How to Write a Hook That Captures Attention
A good, hooky first line of a novel is found in Lois McMaster Bujold’s Cryroburn, which starts, “Angels were falling all around.” You have to [Read More]
Month: June 2018
How to Promote Yourself on Social Media (Without Trying Too Hard)
So you have a book and you have access to the internet – and theoretically, you can now promote that book to the WORLD through [Read More]
13 Books About The English Language That Will Change What You Know About Writing And Reading
Language is a funny thing. If you’re reading this sentence, for example, there’s a good chance that you speak and understand English perfectly well. But [Read More]
Career As A Self-Published Author | 5 Things You Need
We see it every day here at BookBaby: aspiring independent authors want to know how to build a career and make sure people read, and [Read More]
Summer Writers Retreat 2018
Self-directed program that offers time and space for writers to retreat and receive mentorship. OverviewThe Summer Writers Retreat is a self-directed program that offers time [Read More]
Romance Writer’s Bid to Stop Authors from Using Word ‘Cocky’ Fails in Court
Self-published author Faleena Hopkins asserted her right to the word, but judge calls attempt to stop other authors using it ‘weak’ Romance writers around the [Read More]
Write By Accident, Refine By Design
In “The Accidental Novelist: How Stolen Moments Can Make a Book,” I wrote about an unorthodox writing technique I discovered — and the novel I’ve [Read More]
FlipHTML5 Launches a Free eBook Publisher for Self-Publishing Writers
FlipHTML5 has launched a free eBook publisher that enables users to self-publish their eBooks online. FlipHTML5 has launched a free eBook publisher that is designed [Read More]
The Isolated Sentence Test: How Does Your Work Score?
There are so many things that go into writing an enjoyable book. Chief among them is the ability to make stellar word choices and form [Read More]
Easy Steps to Improve Your English Grammar
It’s important to know and use correct English grammar if you plan to speak or write the language. Communication through the internet has literally increased [Read More]
List of Writer’s Conferences in North America (Updated for 2018)
There are hundreds of writer’s conferences, workshops, and events in North America every year. All these events can be overwhelming, and it can be hard [Read More]
How to Get the Most from Writer’s Conferences: An Insider’s Guide
I went to my first writing conference as a keynote speaker. I’d already been making a full-time living as a writer for three years, and [Read More]
Listen Carefully, Book Lovers: Top Authors are Skipping Print for Audio
Successful writers like Michael Lewis, Robert Caro and Jeffery Deaver are part of a growing group of A-list authors bypassing print and releasing audiobook originals, [Read More]
How Publishing Non-Fiction Differs From Publishing Fiction
There is a lot of advice out there regarding getting your fiction published. After all, there are more people who want to write fiction. But [Read More]
Podcasts for Writers (Video)
Recommendations for podcasts suitable for writers. see more at youtube.com
Top 99 Creative Writing Blogs
From poetry to lengthy prose, creative writing classes in an online English degree can be a great way to express yourself. Of course, even the [Read More]
Murder Mystery Author Jane Harper Has Six Tips for Writing a Bestselling Novel
It’s the kind of success story writers dream of. In 2014, Jane Harper decided she was finally going to do it — she was going [Read More]
TV Writers Explain the Challenges of Adapting Classic Novels to TV
FIRST IMPRESSIONS I first read the book when I was 17 years old, and I remember little else of that year besides the transformative experience of [Read More]
Catching Up With the Next Generation of Sci-Fi Writers
Fandom as a familial collective of readers and writers has existed since at least the 1920s, when lurid pulp fiction magazines encouraged Lovecraft’s quirky circle [Read More]
Salaried Author Positions Might Get Your Book off the Ground
A new publishing company thinks it might have found a way to encourage the next generation of novel writers to ditch the day jobs and [Read More]
You Cannot be ‘Well Read’ Without Reading Women
This week, a bookseller working at Waterstones in Uxbridge said on social media that, while they had never had a female customer say “I don’t [Read More]