10 Steps to Create the Habit of Writing
http://writetodone.com/2008/01/09/10-steps-to-create-the-habit-of-writing/ This, friends, is the linchpin: if you can create the habit of writing, you’ve got a wonderful foundation as a writer. If you struggle to get in enough time for writing, or keep putting it off, or can never seem to write when you planned to write … you need to work on creating […]
8 Ways To Find Relevant Followers On Twitter Socia
l Media June 25, 2009 By Lisa Barone Twitter’s strength comes in its ability to connect you with other people and to start real conversations. It’s helped small business owners market to current customers, to engage new ones, and to create partnerships with new friends. But it can only help you to do that if […]
How Timothy Ferriss Hit the Amazon Bestseller List
By Jason Boog on December 17, 2010 3:55 PM http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1t3SEs/www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/how-timothy-ferriss-hit-the-amazon-bestseller-list_b19441 As of this writing, The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman is ranked #2 (pictured, click to enlarge) on Amazon’s Kindle bestseller list. We caught up with author Timothy Ferriss to find out how he built his audience. He […]
literary journal
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Read the Type of Stories You Write
Why You Should Read the Type of Stories You Write http://wordplay-kmweiland.blogspot.com/2011/01/why-you-should-read-type-of-stories-you.html?sms_ss=twitter&at_xt=4d42027d35a2f7a1,0 Aside from writing itself, reading is the single most important element in a healthy writing life. As Natalie Goldberg and Stephen King, respectively, point out: “If you read good books, when you write, good books will come out of you.” “If you don’t have […]
10 tips for free publicity
Top 10 Tips for Free Publicity 1.Write and distribute direct-to-consumer press releases regularly to promote your product, service, cause or issue. 2.To promote your expertise, write “how-to” articles and post them to EzineArticles.com. These same articles can be sent to newspapers, magazines, trade publications, and print and electronic newsletters. 3.Create your own blog and blog […]
Is Social Media the way into your readers’ hearts?
http://www.bookbuzzr.com/blog/book-marketing/will-tweetin-postin-updatin-discussin-get-you-into-your-readers-hearts/ longing-filled “unobtainability.” But, as the song lyrics advise, a proactive approach will dispel those feelings and help you get what you want. For authors looking for readers (as opposed to teenagers looking for love) a proactive approach means tweeting on Twitter and, among other social networking sites, posting on your blog and others’ blogs; […]
top ten must-haves for your protag
http://thescriptlab.com/the-formula/character/character-roles/41-your-hero-top-ten-rules The most important character in your screenplay is your protagonist: your hero. It’s her story. We hope and fear for her. She’ the interesting somebody who wants something badly and is having trouble getting it. Without your hero, there is no story. But when creating that unforgettable protagonist, you must know the whole package – […]
8 writer secrets
http://www.aliventures.com/8-writing-secrets/ A few years ago, I’d look at published writers and think that they were somehow different from me. After all, their books were gripping and fluent – unlike my stumbling attempts at first drafts. Their blogs had hundreds or thousands of readers. They were real writers. And, deep down, I was afraid that I […]
Roni Loren’s Sex Scene advice
http://fictiongroupie.blogspot.com/2010/09/love-scenes-101-dont-be-corny-or-porn-y.html So what exactly constitutes a love scene? Are they only important for those of us writing romance? Of course not. A love scene can involve any number of things. It could be that kiss that your readers have been rooting for since page three or it can be full out swinging from the chandeliers […]