Dreamers, Hobbies, Money and Me
Writers are dreamers, but they also want to make money for themselves. We all have hobbies, and these might not make us much money, but we love to do them anyways. Money isn’t the issue in a passion for something…
Reliability and Validity: A Lesson for the Publishing Writer
Everyday we are bombarded with statistics or absolute statements telling us how relevant or accurate certain treatments or exercise programs are even in books we read- I recommend The Essential Guide to Getting…
Publishing Success: A Writer’s Wresponsibility
So, you wrote a book. It is not an easy feat by any means, but as we have said time and time again on this blog: that in no way guarantees success. So you wrote a really good book. Maternal…
Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better
Why being able to publish and being successful at it are two totally different things With the excessive number of outlets for self-publishing available to writers today (nearly 42 MILLION Google search results for “self publishing companies”) it’s no…
The Power Trip to Nowhere
What writers can learn from Choose Your Own Adventure books I don’t know how many people remember those stories that were called “Choose-Your-Own-Adventure,” but there is…
What Do Your Readers Think About Self-Publishing?
Years ago no one cared to admit that they might have self-published a book. Years ago, to self-publish meant that you didn’t “have what it took” to find that publisher willing to take on your book, and when you shared with…
The Relatability of Fame
Why breaking through as a writer takes more than just a fancy book cover and a well-written story Sometimes the best inspiration and insight comes from the most unexpected places. The other night…
Written in the Stars?
A lesson from the horoscopes about helping your writing reach out to people This month we are talking about reaching out to your readers and the many ways you can do this as a writer. The first important way…
