If you are passionate about writing a book, or about having written a book, then the book becomes one of the most important things you’ll ever do. Author or writer success is not about becoming well-known or signing contracts or selling books; it’s about creating a written work that expresses what you had inside you that needed to be said. I’ve worked with dozens of …(there’s more) Continue reading
So You Want to Write for Money? (This is a special guest post by one of our favorite writers. Grant will visit once or twice a month and explain the business of writing. His articles are spot-on for authors and writers interested in developing business sense or refining the way they run their writing businesses.) By Grant McDuling Don’t you find it strange that so …(there’s more) Continue reading
Why in the world would anyone want to be a ghostwriter? Your name does not appear anywhere on the ghostwritten book or project. You get no royalties. There’s very little fame or fortune involved in ghostwriting. Well, maybe fortune — if you’re good at it and your business runs properly, this is a lucrative field. The best reason to be a ghostwriter, the one that …(there’s more) Continue reading
11/22/63 by Stephen King My rating: 3 of 5 stars 11/22/63 is a better read than many of King’s middle-era works, but it should have been edited to 50%. The plot, which revolves around a time-traveler’s hope to prevent John F. Kennedy’s assassination, rambles all over. The read feels like Mr. King had like five books in his head that he had to get out …(there’s more) Continue reading
I think not. I saw a post at a blog called Bullguard. The writer promises dirty little secrets about your Pinterest account. This post is a great example of jumping on board a trending topic and riding it to a traffic spike for your blog. It’s also an example of not really delivering what your title promises readers. For me, the secrets listed are neither …(there’s more) Continue reading
