Writers ask lots of questions, and the writing community pays it forward quite well. I see many questions on a regular basis. One is “what program do you use to format your manuscript?” These writers aren’t talking about how to format their manuscript for presenting to agents, editors, or publishers, but programs to format the…
(Updated from a previous post) Are you writing your first book? Do you plan to indie-publish or seek an agent and traditional publisher? Have you started building your author platform? Maybe you’re not sure what an author platform is. I’ve heard many first-time writers say they want to finish their book first before they think…
I just want to write. I hear that often from writers I work with. That’s great, and it’s not hard to do at all. Simply sit down at the computer (or with pen and paper) and write. But be honest with yourself. You want to publish that book. And now we enter the arena of…
When thinking about selling their book, many authors think about selling to the individual book buyer who walks into the bookstore or buys online. That’s “one book at a time” thinking. This could be limiting your sales.
As writers, we know it is important to attend conferences. It’s where we make connection with other writers, literary agents, and acquisitions editors. Several years back (2016, I think), I decided to attend an editors conference. I wanted and needed to connect with other editors. I don’t remember how I even heard about PENCON Editors…
I made a discovery this weekend. Those kind you’d call “light bulb” or “aha” moments. I noticed I was experiencing that old “my life is nothing but work” attitude. I asked my why and discovered it was because I had allowed other commitments keep me from working on my own story. So on Saturday, I…
The holidays are upon us. Before we know it, 2020 will make its entrance. Every time I say 2020, it makes me think of the song “In the year 2525.” Yeah, I know, you’re probably clueless. Those older than 50 might remember it. It was a #1 hit in 1969. I was the ripe old age…
Formatting an eBook isn’t hard. What you have to remember is the conversion process involved. An eBook is read on a device such as a Kindle Fire, a Nook, an iPad, and more. Many of the devices have proprietary coding—Kindle is one, and it comes with a .mobi extension to the file. Here is an…