Should authors read reviews? That was the question Jordan Dane posed at The Kill Zone blog last week. I also saw the same question addressed in an author Facebook group I’m a member of, and (indirectly) on Seth Godin’s blog. Three times in three days. That must be significant … I’m not yet a published …
Best of the Blogs The best posts I’ve read this week on writing, editing, publishing, and marketing. The focus this week is on writing craft. That’s not deliberate—it just happened that way. Some weeks it’s a mix, some weeks it isn’t. Story Genius First up, Myra Johnson visits Seekerville to discuss Story Genius by Lisa …
Six of the best blog posts this week in writing, editing, publishing, and marketing. Writing Skills Writers Need Frances Caballo from Social Media Just for Writers visits The Book Designer to share 5 Skills Every Writer Should Develop. I don’t think each point should get equal weighting: learning writing craft is far and away the …
The best blog posts I’ve read in the last week (or two. Yes, I missed last week’s post. Apologies!) Writing Writing Scenes Beth K Vogt visits Novel Rocket to share her 5-5-1 method of planning a scene. She makes it sound easy … and effective. Characterisation In Shame, Shame, We Know Your Name—Or Do We? …
The Best of the Blogs for the week ending 20 May 2017 … Publishing News There were two major stories in the publishing world this week. Harlequin Closes Five Lines Harlequin confirmed they are closing five fiction lines to new acquisitions. One of these is the Love Inspired Historical line, which publishes 4-6 Christian romance …
This post is part of the #AuthorToolBoxBlogHop, the brainchild of Raimey Gallant. There are over thirty authors participating in the blog hop this month, each sharing on a topic related to writing, publishing or marketing. There are three great ways to follow the blog hop: Check out the list of participating websites on the main …
Best of the Blogs: the best posts I’ve read this week on writing, publishing, and marketing. Lots of marketing! Writing Stephanie Dees visits Seekerville to talk about critique partners, and shares her tips for finding a great partner (or group). Publishing Tim Grahl has published a length post on the pros and cons of traditional …
Christian Authors Unite is a compilation of articles on marketing for Christian authors. There are seven chapters by seven different authors. Each chapter covers points on a specific topic related to writing, publishing, and marketing Christian books. The chapters cover Building your author platform Targeting your market Keeping your writing on track Writing a book …
Apologies for missing the last two Best of the Blogs posts. I had a long wifi-free weekend away with my husband, then I was at the New Zealand Christian Writers Retreat—I had a great time! Congratulations! INSPY Award Shortlist Announced Congratulations to the finalists in the INSPY Awards—especially Kara Isaac, who made the shortlist in …
Cutting the Diamond In our series on Creating Diamonds from Coal (aka self-editing): We’ve talked about the big-picture elements of plot, structure, and character (Putting on the Pressure). We’ve examined our rough diamond (Understanding Point of View). And we’ve shaped it (Using Point of View to Engage Our Reader). Today we’re going to work on …
