Why Write?
© 2014 Bob Haslam It’s nice to see our names in print, but that should be a matter of secondary importance, not our major reason for writing. Let’s explore some…
Book Contract Red Flags
© 2014 Kathryn Page Camp As writers, we yearn for that first book contract to start us on the road to publication. Some of us are so desperate that we’ll…
Like Going Home
© 2014 Ann H. Gabhart You’ve all heard the advice to write what you know—but wait a minute. What about fiction? Isn’t that all made up stuff? Not something that…
Writing on Sensitive Issues
© 2014 Susan Titus Osborn There are many hurting people who need encouragement and empathy. We can help them by revealing our shortcomings, our mistakes, and our failures. Sometimes it…
Writing to Raise Awareness: Is the Pen Really Mightier than the Sword?
© 2014 Kimberly Rae “Your book changed my life.” Have you ever been able to say that about a book? I remember years ago, when I lived in Bangladesh, a…
I’m Published…Now What?
© 2014 Andrea Merrell Marketing … promotion … social media—what’s a writer to do? When I first started writing, I didn’t consider the complexities of getting published or establishing a…
Get Started Blogging
© 2014 Edie Melson Like many writers, you may want to blog to enhance your career but don’t know how to go about it. Here are tips I give my…
Is Indie for You? Why an Independent Book Publisher Might Be Your Best Route to Publishing Success
© 2013 Eddie Jones For most authors, the route to publishing success begins with a pitch to a large publishing house where most book proposals die in the slush pile.…
9 Tips to Writing for a Woman’s Heart
© 2013 Janet Chester Bly Creative writing begins with an idea. What follows determines the result. The motivation. Perseverance. Research. Drafts and rewrites. The sweat to make it happen. But…
Five Ways NOT to Attract an Editor’s Attention
© 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…