In my last post, I discussed through lines for nonfiction. Today, I’ll attempt to cover through lines for fiction. Allow me to repeat part of the last post: How many of you remember McDonald’s “special sauce” advertising for the Big Mac? I was around when they first used it in 1974. (After all these years,…
How many of you remember McDonald’s “special sauce” advertising for the Big Mac? I was around when they first used it in 1974. (After all these years, I wonder if the recipe is still the same. I’m not promoting McDonald’s.) So what’s special sauce got to do with writing? It’s my way of creating an…
My personal/professional development coach, David Neagle, recently said during a morning meeting that you can’t manage time, you can only manage your calendar. How true! But how many of us actually look at it that way? There is so much out there on the Internet about time management. And I’ve blogged about it too. But…
As you know, I’ve had some setbacks with my latest novel. It sent me back to the books to learn more. The following are those I’ve read this year. Secrets to Writing a Series by K. Stanley and L. Cooke came recommended by a friend from my critique group. Here’s a portion of the sales…
It’s time to talk about preparing for holiday marketing. I hear you moaning already. “It’s only August.” Yes, that means you have time to strategize, plan, write emails, create memes, and get it all scheduled. Which also means, you can relax and enjoy the holidays instead coming up with marketing ideas at the last minute….
Back in April in one of my weekly emails I asked these questions: Do you only buy books at discounted prices and constantly look for the freebies? Are you a bargain hunter with all your purchases? In other words, do you want to get as much as you can for as little as possible? Let…
Celebrating. I’m awful at doing this, but it’s important to celebrate even the small wins because it helps rewire our brains to expect good things instead of bad. I want to interject more fun into my blog, and celebrating is something fun. To that end, I have wildly departed from my usual post. But hey,…
In recent months, I’ve found myself avoiding working on my current book. This book has posed more obstacles than any project I’ve ever worked on. At times, I’ve lost the joy of writing and the fun I normally have when I write. Have you ever been there? As far as I’m concerned, when writing loses…