by MKMarketing | Sep 20, 2012 | For the love of writing, Short stories, Your highest potential
Three decades stand between me and a little wish I’d had a child. For most little girls, ballet tutus hold an inescapable allure, swishing like a soft summer breeze over long grass, impossibly layered mille-feuille, delicate and delicious. I wanted one. And the...
by MKMarketing | Sep 2, 2011 | Best Writer Tips, Fiction Novel Writing, Guest posts
Great books are filled with conflict, and great characters who learn important lessons. Writer and all-around-funny Jenny Hansen’s clever tips for Dirty Fighting Techniques can be applied to your main character’s friend, family member or a significant other…whoever he...
by MKMarketing | May 23, 2011 | Best Writer Tips, Fiction Novel Writing, Guest posts, Who is Writing What?
I’ll admit it, I’m a fangirl. When an author’s amazing book inspires awe, when an agent teaches a class with the intention of improving and inspiring our burgeoning manuscripts, or either write a blogpost containing encouragement and advice for other...
by MKMarketing | Mar 8, 2011 | Best Writer Tips, Fiction Novel Writing, For the love of writing, Guest posts
When people ask what your book is about, they are really asking about the plot. A response: “It’s about two German Shepherds sniffing for buried treasure,” only scrapes the surface. Why dogs? Why that breed? What kind of treasure? Where? When? What...
by MKMarketing | Nov 15, 2010 | Best Writer Tips, For the love of writing, Guest posts, Who is Writing What?
This must-read guest post comes from the impressive and always lovable Monica Bhide, author of three cookbooks, the blog A Life of Spice and syndicated columnist of SEASONINGS, distributed by the Scripps Howard News Media to over 300 news outlets. In addition to her...
