As A Reader I Believe In Doing Book Reviews for so many reasons. First, long before I became a writer, I loved reading and talking about books, the ones I loved most of all. Because reading is subjective, I have a policy against doing a negative review on any book. One, because I don’t finish what…
Category: Writer to Writer
Informational posts for current and future writers.
Self Publishing Behind the Scenes
Self Publishing Behind the Scenes means of a lot of work and shared ideas. One of the things I love about self publishing is the freedom to to create from cover to cover. The front of the book, the cover, is the readers’ first look, a teaser of what the book is about. It also…
New Find In My Book World
New Find in My Book World is going to be a regular post once a month. This month’s book is Authors: How to Brand You and Your Book. As a self published writer I am always on the look out for new ideas in marketing. Aren’t we all!
Tips for Professional Editing
Good for you. You have finished your book. I always take a few days to celebrate the delight of knowing another story is actually ready for editing. No matter how many books I have written the feeling of accomplishment is always there, the euphoria, the excitement. I love the creative part of writing. Now comes…
Describing a Character
One of the questions I see on social media is about character description. This is also a favorite question when I do face to face presentations. I’m not sure that there is a one-size-fits-all answer but here are the two basic ways I use. Character information can be delivered in a number of ways. This…
Promotion and Books
One of the challenges about being a self published writer is promotion. When I published in New York, the publisher promoted the imprint under which I published so that I and the writers who also were in that group reaped the benefits of the house’s promotional dollars. The print runs were set by the publishing…
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