Let’s face it, in 2011 writers need a strong online presence. In a world were self-publishing is a realistic option, and big publishers are telling ...
In this article you will learn how to apply a strategy used to build successful companies to create popular and successful books. The strategy will ...
When BubbleCow was first born, self-publishing was, at best, a secondary option for most writers. However, the past few years have seen the publishing landscape ...
Last week, I was delighted to interview the marvelous Carolyn McCray about optimizing your Amazon book page as well as her Kindle bestseller, 30 Pieces ...
Guest Expert: Joel Friedlander The instructions to authors have been repeated up and down the publishing line over and over: blog, blog, blog. Last year, ...
Guest Expert: Laurel Marshfield On Earth Day this year, Friday, April 22, I found myself reading a book about beekeeping, appropriately enough — given that ...
Expert: Dana Lynn Smith Commenting on other people’s blogs is a great way to get visibility, build relationships with bloggers, subtly promote your book, and ...
In association with the good folks at Donanza, I recently set up a jobs board for freelance writers, bloggers and other work-at-home professionals. The ...
Therese here. I’m especially happy to present today’s guest. Keith Cronin is not only a nearly published author and prolific, witty and wise commenter here ...
Therese here. Please welcome today’s guest,  Robin Antalek, author of The Summer We Fell Apart, which was published last year by Harper Collins, called a “well-crafted and ...
Therese here. Today’s guest is New York Times and international bestselling author Jenna Blum. Jenna, who has been named one of Oprah’s 30 Favorite Women Writers, ...
Last week, we introduced you to YA novelist Alyssa Sheinmel. Known for her authentic storytelling and gripping plots, Alyssa’s latest book, The Lucky Kind, is ...
Today’s post is written by Susan Bearman, a finalist in The First Ever Write It Sideways Blogging Contest. Thanks for joining us, Susan! It’s not an original ...
Today’s post is written by Patricia Woodside, a finalist in The First Ever Write It Sideways Blogging Contest. Welcome, Patricia! Writers are risk takers. Writing requires taking ...
Today’s post is written by Christi Craig, a finalist in The First Ever Write It Sideways Blogging Contest. Thanks, Christi! I love it when my kids get hold ...
“The Help”… nails it. I’d mentioned that I’m reading Kathryn Stockett’s “The Help” in preparation for serving up a series of analytical deconstruction posts here ...
I’ve stumbled upon the magic pill of effective, compelling characterization. Me and a million other people who write about writing, and/or simply study and write ...
Ours is an opinion-driven avocation. From stellar manuscripts that are regularly tossed under the bus to the same old worn out A-list mediocrity, it’s all ...
This week Robert Smedley reveals the incredible life, and amazing Writing Spaces, of ‘the father of American Literature’. By any standard, Mark Twain (aka Samuel ...
Researching your novel can be incredibly fun and very useful, but often a frustrating experience. Nowadays writers have the world at their fingertips, with the ...
Point of view is one of the most powerful, and underrated, tools that you have at your disposal when crafting fiction. It’s the difference between ...
Do you know what Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass, Samuel Langhorne Clemens, Louis de Conte, and Mark Twain have in common? You may well do, because they’re ...
Ingratitude is the theme of today’s post, and while I’ve deliberately waited until some months after my last professional experience of it in order to ...
“It is well to remember that grammar is common speech formulated.†—William Somerset Maugham What if you have a great storyline and fully developed characters, ...
Whether you’re a writer, editor, or simply a grammar junkie—a trusty style guide is essential for keeping writing consistent and readable. In light of this, we’re ...