Jul 23, 2020 | Free Stuff, Interviews Features and Reviews
Two free online magazines are asking for submissions and looking for new subscribers. If you’re not familiar with them, they’re well worth checking out! Writer’s Grapevine The first one is Writer’s Grapevine, created by Patty Fletcher. As I...
Jul 17, 2020 | Free Stuff, Interviews Features and Reviews
Back in November 2019, I reviewed DesignCap, an online tool allowing you to create professional-looking visual material for social media and webpages. Six months later, I still use DesignCap occasionally, when I need to create stylish visuals quickly. This update...
Apr 29, 2020 | Interviews Features and Reviews
Back in November, I wrote a series of reviews for online graphics tools. EDIT was one of the best ones I could find. It offers a bunch of templates to choose from and helps you create design material for your social media and web pages. You can also use it to produce...
Mar 25, 2020 | Interviews Features and Reviews
Part of my freelance writing is signing documents like non-disclosure agreements, contracts, etc. If you regularly work from home, or if the current pandemic has you working from home, then you, too, probably communicate online with customers and co-workers. If so,...
Sep 9, 2019 | Interviews Features and Reviews
Back in April, I reviewed an online video creation tool, Flexclip. I have now discovered a second tool that allows you to create a video in mere minutes: Lumen5. Lumen5 takes video creation one step further: it can read a web or blog page and create a video on its...
May 29, 2019 | Interviews Features and Reviews
With video playing an increasingly important role in book marketing, I recently shared the news about Flexiclip, a free online video editing resource. But Flexiclip is largely clip-based. It’s great when you wish to use their stock videos, but editing your own...
Dec 5, 2018 | Interviews Features and Reviews
I was recently interviewed by Ron Yates on #RRBC Rave Waves and it was an amazing experience–the time just flew. Many thanks to the Rave Reviews Book Club for the honor, to my great host, Ron, and to everyone who helped with the interview! I hope you enjoy...
Oct 21, 2018 | Interviews Features and Reviews
This month, Amazon bestselling author Effrosyni Moschoudi is releasing her new novel in four compelling kindle episodes. If you’re looking for a cracking good read to enjoy this Halloween, this is a great choice! Lizzie waited twenty years for her return to...
Jul 3, 2018 | Interviews Features and Reviews, Maps and Infographics, My friends' Guest Posts
I was recently followed by Soraya Corcoran of SMC Cartography. Soraya has drawn some amazing fantasy maps, so I asked her for a guest post on her craft. She was happy to oblige, so feast your eyes on her brilliant art and read her tips on world-building. And if you...
Mar 25, 2018 | Interviews Features and Reviews, My friends' Guest Posts
This is a guest post by Margaret Wellwood, a children’s book writer, editor, and grandmother. Margaret offers here her take, with links to some of her favorite stories for sharing. How Can We Teach Little Ones to Value Books and Stories? Nine Tips from the Trenches...
