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...
by Shannon Dittemore | Sep 20, 2019 | Author Life, Getting Published, Goals, Writing, Writing As A Business, Writing Life
Did you know there’s a difference between being a writer and being an author? Okay, okay, in truth, the dictionary defines the two words very similarly. But when we approach the two terms from an industry perspective, we begin to see some differences. A writer is...
by Jill Williamson | Aug 7, 2019 | Book Proposals, Getting Published, Learning from Other Authors, Marketing, Self-Publishing, Writing As A Business
Jill here. I’ve been published for ten years now and have launched 22 books so far with plans to launch ever more. So, I’m finally starting to get a handle on this whole “book launch” thing. Kidding. But also not really… Here’s the...
by Shannon Dittemore | Aug 2, 2019 | Author Life, Writing As A Business
Happy Friday, friends! School is fast approaching and, as we ramp into a new season, I thought perhaps we could talk about a practice I’ve adopted in recent years. Maybe, if the fit is right, you might look at implementing it as well. This practice really came...
by Jill Williamson | Apr 10, 2019 | Creativity, Getting Published, Goals, Learning from Other Authors, Self-Publishing, Writing As A Business
Last week I launched a Kickstarter campaign to celebrate the ten-year anniversary of my first book (By Darkness Hid) being published. I can’t believe it’s been ten years already! But then I took this picture and saw that, yes, it really has been ten years....
by Stephanie Morrill | Mar 11, 2019 | Author Life, Getting Published, Writing As A Business, Writing Life
Last Tuesday, my seventh novel released: Available now from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Audible, your local bookstore, and wherever books are sold! One of the things I’ve learned since my first book came out 10 years ago is that release day isn’t my...
