Stephen King: Master of Almost All the Genres Except “LITERARY”
Imagine you’re in an airport boarding lounge, or the waiting room at virtually any train station or bus terminal in the Western world. Maybe you [Read More]
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After 11 Years, This Mother’s Dream of Publishing a Book Comes True
Amy Makechnie couldn’t wait until nap time. She’d put her youngest daughter, Paige, down in the afternoons and sneak away to the computer. Then, for [Read More]
Susan Miles Gulbransen: What Does a Writers Conference Do for a Writing Career?
At my first Santa Barbara Writers Conference, the question was, “What do you do?” Writing has always been my love, but no way could I [Read More]
Gina Barreca: Get A Good Job And Other Tips For Writers
I have an old friend who is starting a course in creative writing. I thought he could use some advice and, because I store writing [Read More]
What’s Stopping You From Publishing?
One of the biggest hurdles writers say they must leap is their fear of an editor’s letter of rejection or a decision that the manuscript [Read More]
Why Authors Should Not Use Social Media
As an author, you’ve probably been told that being active on social media will help you sell your books. And maybe you’ve been doing all [Read More]
How Too Much Research Can Ruin Your Novel
It’s June of 1914, and Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, has arrived in Sarajevo with his wife, Sophie. We know what happens [Read More]
Book Marketing Announcements: The Authors Show Lineup For The Week Of June 4, 2018
Book Marketing serves as a resource for authors and allows members to engage in promotion and publicity for marketing purposes. The site offers no-charge marketing [Read More]
Wattpad Studios Names Lindsey Ramey Director Of Content Development Amid Video Push
Wattpad is continuing to build out its Studios team, which pacts with entertainment industry partners to develop user-generated stories into TV, film, digital video, and [Read More]
Opportunity for young writers
YOUNG writers have until 18 July, Mandela Day, to sumbit their essays for the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation’s essay writing competition. The top three winners stand [Read More]
The Best Books on Writing, According to Novelists, Poets, and Writing Professors
Welcome to Reading Lists, comprehensive book guides from the Strategist designed to make you an expert (or at least a fascinating dinner-party companion) in hyperspecific or [Read More]
Want to Publish a More Gripping Blog? Try These 3 Power-Writing Tips.
Too many blog commentaries and internet pieces sound the same, whether they talk about how to landscape your yard, lose weight, lease an apartment, conduct [Read More]
Surviving a Winter in the Rockies in the Name of Writing
Early on, I gave my allegiance to the mountains. Not just any mountains—the Rocky Mountains. I don’t know the name for the strange alchemy of [Read More]
How to Write a Book: 10 Ridiculously Simple Steps
Writing is easy. All you have to do is cross out the wrong words.–Mark Twain As the bestselling author of five books, I can tell [Read More]
5 Things That Happen When You Start Calling Yourself a Writer
There can be very set ‘wrong’ and ‘right’ ways of being a writer – or so we’re led to believe. Historically, you’d need to have [Read More]
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]
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]