Laura Kaye I’m always happy to have a chance to stop by Writers in the Storm, so I want to thank Orly Konig Lopez for the invitation to drop by! Today, I’m talking about some important but quick and easy things you can do to make it easier for readers, bloggers, and other authors to […]

Years ago, an instructor at the UCI Writing Project taught me how to identify the "golden lines" in a lesson, article, or book. Golden lines are the phrases, the ideas, the "takeaway" from whatever you're learning in life. Since then, after I attend a class or workshop, I review my notes and handouts, marking the golden lines. With […]

Kerry Lonsdale Before I launch into the when and how, a couple of disclosures. First, I am, by far, NOT an expert. I am a debut author and this whole street team business is new to me. I’m literally muddling my way through. Second, I must give a shout out to the queen of street […]

We interrupt the normally scheduled blog for important news! The WITS Annual 'Write Up a Storm' is this Wednesday! Join us from 4 am - 10 pm PST for hourly writing sprints, inspiration, and the knowledge that you're not writing alone! Come hang with fellow writers and write up a storm! Click here to join […]

Kathryn Craft Turning Whine Into Gold The euphoria and self-respect of finally being paid for years of hard work will still be fresh on a debut author’s face when requests for her generosity will start to pour in. Never mind that the math may work out to less than a penny per hour invested. Once […]