The best way for your character to connect with the reader is by allowing the reader to see the character’s emotions. While conflict is a biggie in getting the reader involved in the story, if the character doesn’t show emotions, the conflict wouldn’t hold much weight. What do I mean by this? Suppose Ara is…
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Self-Publishing and Book Returns
If you’re self-publishing your book, you’ll need to think about book returns. Should you, or shouldn’t you?
10 Tips to Reduce Your Blog Post Writing Time
Every author needs to promote their books and part of that promotion includes blogging. But how do you reduce your blog writing time?
Testing Out the AI Program Waters as a Writer
I’ve been meaning to find a free or reasonably priced AI program for authors. In my research, I came across several of them. My search keyword was “free story writing ai.” The first sponsored program that came up was Grammarly. Now, I use Grammarly and it’s not a content creation tool. It will edit and…
Self-Publishing: ISBNs, Amazon, and IngramSpark
Amazon is having a problem recognizing the new 979 ISBNs. This is causing problems for authors.
Writing: Style vs. Voice
What’s the difference between writing style and voice?
Lost Your Passion for Writing?
Most writers face a time when their passion for writing subsides or leaves. When this happens, what should you do?
9 of the Best Writing Tips
Nine best writing tips to help you hone your skills as an author.
Editing – On Your Mark, Get Set, Wait!
What do you do when you’re ready to submit or self-publish? Authors, on their emay think jump in, but wait-a-minute.
What to Do About Dull Verbs
Verbs can make your sentence alive, full of action, but it’s important when changing out dull verbs with vibrant ones to make sure it doesn’t change the intent of the sentence.