Writing
From One Writer to Another: A Short “How To” on Writing Fiction by @wendygarfinkle
Do you have an idea for a great story? Does something inside push you to string letters together in complete sentences that end up filling multiple pages? Do you feel as if you’ll burst if you don’t stop RIGHT THIS MINUTE and record those scenes and that dialogue swirling round and round in your head?…
Read MoreHere’s How to Write The Ultimate Guest Post via @BadRedheadMedia
I write many guest posts and articles which are shared on big-name sites like Huffington Post, Good Men Project, Feminine Collective, and IndieReader.com. This didn’t happen because I tripped over these sites — it happened because I’ve been writing professionally about social media, branding, and book marketing since 2009, I submitted my work repeatedly (and faced…
Read More5 Reasons You Need To Stop Being A Lazy Writer on Social Media
You may not be a lazy writer on social media, but there are plenty of them out there. Several writers have made these social media faux pas and many have asked how they can overcome looking like an idiot. So this one’s for you! Read the Article Before Commenting on Social Media aka, how not…
Read MoreHow To Gain a Fanbase by Blogging by @K8Tilton
An author sits at a desk. It’s a cold fall morning and it is finally time to start. Start blogging that is. This is the happening thing. Everyone has a blog. If I don’t start now, I’ll never reach my readers, the author muses as the author often does. But where to begin? My writing…
Read MoreHow To Create Content People Care About by @K8Tilton
Ina Smith Zajac asked, “How to write blog content people actually care about?” The answer is simple, write valuable content for your audience. But what does valuable content look like? What does your audience look like? Let’s break it down. Step One – Know Your Audience This is always the first step. It is also…
Read MoreThis is the Reason to Use Raw Emotion in Your Writing
Please welcome author and sexual abuse survivor supporter Lia Mack as she shares about writing what scares you. I love the idea of cutting into myself with an Exacto knife, little by little, slice by slice, until the entrails of my being are released, splayed and displayed out in the open. No longer hidden by…
Read More10 Websites You Need To Create Awesome Author Stuff!
Here’s a round up of some GREAT articles I’ve discovered recently to find all that stuff you are always Googling — resources for free photos, infographics, awesome holiday contests, creating visuals, social media tips, and more. I’ve done the work putting it all together for you — now you need to go and use it!…
Read More4 Dumb Ways To Waste Your Writing Time via @BadRedheadMedia
I read an interesting article on the Good Men Project site today: 12 Stupid Things People Care Way too Much About, by Mark Manson. I loved the article because sometimes, as authors, we get too caught up in petty stuff and lose our focus: writing our next book. Not only that, but social media has…
Read MoreWhat Is #MondayBlogs and Why Should Bloggers Participate?
About oh, nine years ago-ish (in 2012), I started #MondayBlogs. I wanted an obvious way for bloggers (any blogger, any subject except porn because yuck) to connect on a specific day of the week to share our blog posts. It’s grown exponentially more than even I had ever hoped (ten to fifteen thousand tweeps participate…
Read MoreDoes Negativity Work As Motivation For Writers? Maybe.
‘Your work is unfit for publication.’ About two years ago, I removed myself from a very difficult ‘collaborative’ effort with some other authors. The statement above came from someone in the group and I’ll be honest, it stung. I’m not here to name names — that’s not something I do and besides, what’s the point? (I’ve…
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