Rhay Christou   Agents want it. Editors want it. Readers are begging for it. Deep point of view is all the rage. But what is deep point of view? Deep point of view is intense. It not only represents the sights, sounds, and actions filtered through a POV (point of view) character but goes deeper […]

Kennedy Ryan I have always considered myself a pretty confident person. My parents instilled several things in me early on: And this next one was bedrock. Don’t allow other people’s opinions to change the way you feel about yourself. That lesson especially served me well growing up. Peer pressure for me – almost non-existent. I […]

Amanda Luedeke Ever wondered what agents think about hybrid authors? Ever been too afraid to ask, thinking the very idea of hybrid publishing an insult to the traditional side of the business? Well, fear no longer, because most agents I know fully support the hybrid author model. And it’s because of one reason… Agents are […]

Kathryn Craft Turning Whine Into Gold As writers, we are used to making choices on behalf of our characters. As characters in our own life stories, though, we also make choices. We set a goal, pursue it until we come to a fork in the road, and then deal with the changes and challenges this […]

Elizabeth S. Craig When writers offer other authors’ advice about generating more income, the advice inevitably is, “Write a lot of good books.” Although it’s true that volume is key to visibility in an increasingly crowded book market, there’s another way to gain visibility—offering our content, our books, in a variety of marketplaces. While working […]