Settling in to write the first few lines of a new manuscript can be a harrowing experience. The cursor blinks menacingly on the screen and in your mind -tumbleweeds - reminiscent of Tombstone or some other epic Western flick. Where do you begin? And more importantly, where … [Read more...]
What Experienced Authors Say to New Ones
Based on the collected wisdom from experienced authors, some helpful advice emerges over and over again. Here is a distillation of some of the most important pieces of advice from experienced authors. Thick Skin People are going to criticize you. They are going to … [Read more...]
Writing a Fiction or Non-Fiction Book Series
Whether you’re writing and/or publishing your own fiction or non-fiction Kindle books, establishing a series is an excellent idea.Looking at some of the best-selling books and movies currently on the market today, many extremely popular, extremely lucrative series stand out … [Read more...]
The Importance of Properly Pacing Yourself in Writing Your Kindle Books
Publishing and writing can easily lead to burn out. Treating the writing and publishing process as a marathon and not a sprint is most definitely your best bet. Let’s go ahead and take a look at this method of properly planning and pacing yourself while writing your Kindle … [Read more...]
5 Surefire Tips to Help Prevent and/or Overcome Writer’s Block
Ah, writers block. The mere mention of it will oftentimes clear out a room of writers faster than if you’d told them said room housed the bubonic plague. While most of us don’t honestly believe that writers block is contagious or anything, some do still believe that the mere … [Read more...]