“Publishing Audio Books & eBooks at the Same Time” by Wayne Zurl
(Or: How to Sell Virtually Unsellable Novelettes) Playing second fiddle to James Patterson shouldn’t be all that troubling to a new author trying to peddle his first novel. And for me, it wasn’t. It...
View ArticleWord Count – It’s Just a Number, Right? WRONG
Cover by Verve Graphics So as many of you probably know, I’m working hard to finish up the first book of a young adult fantasy trilogy. -| <———–| Well, the closer I get to the end the higher I soar...
View Article“Your 25 Word Pitch” by Valerie Allen
(Excerpt from: Write, Publish, Sell! by Valerie Allen) A 25-word pitch for your book is no easy task, but it must be done. This is the essence of what your book is about—a very condensed version....
View Article“Let Your Characters Surprise You” by Steve Piacente
In my novel, Bella – Isabel Moss — loses her husband early in their marriage. Understand this is no ordinary couple. Their honeymoon is in its third year. They are young, beautiful and endlessly...
View ArticleUseful Writing Tools!
Well hello there beautiful blog followers! (beautiful describing the followers, not the blog…any editors out there that can help me with ambiguity problems!? :/ ) Due to some unforeseen circumstances,...
View ArticleQuery Letters – AGH!
So as you all have probably read on this blog at one time or another, I’m in the middle of writing an awesomely fantastical young adult trilogy. Well, book one, Crystallized, is officially DONE!...
View Article“Sentences: It’s All in the Details” by Valerie Allen
There are several types of sentences and each conveys information to the reader in a different manner. Varying the type of sentences in your manuscript will help the reader stay focused and add...
View Article“Repetitive Redundancies” by Valerie Allen
Words = 173 Redundancy: needlessly repetitive In an effort to clarify meaning writers often add extra words. However, the effort to explain often results in redundancy. Remember, the fewer words used...
View ArticleNaNoWriMo 2012!
Hi everyone! Life is getting busy here…why?? Well, my brother is getting married and I’m moving…BUT ALSO because NaNoWriMo is coming up! What is this crazy word with weird capitals and no obvious...
View ArticleAre You a Paranormal Writer in Need of Science to Make Your World AWESOME?
Well guess what…I know where you can get it. My sister and I, (my background is in physics, hers in chemistry) have recently started a paranormal investigation team, called Scientific Testing,...
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