Jul 29, 2017 | Maps and Infographics
One thing authors seem to have in common is wondering where our next paycheck will come from, whether we make $10 or $100K from our art. So, it’s no surprise that some ask, “maybe if I lived abroad, in a country where my $$ have more buying power?”...
Jul 28, 2017 | Events and Giveaways
One of my favorite author friends, Effrosyni Moschoudi, is having a very special sale: The Amulet, one of my favorite paranormal romances, will be FREE. The trilogy books will be 0.99 both in the US and the UK. Prices for all books will go back to normal at the end of...
Jul 27, 2017 | Interviews Features and Reviews
Earlier this month, I was interviewed by the wonderful Gwen Plano in RRBC’s Rave Waves BlogTalkRadio “Behind the Pen” show. We discussed Emotional Beats, personal philosophies, and writing tips. The interview is now live on blogtalkradio.com for...
Jul 25, 2017 | My Publications, Writing
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: Light...
Jul 23, 2017 | Marketing, Publishing
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...
Jul 21, 2017 | My friends' Guest Posts, Writing
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,...
Jul 19, 2017 | Random Musings
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...
Jul 17, 2017 | Interviews Features and Reviews
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...
Jul 15, 2017 | My Publications, Writing
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:...
Jul 13, 2017 | Fun Historical Facts
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...
Jul 11, 2017 | Fun Historical Facts
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...
Jul 9, 2017 | Marketing
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...
Jul 7, 2017 | Fun Historical Facts
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...
Jul 5, 2017 | My Publications, Writing
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...
Jul 4, 2017 | Fun Historical Facts
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...
Jul 3, 2017 | Maps and Infographics, My friends' Guest Posts, Writing
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...
Jul 1, 2017 | Marketing
How much time do people of various ages spend reading? How true is the commonly held rule of thumb, that the older a person, the more they spend reading? The answer can be found in a recent article by James Tozer published by 1843 (The Economist’s sister...
Jun 29, 2017 | Interviews Features and Reviews, Marketing
I recently received a comment on one of my posts, asking me to add Booksprout to Steve’s post on Instafreebie. As I hadn’t heard of Booksprout, I wanted to hear more about it. In response, its founder, Chris Leippi, kindly sent me this guest post...
Jun 27, 2017 | My Publications, Writing
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 short chapter (I’ll...
Jun 25, 2017 | Marketing, Publishing
In my last post, I described my positive experience with KDP Rocket. When I used the software for the first time, however, I was amazed to see that about one-third of the books in the top 20 had been published within the last week or so. This was regardless of genre,...
