By Liesa Malik This is so embarrassing that I hate to see the word in print–BLOCKED. I’ve been blocked. I know that professionals do not allow themselves to succumb to such a silly and amateur problem, but I’ve been stuck in the quagmire of “my writing sucks–I have no ideas–why did I ever want to…
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The Dirty Shameful Things I Did In High School That Help My Writing Career Today
By Aaron Ritchey So the delightful Delilah S. Dawson blogged about the perils of book promotion, how to do it wrong, and how to do it right. So really, I’m not covering any new ground, and you should probably watch the Star Wars Episode VI trailer again. Right? Shortest. Blog post. Ever. You can do a…
Interview with Award Winning Author Desiree Holt
Interview by Susan Brooks originally published April 17, 2015 at Susan’s blog. Desiree Holt is a force of nature. She has written over 170 traditionally published novels since 2006, she is a tireless supporter of other writers, and is insatiably charming. I am privileged to have had opportunity to work with her on past projects,…
Guest Post: Maura Weiler – Your Non-Agent Might Know Best. Or Does She?
By Maura Weiler, Author of Contrition Which is worse– an impersonal rejection letter from an agent, or a personalized rejection letter with feedback that would require a massive rewrite of your book with no guarantee that the agent would revisit it? Both. Oh wait… I mean, it all depends. I entered the submission process for…
The Learning Curve of a Reluctant Social Media User
By Pamela Nowak I am past my second year of using (or, uh, having) social media and stepping back to take a look at my progress (er…learning curve). I’ve had a website since I signed my first book contract, roughly eight years. It was updated as I added more books but I never really did…