Jane Friedman, former publisher of Writer’s Digest and current columnist for Publishers Weekly defines author platform in her wonderfully succinct way, as “an ability to sell books because of who you are or who you can reach.” For many of us, the definition above may feel as if we’re in this platform building project all…
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If Only I Had One More Hour a Day…
I’ve been struggling to juggle a lot of things lately which is stressful enough, but now I’m being barraged with NaNoRiMo e-mails, vacation requests, and holiday planning schedules. After Colorado Gold I had three requests for chapters, one of which turned in to a request for a full read. What do you think I want to…
Write Your Novel Like A Noob…Or Not
As I write this, here in my 38th year, I’m struck by a number of what some people might consider failures, and yet others might see as learning experiences. To not put too fine a point on it, this is the writer’s experience in an online nutshell. As for me, I’ve taken several cracks at…
Live Longer–a no-cal way to add years to your life!
It’s time to read, and write good books for your fans. In a recent Yale study, researchers found that avid readers may live as much as two years longer than non-readers. Details of the study It followed over three thousand people over a 12-year period. They were placed in three groups. Group One was a…
Define Yourself As A Writer
Are you a writer? First, are you SURE you want to be a writer? It’s a tough business. Even in these wide-open days of self-publishing you need to write a good story and hope it strikes a chord with (many) readers. If you want to go the traditional route, your fate is in other hands,…