by Jill Williamson | Apr 21, 2021 | Author Life, Encouragement, Getting Published, Self-Publishing, Writing As A Business, Writing Life
In 2016, here on Go Teen Writers, I wrote a series called #WeWriteBooks. I spent the majority of that year, sharing with you all my process of creating a book from concept to completion. You can find a list of those writing posts by clicking here. Being a visual...
by Stephanie Morrill | Sep 25, 2020 | Author Life, Encouragement, Getting Published, Guest Posts, Productivity, Writing As A Business, Writing Life
Roseanna M. White is a bestselling, Christy Award nominated author who has long claimed that words are the air she breathes. When not writing fiction, she’s homeschooling her two kids, editing, designing book covers, and pretending her house will clean itself....
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 28, 2020 | Author Life, Writing, Writing As A Business, Writing Life
Good morning, writers! I have been busy, busy, busy, so this week I thought I’d just give you a quick writing update so I can jump back into my work. First of all, to everyone who celebrated my cover reveal a few weeks back, THANK YOU! The giveaway at YA BOOKS...
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 Stephanie Morrill | Sep 30, 2019 | Author Life, Book Proposals, Writing As A Business
Since we talked about hook sentences last week, it only seemed natural to address back-cover copy today. Like a hook sentence, your back-cover copy is a tool for selling your book. If you are traditionally publishing, this copy sells your book first to agents and...
