Serial Fiction: Shorties For The Win

I love writing serial fiction and recommend this format for authors who are short of writing time. A novel requires a serious time commitment; one you can’t make if your life is full. Consider that readers are busy too. They often prefer snack-sized fiction. Serial fiction for the win: write and publish shorties I refer to snack-sized fiction such as … Read more

Self-Publishing Your Way: 2 Clever Ways To Market Your Books

If you’re new to self-publishing, the options for promoting your books may seem overwhelming. Where do you start? We looked at book sales in this blog post: two clever ways to increase book sales. But how do you START your marketing? Should you advertise? And where? Book marketing challenges for authors include: The process. Promotion is a process, and some … Read more

Write Fiction: 6 Weird Tricks To Boost Your Inspiration

You want to write fiction—or perhaps you’re already an author—and you have a challenge. Days and weeks go by, and you don’t write a word. It’s all too hard. You get an idea, but by the time you’ve written ten pages, it’s gone. Your plot is silly; your characters are even sillier. Here’s the thing. Although professionals tell you to … Read more

Favorite Writing App For Long Projects: Scrivener

Choosing your favorite writing app can be a challenge if you’re a beginning writer. You want to use the “best” app, but how do you decide which is best for you? I discussed the best writing app for books here. At the time, I was upset because a writing app I’d used for many months shut down with zero warning. … Read more

Write Fiction: 6 Savvy Tips To Make Beginning Novels Easier

When you write fiction, beginning each new novel is a fresh challenge because you’re starting from nothing. Your blank computer screen can be terrifying. One of my writing students called me in a panic. “I haven’t written anything new in four months! What do I do? I need to create a publishing schedule.” She’d become so involved with marketing her … Read more