Word Magic
Want to learn a very simple, but powerful, plotting strategy? You can. Our new program, Commercial Fiction Secrets: Plot Your Novel In 60 Minutes Or Less, turns you into a plot magician. Whether you’re plotting a new novel or are rescuing a novel that’s crashed off the rails, your plotting woes will end forever. Plotting and the pain of pantsing … Read more
As you may know, I nuked my old blog, which had thousands of posts, and started completely fresh. I’ve had queries from readers who are unhappy with their own blogs, asking whether they should start over too. The short answer is: no — not unless you have very clear reasons. Any blog which has been online for a while has … Read more
While social media networks like Facebook are a lot of fun, they’re restrictive. What if you just want a simple itty bitty website to promote your latest book, or your freelance offerings? You don’t have time to buy a domain name, get hosting and so on — nor do you want to spend money — you just want an URL … Read more
Last week I coached two self-publishing authors who had been publishing consistently, and then took a break. This meant that they needed to kickstart sales again with advertising… and advertising is expensive. They were in despair, fearing that they were wasting their time writing fiction. What struck me was that both authors had made rebooting their self-publishing efforts needlessly challenging. … Read more
You can make extra money for the holidays with a blogging side hustle. Use your own blog. No blog? That’s fine/