What Makes a $100k Author?
Last month, Written Word Media shared the results of yet another extensive author survey they've run, to tease out the strategies and tactics successful authors were using to achieve their success. The survey compared authors making over $100,000 in a single year vs....
How Much Do You Know About Irony?
You may remember some of Reedsy's awesome creations such as Writing Dynamic Characters and Third Person Limited vs Omniscient PoV. Well, Ricardo Fayet and his team have done it again with a long-form post detailing the three main kinds of irony in literature, and how...
The Land That Time Forgot
You may have noticed I've been unusually silent in the past few days. The reason is that I took a much-needed break to a nearby island, Evia. However, it turned out I had accidentally stumbled upon the land that time forgot: no Internet anywhere—including our hotel...
New Release: The Life & Times of Ichabod Brooks
Readers of my blog will have come across author Charles E. Yallowitz. Charles is a regular here and one of the most prolific authors I know, best known for his epic fantasy series, Legends of Windemere. One of the more memorable characters his fertile imagination has...
Emotional Beats: Hunger, Drinks, And Food
Back in September, I published Emotional Beats: How to Easily Convert your Writing into Palpable Feelings. As promised, I will be posting the book on my blog. So, here is the next installment, continuing Part 3 of the book: Other Beats. This chapter deals with:...
Book Clubs: The Book Is The Excuse, Not The Point
I've never actually belonged to a book club in the traditional sense. Yes, I do belong to some great ones like the Rave Reviews Book Club (#RRBC), the Fantasy and Science Fiction Network (#FSFNet), and eNovel Authors At Work (#eNovAaW), but these are online book...
The Depulvera: Just Another ‘Car-Wash’ For Books
One of the many perks of working at a library is, well, books. All these lovely, precious books just waiting for you to read. Not everything is fun and readings, though. Think of all the dirty hands that touch your precious books. Some people lick their fingers to...
5 Tips To Get You Tweeting Like A Pro
Author Steve Boseley, who has posted on my blog a guest post on the best time to tweet, recently published a post filled with tips on how to compose the perfect Tweet. I'm copying here his main tips, but I urge you to check out his complete post if you're using...
The ABCs Of War And An Adult Children’s Book: Unusual Alphabet Primers
The wee one is at that age when we're reading her ABCs on a daily basis -- which explains why one of her first words was "ackle" (apparently, that's what A stands for). We have half a dozen of these, with Alison Jay's ABC being my favorite one, thanks to her stunning...
Emotional Beats: Houses and Scenery
Back in September, I published Emotional Beats: How to Easily Convert your Writing into Palpable Feelings. As promised, I will be posting the book on my blog. So, here is the next installment, continuing Part 3 of the book: Other Beats. This chapter deals with: Houses...
Happy July 4th: A Culinary Celebration
Happy 4th of July to my American readers! Throughout the States, Independence Day is celebrated with barbecues and fries. And hot dogs. Lots and lots of hot dogs; some 155 million tons of them are consumed on July 4th each year, according to Huffington Post. One...
10 Essential Skills for Every Writer
This is a guest post by Lucy Benton. Lucy is a writing coach and editor who finds her passion in expressing own thoughts as a blogger, and currently works at Assignment Helper. She is constantly looking for the ways to improve her skills and expertise. If you’re...