Every author wants to craft a story that appeals to thousands, and goes on and on and on to bring joy, wonder, and comfort. But, what are the magical ingredients?
Author: Karen Cioffi
Karen Cioffi is an award-winning author and children's ghostwriter. She loves to help those who want to be the author of a children's book fulfill their dream. Contact Karen today to get your story started!
The Perfect Resources for Every Author
The title should be The Perfect Resources for Every Author … And Wanna Be Author. But, having your title too long isn’t a good idea. I’m sidetracking though. Carl Sagan said, “Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere.” If you’re an author, no doubt you strive…
Children’s Ghostwriting and Momentum
If you’re working with a children’s ghostwriter, be aware that there is a writing momentum. And it’s important to keep that momentum going for the story and for the ghostwriter’s time and workload.
10 Top Book Marketing Strategies
Here are 10 of the most important tips to bring you and your books visibility and credibility, boost your mailing list, and boost sales.
Author Website Must-Have Elements
Most of my clients self-publish and I know they don’t realize they should have an author website. Even if it’s simply a landing page, about page, and book page, authors need a website. And your landing page, as well as your entire site, should be focused on a specific keyword or couple of related keywords….
The New Year
What we’ll all need is perseverance and resilience. A writer who is also a psychologist, Dr. Valerie Allen, has some advice. I hope it helps you get through 2021.
Writing First Paragraphs
When Stephen King writes a first draft, he just writes. So, I understand this to mean that crafting comes with revision. And to draw your reader in, your opening line “should say: Listen. Come in here. You want to know this.”
A Children’s Writing Coach or Editor– Do You Need One?
25 Reasons You May Need Help Writing Your Own Children’s Book I’ve been a children’s ghostwriter and rewriter (book doctor) for many years. Now and then, though, I’ll get someone who comes to me for help, but they want to write the book themselves. This is great. I encourage wannabe authors to go for it….
Writing and the Imposter Syndrome
I watched an amazing Zoom webinar with Carolyn Howard-Johnson and her publisher Victor Volkman. It was from the Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association Writing Conference – they did it virtually rather than in-person. Carolyn is an award-winning author and an expert book marketer, so I listen when she has something to share. A small…
Should You Edit Your Professional Edit?
Once I ghostwrite a children’s story, I edit and proof it. If I don’t have enough time to let the story sit for a while, I’ll send it out for proofing. Or if it’s a middle grade or young adult and I’ve been working on it for a long time and am too close to…