When Should You Omit A Character?
#Characters #Writing #Books Telling a story will usually involve a plot centered around several characters tied to the story, either directly or indirectly: The main characters (or protagonists) of the story, the secondary characters who the main character interacts with, and the auxiliary characters who are tangential to plot, but may not necessarily interact with […]
Several Great Reasons to Write a Book
#Writer #Whywriteabook Behind every novel, is another fascinating story – the journey of the writer who chose to share their insights, feelings and inner world through words. There are an endless number of circumstances and events that lead people on the path toward publishing their work, but if you’ve ever found yourself wondering whether you […]
Free Writing as Therapy
In a perfect world, you would never feel the weight of stress, the bitter taste of disappointment or feelings of failure, melancholy and regret. In reality, no one is exempt from these struggles, but as long as you know how to manage situations that are inherently difficult or uncomfortable, you can endure, or even thrive. […]
Don’t Get Sucked Into Vanity Publishing
Any writer can commiserate: once you’ve toiled away at your book (through several edits and retooling of characters) to get your manuscript just right, there’s a limited amount of creative energy left in the reserve to tend to the list of other elements that need completion before your book is ready to be published. Most […]
Writers: Think of your Manuscript as a Financial Asset (With Unlimited Potential)
What if you had the resources to build an entire world, utilizing your creativity, emotions and writing talent to conjure it straight from your imagination? Writing a book is that very endeavor – and though it involves a considerable time commitment right off the bat, it has infinite staying power (once it’s written, it can’t […]
Ghostwriting: Everything You Need to Know
Let’s start with an interesting statistic that may surprise many of you: Not all of the books you have read in your life were written by the authors whose names appear on the book cover. In the shadows, making dreams come true for authors of thousands of books published every year, are ghostwriters. Ghostwriters write […]
On Editing; For Writers
A finished draft of your book is definitely a reason for celebration – it’s a huge accomplishment! However, your book usually won’t be ready to hit stores until it goes through rounds of revision. Let’s break down the editing process. There are usually several phases the editing process will take. After your first draft is […]
Can You Publish a Quality Book Quickly?
This Publishing Company Boasts A Superior Product In As Little As 8 Days. (Here’s How They Slaughter The Competition) The self-publishing industry is growing rapidly, and it’s easy to see why – publishing houses are struggling to maintain their dominance, when authors no longer have to go through the slog of submitting their material […]
Marketing Tips To Increase Book Sales
In a perfect world, your book would sell itself. But in reality, independent writers have to wear many hats, including one as a marketing strategist. Unsurprisingly, there are generally two camps of writers: those who are put off by the responsibility of marketing and publishing their own work, and those who are excited to extend […]
Time Management Tips for Writers
You might have an amazing idea for a plot, a passion for the written word, a drive to publish a book and all the latest technology at your fingertips. However, a book can’t write itself, and certainly not if you are missing the most necessary thing: time. Let’s face it – most of our time […]
