How to Write Efficiently: Gardener or Architect Have you ever wondered how to write efficiently? How do you utilize your writing time so you get the most out of it? Why is it that sometimes you sit down at your…
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Holiday Deadlines—How to Keep up with Them
Holiday Deadlines—How to Keep up with Them The November writer can find themselves overwhelmed in this incredibly busy and fun-filled month, but we still need to meet our deadlines! Over the holidays so much is going on. Bustling cooks are…
Ten Tips on How to be a Funny Writer
Being funny requires wit and confidence. The class clown always gets the most attention. Having a good sense of humor is usually considered attractive. Humorous writing can draw your readers into your story like nothing else. The nice thing about writing is that we do not have to come up with witty one-liners on the fly.
What A Writer’s Critique Group Can Do for You
Throughout my writer’s journey, I needed someone to talk shop with about book marketing, traditional publishing, and indie publishing. To help improve my writing, I decided to seek out and attend a writers’ critique group.
How to Write the Best Headline Possible
What is the most important part of your article or blog? The headline. So, learning how to write the best headline possible is essential. In fact, experienced copywriters will tell you that if you don’t get the headline right, the rest of your writing won’t really matter. Your headline is your first impression and determines if your reader will go any farther. By implementing a few proven steps, you can start writing the best headline possible.
How Journaling Can Boost Writer Focus and Clarity
How Journaling Can Boost Writer Focus and Clarity Writing is about expounding on a topic so that it pulls the reader in a direction the author has chosen to share. With journaling, on the other hand, we release control of…
Improve Your Manuscript With Two Simple Steps
Improve Your Manuscript With Two Simple Steps It doesn’t matter how big your platform is—if your book isn’t good, people won’t read it. The good news for indie authors is there’s a simple two-step process to improve your manuscript: Hire…
10 Quick (and Easy) Steps to Write a Novella
10 Quick (and Easy) Steps to Write a Novella Have you ever wondered just how difficult it might be to write a novella? Well, I used to think writing shorter would make the process easier. But you know what? I…
Three Keys to New Author Success
When I retired in 2013, having practiced medicine for nearly forty years, I wasn’t ready to entirely leave medicine. So I searched for a new way to help people improve their health. The result was a self-help program called Serenity and Health that I introduced at my church in 2014. Three years later, I launched my website and blog of the same name. This year I published my first book, Pilgrimage: A Doctor’s Healing Journey, about these experiences and my life. In all of this, my message is that there are small steps we can take to help us find our path to better physical and emotional health and closeness to God. There are three keys to new author success that enabled me to translate this message into a self-help program, a blog and, finally, a book. These are passion, people, and technological enhancements.
How to Market & Sell Your Book as an Author
Selling books is nothing like the Field of Dreams. The phrase “If you write it, they will read it” is false. If you plan on wooing publishers or self-publishing, building a group of avid followers is essential for gaining a broad audience that will read the book(s) you have written. The online “must haves” for a serious writer include a professional website, social media presence, and a search engine marketing plan.
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