interviews

Today, I am sitting down with Stacy-Deanne Reed author of the award winning novel Melody. Stacy is a fellow Aquarius and like most Aquarians, she is...

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