3 Ways to Ramp Up Your Fiction Pacing and Tension
Strong pacing and tension are critical in a fictional story, but they’re some of the hardest elements to understand and…
Outlining Your Novel for Success
Writers often need a lot of help and direction to write a novel. Even seasoned authors benefit by another set…
Done with Your Draft—What Next?
If you’ve recently finished writing the first draft to your first book, congratulations! If you’re getting there, applying many of…
7 Ways to Improve Your Writing Craft
Today’s guest post is by Dario Villirilli. To become a skilled writer you need to pour blood, sweat, and tears…
Fast-Writing Secrets of C. S. Lewis
Today’s guest post is by Jim Denney. C. S. Lewis, the author of The Chronicles of Narnia, wrote 14 novels, at…
How to Write an Effective Book Proposal
At some point in your writing journey, no doubt you’ve thought about submitting your manuscript to an agent or publisher….
How to Come Up with the Perfect Book Title
I’m sharing another of my posts that ran last year on The Self Publisher blog. Struggling with coming up with…
How to Make Writing Your Career
This post originally ran on my site The Self Publisher. How do you become a writer? After thirty years of…
Using KDSPY to Optimize Your Book Marketing
kdsI’ve written about KDSPY on occasion and have used it to great success (as have many writer friends). This post…