Archive for the ‘Making Books’ Category

Anatomy of an Author Website

I originally did the post for the Big Bad Book Blog, an awesome blog hosted by Greenleaf Book (more…)

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Writing Prompt: “Why I Write”

For most of us the desire to write is something innate, but the pleasure or output we derive (more…)

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Use Journaling to Become a Better Writer

Journaling has long been a popular activity among diarists and memoir writers. Writers of other genres can also (more…)

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Character Development: Get Your Characters Motivated

Dynamic and interesting characters grab a reader’s attention. To truly be dynamic and to move a story forward (more…)

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Salute Your Shorts: How to Publish Short Stories

As I mentioned yesterday, writing short stories is a great way to earn a little cash and add (more…)

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How to Pitch Your Book

Here is a post I originally did for the Big Bad Book Blog. It never hurts to reiterate (more…)

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Jobs For Writers (That Actually Involve Writing)

I think its safe to say that the majority of writers write with the dream of one day (more…)

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Your Goals as a Writer for 2011

It’s that time of year. Time to sign up for gym memberships, to clean out cluttered spaces, and (more…)

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Striving for Perfection: The Four Types of Editing

Every writer aspires for perfection. Unfortunately we are human and as such our great ideas need time and (more…)

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Key Elements of Strong Fiction

It’s difficult to give an exact formula for what makes great fiction. Once we lay down all of (more…)

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