Having a book trailer is a relatively new phenomenon in book publishing. If you asked me fifteen years ago if a book needed a book trailer, I would have looked at you like you had three heads. And you would…
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Professional writing – getting paid to write as your full time job – may not be your dream and your goal may fall somewhere between hobby and pro. Even if it’s only your side-business or hobby, if you wish to…
Leave a CommentThe first line of your novel can be your best friend, but it takes work. It’s the single most important way to draw readers into the rest of your story. And almost no one talks about it. Surprising, but there’s…
Leave a CommentWriting time – as writers, the thing we all need the most and the thing stolen from us from when life gets in the way. It’s a constant fight to carve out writing time from any regular day. The annoyance…
Leave a CommentWord count isn’t something to worry about while you’re writing your first draft. I’m a big advocate of “it takes a long as it takes” to get the story out. Word count is something to consider later, after you get…
Leave a CommentFirst rule of writer’s block? Don’t let it defeat you. You can overcome it and stay prolific. There are a million reasons why it happens and you’re not alone. We’ve all hit it at some point, but the thing to…
Leave a CommentWriting… how do I centre myself for it? What does it take to clear my mind? There’s no secret really. Mostly it’s a matter of being disciplined with myself. Eva left this question on the blog the other day. As…
1 CommentWriting is hard – let’s just get that out there. If it was easy, everyone would do it. If you’re compelled, if this is your calling, then you want to hone your craft and do the best job at it…
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