The Information Age is dead. We stand at the cusp of a new era. We used to live in the Information Age, but you know how it goes when everyone jumps on the bandwagon. Too much of a good thing became a bad thing. I know you feel it. We both know that everyone is glutted with more information than we know what to do with. You surf the web and there is page after page of information, right? But how do you sort and sift through it all and solve your problems? How do you get what…
Writing Advice From The Experts Part #2
The most valuable of talents is never using two words when one will do. – Thomas Jefferson
Writing Advice From The Experts Part #3
You must be prepared to work always without applause. – Ernest Hemingway
Writing Past Fear: 10 Ways To Stop Worrying And Start Writing
Many people claim that they want to write. Most wont because of a giant monster called FEAR. It looms over individuals and paralyzes them. What if Im no good? What if Im wasting my time? What if What if What if Fear creates these never-ending questions, but fortunately the beast can be conquered. Its conquered every day. Here are ten ways to get over fear and start writing:
Writing What You Want To Write: Personal Innovation
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all. – Dale Carnegie
Your Book Arrives From Your New York Publisher!
A large box arrives from a New York Publisher. Its hereYOUR BOOK! You hurriedly rip it open and take the first book out. There it is YOUR NAME as the author of your first book. You forget to breathe and your heart skips a beat in excitement.
What Magazine Editors Value From Freelance Writers
Ask a bunch of aspiring magazine writers what editors are looking for when they read article queries and I’ll bet most of them answer, “good article ideas.”
What’s Wrong With The Big New York Publishers?
The traditional marketplace for book sales is shrinking. The six largest publishers are shipping more books and selling less than ever before, even though the distribution chain is saturated with copies that will eventually be returned. The basic laws of supply and demand are being ignored and no one is trying to do anything about it. What’s wrong with this picture?
Who’s Speaking: Choosing A Narrator’s Voice
Have you given much thought to the voice of your narrator? Perhaps you assumed the narrator in your novel should remain neutral. Many writers believe that the narrator should have little in the way of identity and the use of a narrator is essentially a necessary means of moving the story from one scene to the next.
Why Publish Your Writing In A Printed Book?
Why would anyone want to create a printed book, when then can create eBooks a lot more easily — and cheaply? Why would anyone want to get mired in the process of printing and shipping physical books that take time to deliver to customers, when they can deliver a digital information product immediately, with no additional production or shipping costs? What’s the point of having a tree-killing artifact of yesteryear in your creative portfolio?
Querying: One Authors Feedback On Tactical Issues
When I was functioning as that lowest of all life forms, the unpublished author, I benefited from established novelists willing to share their experiences. This article is intended to give something back, especially since my experience had some unexpected turns.
Self-Publishing The Hard Way: The Art Of Giving Birth
You know? When you publish a book and send it out into the world, it’s like giving birth to a baby. Everyone checks out your baby. Is it breath-taking? Does it have ten toes and ten fingers? Is it pink and sweet or does it look like an extra from “Alien?” We writers are baring our souls, our deepest thoughts, and our feelings lay open like a cavernous wound. We can’t hide anymore. They know us inside and out. Now they see our baby, and they get to pick it to pieces, bit by bi…