by admin | May 3, 2017 | Blogging, Editing, Encouragement, General, Marketing, Mechanics/ Writing Craft, Nonfiction, Publishing Strategies, Social Media
© 2017 Beth Gooch You’ve put the finishing touches on a blog post or an article, but your work isn’t complete until you’ve topped it with a headline that tempts readers to stop and learn more. Catchy phrases aren’t enough, though. To capture the attention your...
by admin | Apr 1, 2017 | Editing, Encouragement, General, Mechanics/ Writing Craft, Nonfiction, Publishing Strategies, Social Media
© 2017 Gaye Clark Hundreds of media outlets lure writers online to get their work “out there,” with a promise of reaching millions of readers. Facebook users alone share 2,460,00 articles, blogs, and news stories (to say nothing of cat videos and family pictures)...
by admin | Feb 3, 2017 | Editing, Fiction, General, Marketing, Mechanics/ Writing Craft, Nonfiction, Publishing Strategies, Technology
© 2017 Bethany Jett When I first heard that I had to take a one sheet to a writers conference, I thought, “A one sheet of what?” My book was still mostly an idea in my mind, but it forced me to think it through from beginning to end. What Does a One Sheet Do? The one...
by admin | Oct 2, 2013 | Editing, Encouragement, Fiction, General, Mechanics/ Writing Craft, Nonfiction
© 2013 W. Terry Whalin Will Rogers is credited with saying, “You never get a second chance to make a good first impression.” As an acquisitions editor, I read book proposals and manuscripts from authors every day. It’s no exaggeration to say I’ve read thousands of...
by admin | Aug 1, 2013 | Editing, Fiction, General, Mechanics/ Writing Craft, Nonfiction, Publishing Strategies, Technology
© 2013 Susan K. Stewart Publisher’s Weekly reported that e-book sales rose by 117% in 2011 while print sales fell. That trend seems to be leveling off now. So for most writers a combination of print and e-publishing is the best strategy. Not only is e-publishing...
by admin | Jul 17, 2012 | Editing, General, Humor, Mechanics/ Writing Craft
© 2012 JoAnn Reno Wray I haven’t read articles in the newspaper, seen Internet stories, nor heard it reported by TV newscasters, but I’m convinced a large herd of wild apostrophes has escaped from the punctuation zoo and is multiplying with abandon. How do I know?...
