readers
Fiction University: Give Your Readers Someone to Hate
Sometimes, your novel needs a character readers love to hate. Last week, Literary Rambles posted a great article about why we need unlikable characters that reminded me [Read More]
How to Convert Book Readers into Email Subscribers
This is a question that plagues all writers, but one proven way to do this is through reader magnets. Reader magnets are free resources you [Read More]
6 Ways You Are Destroying Your Chances of Finding Readers
I get it, you’re a writer. You want to find readers. Traditional publishers are paying less and less, and they are taking fewer books these [Read More]
How to Write a Romance Novel That’ll Make Readers Swoon
Luckily, though love itself may be hard to explain, the process of writing about it isn’t. Here are our seven best tips for writing romance, [Read More]
Readers Don’t Care Who Publishes Your Book–Really!
One of my private amusements is the serendipity surrounding how well my different books sell, or not. And how that really doesn’t align with who [Read More]
Why Writers Need To Be Readers
“You have to read widely, constantly refining (and redefining) your own work as you do so. It’s hard for me to believe that people who [Read More]
Cliffhangers: How to Write a Story Your Readers Can’t Put Down
It’s no secret that the time-tested method of using cliffhangers at the end of your chapters or scenes is a sure-fire way to make that [Read More]
Connecting Readers with Your Characters
Last night, I bailed on a book. I’m not a quitter. Firmly, I held to the belief that by the time I got one-third of [Read More]
Point of View Magic: How to Cast a Spell on Your Readers
I’ve been teaching piano for about twenty years,, and I think it’s safe to say you never had a piano teacher like me. I like [Read More]
Using Kids and Parents as Beta Readers for Children’s Fiction
Debut author Marie Unanue, whose book and message are about being “kind all the time,” has a unique writing process story: After writing two very [Read More]
The Writer’s Guide to Wattpad: How Readers Fall in Love with Your Words
by Benjamin Sobieck, editor of The Writer’s Guide to Wattpad (WD Books 2018) On Wattpad: @BenSobieck Wattpad works because it makes it easy for readers to [Read More]
15 Book Discovery Sites That Can Help You Find More Readers
Whatever your preferred means of promoting your title, free and bargain book listings could be one way to kick-start your book promotions. As with any [Read More]
Penguin Young Readers Announces Imprint for Diverse Books
Penguin Young Readers has announced the launch of a new imprint, called Kokila, that will focus on diverse books for children and young adults. According [Read More]