In the world of Hollywood sequels are often viewed with trepidation, at best. One of the finest examples that immediately leaps to my mind is Starship Troopers. Great book by Robert Heinlein and an entertaining movie – though without nearly the same thought-provoking impact of the book. But then they went and made a sequel. …
Tag Archive: writing
Overcoming Random Writing Pitfalls
It occurred to me that I’ve been blogging for a while now and the value of my blogs to my fellow writers might not have been as helpful as it has been in the past. Oh sure, I’m trying to share what I learn as I fight my way into the industry, but I’m contacted …
Authors – The Chilling Reality
An article caught my attention recently. Fittingly published it would seem on fool.com, it gives some startling statistics regarding book publication and documents the entry of Amazon as a major new player in the publishing industry. However, the following paragraph is what really brings home the chilling reality for authors. Armies of failed books Amazon …
How To Get Book Reviews
How can I get reviews for my book? This must be one of the most common questions I get asked by new authors who are venturing into self publishing for the first time. There are a number of ways to attract reviews to a book’s Amazon page, but as usual there are ways that cost …
How to Write When All Else Fails…In 5 Steps
By Jason Halstead In my day to day Twittering and blog reading I see people having troubles writing. Lightning struck and I realized that I should share some tips I use to get the words out. Your mileage may vary, but this is what works for me. Five Tips for Writing 1. Write. Yeah, how, I …
And What Exactly Is It You Do?
By Jack Eason - Have We Had Help How many times have you been confronted by the above question during your lifetime? I was reading an article posted by Jay Lake What It’s Like Being A Writer on this very subject earlier today in relation to those of us who are writers. Whenever you answer by …
Same Tired Arguments
By Joe Konrath - A Newbie’s Guide To Publishing Misquoting me makes you sound stupid. So does taking what I say out of context, putting words in my mouth, and drawing false conclusions based on things I’ve said. That out of the way, I keep seeing the same poor, tired arguments and examples repeated over and over …
The Five Things I Wish I Had Done or Known BEFORE I Got Published
By Ryan Dixon – The Scrip Journal Writers often ask published authors (including me) for advice about getting published, how to get an agent, blah-blah-blah. There’s so much information out there about all of these topics that I’m not even going to bore you with the same advice all the authors are doling out. No, for …
Making Money From Your Blog
By Derek Haines There are a number of opportunities to increase your income as a writer, but one of the most popular ways is by writing reviews and articles. There are many services on the Internet that are looking for blog posts for advertisers. Some are good and of course some are not so good, so …
Are You Tough Enough To Be Indie?
By Derek Haines - The Vandal In days not so long past – well only a year or two ago – being an indie author meant getting your books printed and shipped and then flogging them as best you could at local book stores, coffee shops, tearooms, markets, writer groups or evenTupperware parties. It was hard going, but …
