6 Tips for Making a Workspace Conducive to Writing
This is a guest post by Jade Anderson is an experienced In-house Editor at Upskilled. With a background in online marketing, Jade runs some successful websites of her own. Her passion for the education industry and content is displayed through the quality of work she...
Financially Support Your Writing Career Without Leaving Your Laptop
This is another freelance contribution by Sally Keys. You may remember her from her recent freelance contribution, How Creative Writing Can Boost Your Intelligence. Sally is a professional freelance writer with many years experience across many different areas. She...
Compliments and Criticism: Lessons Learned and Applied from My First Book
This is a guest post by Margaret Wellwood, a children’s book writer, editor, and grandmother. Margaret shares here some precious lessons she learned listening to feedback from her readers. Compliments and Criticism: Lessons Learned and Applied from My First Book When...
Design Your Own Logo In Seconds!
As many of you know, in my day job I work as a web developer. Most of my skills I've picked up in the past 25 years of web design, from Internet marketing to social media, have proven useful once I started writing. One of them was logo design: I've helped a number of...
7 Steps To Take Before Submitting Your Manuscript To An Editor
I don't often have the pleasure of hosting guest posts by editors, so I am particularly pleased with this one. Liam Carnahan looks at editing from the editor's point of view, explaining what you need to do before you submit your manuscript to an editor. Liam is the...
Tips for Writers: 5 Ways to Increase Revenue Through Your Website
As you know, I'm a web developer by day and author by night. So, this guest post by Christina Battons, a web content expert in Los Angeles, was of particular interest to me. Christina is a creative writer who is able to connect various thoughts into a single theme....
A Nifty WordPress Plugin To Take Care Of Your GDPR Woes
As you may know, I recently posted on the subject of the new European Union privacy legislation known as GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and how it might affect you. The main focus of my post was newsletters. And, judging by your feedback, you appreciated...
How to Write Effectively While You Are Traveling
This is a guest post by Cal Bailey. Cal runs MountainLeon.com - a travel blog he started after two years of backpacking around the world. If you want to learn more about life on the road or his blogging, you can read his latest post here. I had hosted a guest post...
The Avengers Cheat Sheet
With all the Avengers: Infinity War hype you may be excused for feeling a tad confused as to who is who/does what in Marvel's universe. Thankfully, Sonia Rao and Shelly Tan over at The Washington Post have come up with a handy, interactive cheat sheet that will help...
Free Story: Shoot The Devil (Redux)
In April, I posted my thousandth post on this blog. To celebrate, I will share here all my short stories. Every couple of weeks, I'll be posting one story from my celebrated Exciting Destinies series for you to enjoy. With over 30 stories so far, I hope you'll have...
A Writer’s Guide to Firearms: Shotguns
This is a guest post by my author friend, William R. Bartlett. It continues his discussion of all things firearms. Assault rifles have featured prominently in the horrific events in Florida, Las Vegas and elsewhere, so I wish to repeat that this series is only meant...
GDPR And Authors: What You Need To Know
I've received quite a few inquiries regarding the new European Union privacy legislation known as GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). GDPR comes into effect on May 25, 2018. This regulation initially impacts European Union member countries and aims to protect...