Be honest. When you think about dessert, what gets you more excited? A single scoop of plain vanilla ice cream, or the mountain of deliciousness known as an ice cream sundae. A scoop of vanilla is OK, but it’s totally one-dimensional. After a few bites it gets monotonous and … [Read more...]
Ideas and Tips for Selecting the Perfect Genre and Theme for Your Next Bestseller
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...]