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Foreign Rights Agents: Everything You Need To Know (& Why You May Want One!)

June 11, 2013

Foreign Rights Agents: Everything You Need To Know (& Why You May Want One!)

June 11, 2013

Foreign Rights. Now more than ever, we’re seeing translation rights buzz and increasing a book’s global range. And why not? Authors work incredibly hard to create the best book they…

The Path To 10K In Sales: Strategy, Luck & Mistakes

October 11, 2012

The Path To 10K In Sales: Strategy, Luck & Mistakes

October 11, 2012

I’ll admit my mind is blown knowing there are over 10,000 Emotion Thesaurus books out in the world. Becca and I are thrilled, and so appreciative to all the writers…

Want to Write a Best Seller? Change Your Mind

July 5, 2012

Want to Write a Best Seller? Change Your Mind

July 5, 2012

By Dr. John Yeoman Teenagers know better than we do, how to write great stories. Sounds absurd? We’re experienced authors, right? We know the craft tricks. We’ve pounded the keypad…

How to Conquer Impatience as a Writer

February 14, 2011

How to Conquer Impatience as a Writer

February 14, 2011

Writers need a strong mental game if they want to succeed as authors. For example, stamina and grit to work through the learning curve. Courage to write and put ourselves…

How to Write Unforgettable Settings: World Building

January 15, 2011

How to Write Unforgettable Settings: World Building

January 15, 2011

When it comes to unforgettable settings, we’ve touched on choosing the right setting, describing the setting, and maximizing the setting through various figures of speech and techniques. But what if…

How to Write Unforgettable Settings: Adding Powerful Layers

January 11, 2011

How to Write Unforgettable Settings: Adding Powerful Layers

January 11, 2011

You’ve picked the perfect setting, you can describe it so compellingly your readers will want to move there…but have you added powerful layers to make it really stand out? Don’t…

How to Create Unforgettable Settings: Description

January 8, 2011

How to Create Unforgettable Settings: Description

January 8, 2011

Some of this has been covered in previous posts (see the end of this article for links to other parts of this series on setting) , but I just couldn’t…

How to Write Unforgettable Settings: the Right Location

January 4, 2011

How to Write Unforgettable Settings: the Right Location

January 4, 2011

As writers, we often underestimate the power of setting. Who didn’t want to visit the Hundred-Acre Wood? How much of our Bilbo-love is wrapped up in Hobbiton, my precious? And…

The Writer’s Bane: Describing a Character’s Physical Appearance

April 26, 2010

The Writer’s Bane: Describing a Character’s Physical Appearance

April 26, 2010

I’m going to be totally honest here. There is little I detest more than trying to describe how my character looks. The reasons are numerous. I think it sounds boring.…

Expressing Cardinal Emotions: Masculine vs. Feminine

January 18, 2009

Expressing Cardinal Emotions: Masculine vs. Feminine

January 18, 2009

We thought since we’ve profiled 130 different emotions and their physical and mental cues in The Emotion Thesaurus, we’d take a look at some of the Cardinal Emotions, and some…