When you do book research, hitting the trail to interview sources will open your eyes and inspire your writing much more than surfing the Internet. Yes, my friends, I can now say with authority that steers are much larger than they appear from the safety of a car window. I have tramped through cow pastures […]
Is writers block causing procrastination and making you too stuck to write the next word? Take heart. You’re not the Lone Ranger. Even bestsellers get the Cursor-Blinking Blues. The trick to overcoming writer's block is to discover what techniques work best for you, then diligently practice those writing tips as part of your daily writing routine so you can overcome procrastination. […]
Enjoy these inspirational writing quotes from famous authors as they give advice to writers in the video, below. I stumbled upon these inspirational writing quotes from famous authors while I was researching ideas for a speech that I've been asked to give to a new organization of writers in my Texas hometown. The topic that the group requested […]
When you pitch book cover art and titles to a publisher, diplomacy will win you more concessions than obstinance. During the days when I was writing romance books for legacy publishers, I quickly discovered that actual, in-the-trenches marketing experience was no guarantee that a publisher would accept my ideas for great book covers, titles, advertising copy, or […]
I think my printer is haunted. Now I'll admit, I'm not exactly tech savvy. I just pretend to be because I write about API's, DPI's, FPI's, and other mind-numbing acronyms ending in "PI" for a high tech company. My client, who has every geek gizmo ten minutes after it appears on the market, takes great […]