by MKMarketing | Sep 27, 2010 | Best Writer Tips, Fiction Novel Writing, For the love of writing, Guest posts
The book proposal may require as much time to prepare as your first draft of your manuscript. Or perhaps your fifth. While there are several schools of thought on what agents specifically look for in an effective book proposal, Gary Smailes, the author of several...
by MKMarketing | Sep 21, 2010 | Best Writer Tips, Fiction Novel Writing, For the love of writing, Guest posts
As I mentioned in yesterday’s post about writing and self-doubt, my husband doesn’t want to hear about my writing process. He has, however, made it abundantly clear that my “pitching technique” needs serious work. I need to sell my story, and...
by MKMarketing | Sep 8, 2010 | Best Writer Tips, Fiction Novel Writing, For the love of writing, Guest posts
Authors are a little like rockstars, setting up tour dates when a new album is released. Readers are hungry to know the writer behind inspiring words, (Check out: Before they buy your book, buyers need to know, like and trust you: How to reach them) and speaking to...
by MKMarketing | Sep 5, 2010 | Best Writer Tips, Fiction Novel Writing, For the love of writing, Guest posts, Who is Writing What?
A few weeks ago I attended the Writers Faire at UCLA. There were over 45 seminars on the craft of writing, presented by a humbling variety of the nation’s finest authors, poets and screenwriters—who just happen to teach at UCLA. (I’m salivating as I...
by MKMarketing | Aug 9, 2010 | Best Writer Tips, Fiction Novel Writing, Guest posts
We can all agree on one thing: there is no one perfect recipe for cooking up a good story. The same goes for crafting an outline. Trust me, I’m elbows deep in it, and everywhere I seek advice, I’m given a different perspective. I am a big fan of...
