What Goes On an Author Website?
In the 21st century, almost everything has a website. No matter what kind of business or artform you’re in, maintaining an online presence is not just a smart move, it’s what people expect. For authors of all kinds, websites are a place where people can purchase books, learn more about you and your other works, […]
Exercises for Character Writing
Building characters takes time, and we often learn things about them as we write. As writers work through scenes and ideas, it’s common that the characters on the page develop along with the story. While this is a natural part of the drafting process, it can also make for clunky storytelling if “incomplete” characters are […]
How do you identify and gain the attention of the right kind of influential people who can help you succeed?
How do you identify and gain the attention of the right kind of influential people who can help you succeed? By Gary C. Laney Imagine you’re a newcomer stepping off a boat into a strange city. You have no money and no connections. You see people all around you engaged in commerce. Your goal is […]
YOUR WRITING PROCESS
What? Writers have a process? Well, the good ones do. Let’s get this out of the way right up front. I have written two full-length novels and have started a third. My style and process is known as being a “pantser” in the writing community. This means I do not have an outline or pre-determined […]
My kid can’t write/ WRITING SKILLS/ HOW TO TEACH A CHILD HANDWRITING
PLEASE NOTE!! This is a Video Transcript there are spelling error and punctuation errors and its a bit choppy, its a video transcript so there does end up being editing issues, we thought the content itself was worth the read and thought we would share it, however since it’s not our transcript we didn’t edit. […]
10 Writing Tips for an Irresistible Blog
Best Blog and Writing Tips How do I write a good blog? This is one of the most frequently asked questions during my writing training and writing coaching. Are you struggling with writing your blogs? Do you want to blog but are you writing too much time and effort now? And are you still not [...] The Legend of the Avatars: The Created World
"When a New World emerges, Cast more than once into perdition by Evil, The Avatars will give new life to the earth, So that a better world may be created, And Darkness shall not prevail forever." The Legend of the Avatars: The Created World Book Prologue: We have proven inadequate and stand uncomprehending under the [...] HUMAN RELATIONS INDIE BOOK AWARDS
Human Relations Indie Book Awards Visit our website for information on the 2020 Human Relations Indie Book Awards. Deadline is April 1st, 2020 (Early Entry Deadline-March 1st, 2020 for best cost on entry fee.) This is the fifth year of the Human Relations Indie Book Awards. The 2020 contest has approximately 45 indie book categories […]
Are Audiobooks As Good For You as Book Reading?
Audiobooks versus Books – Which Is Better in the Eyes of Experts? Even those in your social circle who are considered bookworms whose book collection fascinates and inspires you and others to start reading can often find it hard to pick up a book and start reading. What makes book reading appear like a difficult […]
Five Elements That an Author’s Website Shouldn’t Miss Out
Elements that Guarantee the Success of an Author’s Website Getting an author’s website designed may sound fun and games until you finally start looking for website designers to get the job done. Again, you will be able to find hundreds of website designers as soon as you enter the keywords ‘hire a website designer’ on […]
Book Reviews and Their Importance for Authors
The Importance of Book Reviews for Authors As an author, you might have some copies of your book set aside by the publisher for review purposes. If you have ever been reviewed, you know how they can affect your credibility and mental stability – we kid you not. If the reviews are positive, you feel […]
Tips to Choose the Right Books to Read
How to Choose the Right Books For Yourself Book reading is one habit that is always encouraged regardless of a person’s age. It is said to improve the overall health of readers by boosting the brain’s ability to learn, think, memorize, improve sleep patterns, lowering stress levels, and of course, by increasing mental stimulation. However, […]
5 Fundamental Conventions of Horror Story Writing
5 Fundamental Conventions of Horror Story Writing Horror is probably the single genre that receives quite a polarized reception. The readers love the genre while literary experts pan it. Some experts are so unforgiving to the genre that they consider it just the extension of pulp fiction. However, all is not lost for the genre. […]
Why Your Brain Needs to Read Every Day
Brainy Brain Benefits of Book Reading “Books train your imagination to think big.” -Taylor Swift The above-given words may sound like a cliché but they are indeed very true. Reading not only allow you to productively use your time but also energizes your brain by stimulating activity. Book reading allows you to explore past, present, […]
How to Develop a Reading Habit
Easy Steps to Help You Adopt the Habit of Reading “The habit of reading is the only enjoyment in which there is no alloy: it lasts even when all other pleasures fade.” Anthony Trollope, an English Novelist ‘Once a reader, always a reader’ is a phrase that best describes how addictive reading can get. Avid […]
Feeling Stuck? 10 Ways to Re-Invent Your Life by Danuta Pfeiffer
Feeling Stuck? 10 Ways to Re-Invent Your Life by Danuta Pfeiffer Everyone is Chiseled. We emerge as the people we are by the sharp-edged tools of a sculpted life –the close calls, the sharp pains, the tricks and cheats that make life unfair, the highs and lows–we become formed by these inevitable forces. But that […]
Reasons to Listen to The Way We Were AudioBook
Reasons to Listen to The Way We Were AudioBook Easy listening, The Way We Were is a collection of romantic stories that are bite sized, so that each can be heard in a single session. One story, The Promised Land, is a novella in length but broken into four self-sufficient sections that can be listened to as […]
Hasten Up with Handwriting
Hasten Up with Handwriting Guest post by Sunayna Prasad, author of Life and Lessons of a Young Author Who says you can only type your work on the computer? Yes, we have programs beyond Word, such as Scrivner. But nothing writes better than the hand if you want to be quicker with your writing process. […]
Author Talk Dream Cast for Fallen Star
Dream Casting for Fallen Star We asked author Allison Morse If this title were being turned into a movie or television series, who should be cast as its characters?“. by Allison Morse This is her Dream Casting Kate/Gloria – Scarlett Johanson/Allison Williams/ Emilia Clarke List of Suspects Dylan Nichols – Matthew Lewis/Henry Cavill Lillian Baker- Glenn […]
Qualities of a Best ghostwriter
Qualities of a Best ghostwriter As the digital era is progressing with time, online/digital marketing is becoming increasingly important in today’s marketing program. Blogging and social media have become the influential channels to propagate the business idea into people’s mind and keep them engaged. In order to do so, companies hire ghostwriters. Ghostwriters can take […]