by Jennifer Chastain, @JenniferCwrites Congratulations! You’ve just signed your first publishing contract—yay you! You’ve spent untold hours in front of your laptop, researching characters and locations, filled out your SEQ and …
Three Tips for Improving Your Author Newsletter
by Beth K. Vogt, @bethvogt When you’re designing your author newsletter think three Ts: TEMPLATE We’re told to be all about brand, so consider how you’re presenting yourself on your website …
Genre Expectations
By Toni Shiloh, @tonishilohwrite You ever grab a book in your favorite genre and settle down for a good read? Then a portion of the way threw—be it a fourth, …
Dreaming With God – Does My Story Matter?
by Kariss Lynch, @Kariss_Lynch Does this story matter? That’s what we wonder as we write our manuscripts, which often feel like a mess as we write. What we are really …
The Writer’s Philosophy: Aesthetics of a Father’s Tale
by Peter Leavell, @PeterLeavell I’m a dad. Sure, my kids hit their twenties, but I’m still a father. So, I have three stories I continually use to torture them if …