Promoting A Long Series: Guest Post By Charles E. Yallowitz
This is a guest post by my author friend, Charles E. Yallowitz. Charles is on a blog tour to promote the latest release in his celebrated Legends of Windemere series, Warlord of the Forgotten Age. After 19 years, his series is coming to an end, so he's the perfect...
A Belated Tolkien Celebration
January 3rd marked Tolkien's twelfty-sixth (126th) birthday. I apologize for not being here to celebrate and raise the customary toast to the Professor. To make it up to you, I'm sharing here some Tolkien-inspired memes that never fail to crack me up. Enjoy! ...
I’m Back With Several Courses For Publishing Authors
After a short break, I'm back with news of several publishing courses now available for only $10.99 (down from as high as $200)! If, like me, you've attended any Udemy courses in the past, you will surely have heard of the New Year Resolution offer they're currently...
Happy New Year 2018
I know I said I'd abstain from posting for a couple of weeks, but I found this lovely video and I had to share. As another year is upon us, I find myself pondering that classic wish, "Happy New Year." It's not years that are happy, though, it's people. Things just,...
Merry Christmas And A Happy New Year
It's Christmas today, and it makes me think of everything that's happened this year. I'm fighting a nasty cold (celebrating my tradition of falling sick during any holidays or break) and I've decided I need a much-needed rest. So, I'll be closing shop for a couple of...
Are you in a Gothic Horror Novel?
I first shared this back in 2014, but I came across it the other day and I had to repost. Apologies if you've seen it twice! As you seemed to enjoy last week's post, Are you in a Regency Romance Novel?, I've got another one for you, also by The Toast. This one,...
2017: A Year Without Writing
In late 2016, I made an extraordinary decision: I would hit the writing pause button. Obviously, this was not an easy decision to reach. I made it for a number of reasons: By working simultaneously on both writing and marketing, I felt I wasn't doing justice to...
Using Your Next Vacation for Writing Inspiration
This is a guest post by Arliss Veldhuizen. Arliss Arliss is the Managing Editor of Trekbible, a blog which covers everything from travel intel and inspiration to destination guides and resort reviews, as well a social media editor at IncomeStore. She is also a writer...
Resizing Your Blog Images
One of the most common mistakes I see when browsing friends' blogs, is that they upload their images and photos unoptimized--i.e. full-sized. This matters for a number of reasons, top among which are the following: Large images mean you may run out of storage space....
Things I Learned From Signing A Trad-Pub Contract
You may remember how Azure Fire Publishing has both hired me to be their Editor-in-chief and asked me to publish my fantasy/sci-fi books with them. I now have some more exciting news to share: Patakis, the largest Greek publishing house, has bought in advance my next...
December FKBT Giveaway and SSF MegaSale
December FKBT Rafflecopter Giveaway Free Kindle Books & Tips is partnering with eNovel Authors At Work to produce a stellar giveaway for this month. Check out the books on Books Go Social and Join in on FKBT's website. Alternatively, use the form below. Along with...
Guest Post By Pete Johnson: Being An Amazon Reviewer – A Personal Experience
This is a guest post by a great friend of this blog, Pete Johnson--aka Beetley Pete. Pete shares here his experiences as an Amazon reviewer. Being An Amazon Reviewer: A Personal Experience I have been buying things online from Amazon ever since it started to get its...