When writing a novel, we often spend a lot of time thinking about what is going to happen to our characters. Unfortunately, we don’t...

Writers tend to fall into two camps: those who plan and outline before they write (plotters) and those who go with the flow and write by...

This week I am talking to Kate Newburg from Bad Star Media, a provider of “fierce book cover design for the indie author.” Join me to...

I was recently editing a book about starting a photography business, and the author told the reader to consider what it felt like to be...

When we decide to learn a new skill, we usually understand that it will take lots of practice and a good teacher to get us to the point...

You’ve written your book, published it on Amazon, and now you’re ready to sit back and watch the royalties roll in. If only it were that...

If there is one thing authors are told over and over again, it’s that they have to rewrite. It seems that every author ever asked for...

A mistake that many beginning writers make is giving their readers too much backstory. They load their first few chapters with details...

Many authors are understandably nervous when they hire an editor. You have worked long and hard on your book and have poured the...

Many writers begin a novel with the intent to write a series. The desire is understandable. If you can hook readers with your first book...