Great article on the types of readers that a self-published indie author is especially likely to see. As an author, you will encounter many different types of readers over the course of your career. Some will turn into adoring fans; others might remain a mystery. Here are five types of readers you’ll probably come across: […]
Read More The Five Readers You Meet in PublishingI am not a fan of this current fad to strip all dialogue tags! This is the current wisdom in editing. It’s believed that things that are not “said” or “asked” are distracting and should be cut. It is “justified,” for example, by the conventional wisdom that you can’t “growl” a sentence; a “growl” is […]
Read More The War on Dialogue TagsThis was a very useful article! I will be referring to it for advice in the future! Introduction Last year we looked at authors earning over $5,000 per month vs. lower earning authors to tease out the differences. This year, we compared authors making over $100,000 in a single year vs. authors who earn less than […]
Read More What Makes a $100k Author: 8 Findings Every Author Should KnowOriginally posted on The Toy Soldier Saga:
Here’s my profile on FanFiction.net. The prologue and the first chapter of A Few Good Elves have been edited and posted and more will follow at a rate of one chapter about every two days or so. Enjoy! If you want to see the Toy Soldier Saga completed…
Food on Their Table by Diane Morrison I can’t rate this one because I wrote it, and naturally I think it’s awesome, but I have a conflict of interest here. This dystopian novelette was written for the Kindle Storyteller competition. It’s based somewhat on a dream I had as a pre-teen. I wrote a version […]
Read More Book Review: Food on Their Table by Diane MorrisonThere’s only two days left to this giveaway, but there’s a contest to send one National Novel Writing Month writer to a castle for November with a bunch of bestselling authors to offer their advice! You get more entries by referring your friends. So I’m referring all of you! As I’m sure most of you […]
Read More Want to Help Me Win a Writing Retreat in a Castle, or Win it Yourself?Every year or two, someone writes another article about a genre that women have just now entered, which used to be the province of male writers. Usually it’s some form of science fiction. Lately it’s been fantasy, especially epic fantasy (which strikes me with fierce irony, because I remember when fantasy was pink and squishy […]
Read More From Dark to Dark: Yes, Women Have Always Written Space OperaMy apocalyptic historical is dropping tomorrow at my Patreon. Want Patrick O’Brain crossed with Stephen King? The only way you can get it is by being my Patron! Get it now!
Read More Dropping Tomorrow at My Patreon: Tout le Monde est MortSome writers continually submit the same manuscript until it is accepted. Others chose to do a more polished draft before sending it out again. A select few learn from the lessons of submissions, to write a completely new book. What they all have in common is a persistence to never give up on their dream; […]
Read More Bestsellers Initially RejectedSource: Reflections on the Pagan Writing Life
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