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Book Editing As a Form of Creative Discovery

Book Editing As a Form of Creative Discovery

Good book editing ensures a book is credible for its market and has the best chance of pleasing its readers. But the editor’s contribution goes well beyond grammar, spelling, and house style. Self-publishers have the opportunity to use an editor to bring out their...

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How to Improve Your Creativity

How to Improve Your Creativity

Curiosity might kill the cat, but will definitely not kill you. While it might be argued that creativity is sometimes an unpredictable flash of genius, it can also be more creative and innovative systematically.

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5 Ways To Handle Bad Reviews

5 Ways To Handle Bad Reviews

Getting bad reviews, and I mean a really bad review that is angry, vicious and unjustified (as if you killed their dog!) is an awful feeling. And believe me, whether you’re Stephen King, J.K.Rowling, or Dean Koontz, all authors will get them. But relax, breathe, and...

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4 Tips to Successfully Co-Author Your Next Book

4 Tips to Successfully Co-Author Your Next Book

I have co-authored several books with different authors over the years.  And I am currently working on two more collaborative projects right now.  I have found co-authoring a book can be powerful.  I first stumbled upon this idea in 2009 when I first met Heather Hart....

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Tips to Better Author Productivity

Tips to Better Author Productivity

Being a published author can be a daunting task. We are trained to never put all our eggs in one big uncertain basket, so we take a day job and write in our free time. But that can hinder author productivity so here are some insights to help you prevent burning...

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15 Creative and Easy Ways to Market your Book

15 Creative and Easy Ways to Market your Book

Book marketing is one thing that is always on the mind of an author, but most authors feel like they can’t market their books without a large sum of money at hand and in the bank, which is not necessarily true! There are several ways to promote one’s book without...

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6 Ways to Add Depth to Your Narrative

6 Ways to Add Depth to Your Narrative

You might be surprised to learn that “seasoned” writers will still, on occasion, get this highly vague editing note: Add More Depth. This might refer to a character, a setting, a scene, and yes—even backstory (when appropriate). The following 6 ways are by no means...

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14 Books Every Writer Needs on their Shelf

14 Books Every Writer Needs on their Shelf

Here is a list of fourteen books on writing every writer needs on their shelf. Some of these books could be used as a reference to solve a specific problem, like “Form the possessive singular of nouns with ‘s.” That answer is on page one of The Elements of Style. Or maybe you have a dragon called Resistance every time you try and sit down to write and you need to read The War of Art by Steven Pressfield. Or maybe you need to figure out how to make the reader care about your villain, and you need to read Save The Cat by Blake Snyder.

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