by Shannon Dittemore | Jul 10, 2020 | Author Life, Creativity, Encouragement, Getting Published, Writing, Writing Life
There’s a question I get asked a lot. The question can take many forms, of course: What’s your favorite part of writing a book? What do you love about this job? Why do you choose to do this to yourself? Lots of incarnations, but really, the same question....
by Jill Williamson | Jun 19, 2020 | Author Life, Book Proposals, Getting Published, Guest Posts, Learning from Other Authors, Writing
Do you live outside the USA or Great Britain? Are you wondering if agents, editors and publishers in those countries will still be interested in your books? As a Canadian author who has published eight novels in both the USA and England, including at least one UK...
by Shannon Dittemore | May 8, 2020 | Getting Published, Marketing, Writing, Writing As A Business
What is a tagline, does my book need one, and how do I craft something that hits on all the right notes? These are the questions we’re going to answer today, and I’m going to do that by sharing some of the taglines I found on my shelf, and by giving you a...
by Shannon Dittemore | Feb 14, 2020 | Author Life, Getting Published, Marketing, Writing As A Business
Good morning, friends! You’re catching me one day after revealing the cover for my October release, WINTER, WHITE AND WICKED. I’m still riding high on that fun share, so I thought we’d talk a little bit about book cover development and what that looks like from...
by Shannon Dittemore | Feb 7, 2020 | Author Life, Encouragement, Getting Published, Writing Life
About a year ago, I posted this article. As I’ve started and stopped, fallen and struggled with my current work in progress, the truths here have never felt more relevant. Rest easy, friends. We’re all learning to get back up again. For the past couple...
by Stephanie Morrill | Sep 23, 2019 | Book Proposals, Getting Published, Marketing, Writing As A Business
One of the questions that always makes me squirm is, “What’s your book about?” Cue panic and stammering! But I’ve become much better in the last few years as I’ve worked on how to answer this even before I write the book. In the...
