The 7 Best Literary Hoaxes
To celebrate April Fools' Day, I've dug up my favorite literary hoaxes of all time, courtesy of Huffington Post and Atlas Obscura. 1. Jean-Baptiste Botul In February 2010, the famous French philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy was duped by a fake 20th-century philosopher,...
Emotional Beats: Analogies, Metaphors and Similes, Part 1
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, starting Part 3 of the book: Other Beats. As this is a rather long section,...
The Overlooked Charm of Endbooks
In the endless eBook vs. print debate, one aspect is rarely mentioned: the art of endbooks. And yet, as Sarah Laskow—my favorite Atlas Obscura blogger—points out, these can deliver a small jolt of wonder that perfectly complements a lovely book. An over-eager reader...
How an Oxford comma changed this court case completely
I'm dedicating this post to Lorelei Logsdon, my dear editor, whose love of the Oxford comma made her send me the meme on the right. I came across it on The Passive Voice, whose newsletter includes all the latest in regards to publishing, but its origin was no other...
Give Your Readership A Massive Boost With Instafreebie
A few weeks ago, author Steve Boseley, a regular in this blog, contacted me to participate in my newsletter group. When discussing the details, I suggested he grows his own list first, as it consisted of a mere handful of addresses. We brainstormed and came up with...
5 Creative Ways to Battle Writer’s Block
This is a guest post by Ben Russel, a content marketing expert contributing to solidessay.com and godotmedia.com. Depending on his availability, Ben also helps students with their academic papers. 5 Creative Ways to Battle Writer's Block Writing is an interesting...
Emotional Beats: Head & Shoulders, Knees & Toes
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, featuring Part 2 of the book: Body Parts. Hands and legs An easy way to...
Scaling Up My Amazon Ads
Well, the title says it all, doesn't it? Following my small success with Amazon Marketing Services, I'm about to scale up my promotions. I have been reading up on AMS and to reach that goal I'm planning to increase everything, ie: Number of keywords and products, CPC*...
The Scandalous Flap Book History
Mary Natalie loves her flap books so much that we now have an assortment of them. My personal favorite is probably Spot, although that was before I realized what a scandalous history flap books have, courtesy of Sarah Laskow of Atlas Obscura. To my great surprise,...
Kathy Steinemann Shares 100 Ways To Shrug
Award-winning author Kathy Steinemann recently shared a great resource: over 100 ways to say "shrug." As all of my first-draft characters seem to have a nervous tick (which mercifully disappears by the second draft), I appreciated this so much that I just had to...
Promoting With The Small Guys? Jackie Weger Shares Her Experience
Jackie Weger of eNovel Authors At Work (#eNovAaW) recently shared her experience promoting her book using free days. Even though Bookbub has repeatedly accepted her, she wanted to learn if indie authors could earn out in less costly promotions. Her first experience,...
7 eBook Cover Design Tips and Best Practices
This is a guest post by Jodie Hanson, a writer at Uphours.com. She likes to cover stories in careers and personal development. When not working, you can find her online chatting with her friends or reading industry blogs. 7 eBook Cover Design Tips and Best Practices...