Writing Help and Advice for All
Weekend Edition – Crazy Talk and Appreciation Plus Good Reads and Writing Tips
Originally posted on Live to Write – Write to Live:
There are voices in my head. And, not the good kind. As a writer, you are probably used to having voices in your head. You are probably even grateful that they are there – the voices of your characters telling you what they want, what…
One Often Overlooked Element of World-Building
Originally posted on The Brass Rag:
Some great advice from this week’s guest author, Melissa McPhail Every author should understand world-building. Whether engaged in the writing of genre or literary fiction, an author crafts a unique world with each novel. Even when set in the present day, the novel’s events layer a new dimension upon…
A Follow-up on my Goodreads Advertising
Originally posted on Author Mark W Sasse:
A couple days ago I posted how I had written a Goodreads ad which, at the time, had not received even one click after a couple weeks of being in circulation. It takes special talent to write an ad that poorly. I feel honored. Well, as an update,…
The Facebook Posting Rule
Originally posted on International Book Promotion:
Facebook Posting Rule What you thought you know about Facebook posting? 1) Adding links to your post is effective for…
A Copywriter with Great Ideas
Originally posted on Live to Write – Write to Live:
If you are a writer, you have probably thought about building an author platform. I’ve started thinking about that, too. I’ve done a lot of reading on the topic lately and now I’m starting to write more content. If you are like me, you may…
Writer’s Arse, And Other Ailments
Originally posted on Tara Sparling writes:
The gurus over at Writing.ie have published another article I wrote today. A sort of confessional piece. I talk about the terrible afflictions which writers suffer, and how I suffer in particular (from being terribly afflicted). Some non-writers will be sceptical about this. That’s fine. They can go around sympathising with…
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