by Sarah Tun I recently had a chat with a colleague who was feeling a bit low about their current lack of book sales. We’ve all been there! It prompts me to share this with you… Writers need income, which rarely comes from the books they create. With so many books on the market and […]
One of our members poured her heart out to Tom and me the other day. The task of marketing can be a great chasm that swallows you, and the struggle for success in selling books is draining. Jann Martin’s post struck such a chord with me, I’m sharing it with you with her permission. Are […]
by Gina Burgess Most scams that authors and writers face are as old as Methuselah. A scam may have been updated to this digital age, but the con’s premise is the same. I know we talked about literary agents and their worth a few weeks ago, but there are some scams that authors and writers […]
by Gina Burgess Sure. We’ve all been stuck in a rut at some point in our life. It’s similar to being stuck in traffic. Oh, my goodness, 7:30 am on Interstate 10 in New Orleans is like swimming in molasses in January. “Slowly you go, inch by inch…”and really getting nowhere in a long amount […]
By Sarah Tun I’m having the time of my life all because of a new possibility. No, I’m not dirty dancing. In fact, I’m ghost writing. It isn’t something I’ve ever thought of doing, but it just sort of came my way, and I’m so glad it has! In fact, if I’d thought about it […]
by Gina Burgess In 1998 Harper’s published an essay by Francine Prose called Scent of a Woman’s Ink. In it she expounds on the disparity of publishers’ perception between women’s writing and men’s writing. She suggests that it is the male readers who don’t precisely align with metaphors that women use – house, garden, madness […]
Impostor Assassin is a novel about a man willing to risk his life to save the world. Independent publishing is facing a new enemy. This new threat to authors, agents and publishers is everywhere. The mega-corporation, SWAMP, has taken over the world’s media outlets and it is now taking over lives. A legion of assassins […]
by Jann Martin Have you heard God calling you? Do you always obey His call? We know in our hearts and minds God’s always there for us. However, we don’t always listen when He’s asking us to do something. Or, maybe we think if we don’t respond we won’t have to step out of our […]
by Randy Ingermanson It sounds horribly old-fashioned to say this, but once a month, I go to a critique group with real, live writers. These days, it seems that most writers communicate electronically. That’s all fine, but it’s just more fun to get together in person, so we do it. One of the most common […]
