Every day we hear of some publishing change — from publishers going away to Amazon doing something “new” yet again. I recently spent a day in Orlando at ICRS — …
The Physical and Psychological Story Journey
One of the ways you an improve the appeal and power of your characters for the reader is to create a realistic psychological journey that is mirrored some how in …
Someone Else’s Success Doesn’t Not Ensure You’re Failure
Someone else’s success doesn’t not ensure you’re failure. Unless, of course, you’re facing Jason Bourne. Then you’re a goner. But most of us feel like the picture to the right …
Just You Know… Write the Book!
Seriously… I wonder if our authority ancestors would berate us for our whining and procrastinating. For having writing tools and craft lessons at our fingertips, literally, and yet we don’t …
Going Through The Publishing Door (More Indie Talk)
A few weeks ago I spent time with several successful authors and booksellers. The discussion at our luncheon was the publishing world and how authors survive. It seems at the …