Are you struggling with writing procrastination? You’ve probably had a night like this: after a full day of work, errands, or caring for others, you finally sit down at your desk. You tell yourself, just thirty minutes. You open the document, type a sentence, delete it, try again. Within minutes,Continue Reading
As a writer, you probably want to do everything you can to market your book. So you post about it, run a few ads, and announce when it launches. But after that? Well, it can get confusing. You want to continue marketing, but you may also worry about turning yourContinue Reading
In all honesty—and without sounding like a Pollyanna—I haven’t encountered any emotional challenges in my writing, or in my life, for that matter. I suppose I owe much of that to a lifetime of meditation, over some fifty years now, which has kept me on an even keel through anyContinue Reading
If you’re thinking about hiring an author’s assistant, consider these tips from Linda Dunn—an author assistant herself! My career started when I had the opportunity to work for an editor. The time spent with the editor offered insight and hands-on experience to the preparation of a manuscript for publication andContinue Reading
We’ve all heard about small changes that can make a big difference in our lives. But we can still get stuck thinking we need to make big changes to get anywhere with our writing. We need to quit our day jobs, we think. Then we’d have time to write! OrContinue Reading
All of us writers are looking for book marketing tips, right? I’m still an amateur when it comes to this, but after publishing 6 books (3 traditional, 3 self-published), I feel like I’m starting to figure “some” things out. Below, I have a list of the methods that have workedContinue Reading
Do you plan to work with a graphic designer to create your next book cover? If so, you need to be prepared. It’s easy to think that if you’re handing the design over to a professional, you can just sit back and relax and let them do their thing. ButContinue Reading