Cathy Lamb Let’s talk about how to be a cool cat.   Specifically, let’s talk about how to be a cool cat when you’re making a presentation, giving a speech, or reading from your book. Think: Props. Yes, props.  No, you’re not on the theatre’s stage, but you are on stage. So bring props. For […]

Gwen Hernandez  One of the great things about Scrivener is that it allows you to divide up your work into scene - or chapter-sized “chunks” (usually documents). This means you can tag those documents to keep track of just about anything you want. What would you like to be able to track about your documents […]

Lisa Cron Brace yourself! (Spoiler alert: there is good news coming.) But first . . . Here’s a hard fact: 97% of writers never finish a first draft. Here’s an even harder fact: 96% of those finished manuscripts are rejected by agents and publishers. And the indie route? Statistics show that the vast majority of […]

Tasha Seegmiller   Whether you are a participant in NaNoWriMo or not, all of us have (most likely) experienced what it is like to hit the middle of the story and . . . And. Some call it a brick wall, others talk about being stuck in the muck, and still others may not have […]

by Penny Sansevieri Especially around the holidays, take a moment and tweak your keywords/keyword strings in Amazon. Maybe you can’t incorporate any holiday - or Christmas-specific keywords, but tweak the keywords during the holidays and find the strongest ones for your market. Oftentimes searches that include “gifts for…” ramp up in popularity around this time.  […]