Category Archives: Publishing and Self Publishing

Identifying Your Reader

Posted on February 16, 2021 by Writing Coach

One key factor to any marketing strategy’s success is knowing who your audience is, and yet, this tends to be the main ingredient many of my author clients miss from their marketing process. In my other life, I run the … Continue reading →

Posted in Marketing, Promotion, Reader Interest, Resident Writing Coach, Social Networking | 7 Comments

How to Evoke Emotions with Book Cover Design

Posted on January 26, 2021 by Guest Poster

We all know the importance of book covers in helping readers choose books. So what separates an engaging cover from one that potential buyers pass by? Would you be surprised if I said that emotion was part of the equation? … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Covers, Emotion, Marketing | 15 Comments

4 Ways to Fix a Boring Story

Posted on October 27, 2020 by Guest Poster

Is your story boring? Would you know or acknowledge it if it was? No one wants to admit that their story is slow, lackluster, or zzzzz. But hey, that’s what critique partners and editors are for. If recent feedback makes … Continue reading →

Posted in Character Arc, Character Flaws, Characters, Conflict, Empathy, Guest Post, Pacing, Reader Feedback, Rejection, Writing Craft | 15 Comments

Why You Should Be Excerpting Your Novel

Posted on September 22, 2020 by Guest Poster

Have you ever been flipping through a magazine and found an excerpt from a book, maybe one you’d never read? And did reading that short passage make you want to read more, prompting you to go looking for the book? … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Post, Publishing and Self Publishing, Reader Interest, Short Stories | 2 Comments

Predictions for Publishing Trends in Late 2020 and Beyond

Posted on August 25, 2020 by Guest Poster

I think we can all agree that 2020 has been decidedly weird. Despite our desires to the contrary, the weirdness persists, gouging grooves into our current reality that spell changes for the future of publishing. Savannah Cordova is here to … Continue reading →

Posted in Publishing and Self Publishing, Reader Interest | 3 Comments

Best Self-Publishing Companies for Novels in 2020

Posted on August 6, 2020 by Writing Coach

If you are an aspiring or newbie author, you may be wondering where you can (or should) self-publish your novel and in what formats (hardcover, paperback, and/or ebooks). Or perhaps you are a veteran author who has been publishing books … Continue reading →

Posted in Publishing and Self Publishing, Resident Writing Coach | 6 Comments

Sneek-A-Peek at The Occupation Thesaurus: FIREFIGHTER

Posted on June 23, 2020 by ANGELA ACKERMAN

About this book… Characters are as complex as people and revealing their inner layers without chunky blocks of pace-stopping description is a challenge. The Occupation Thesaurus can help you unlock one of the best tools in your show-don’t-tell writing kit: … Continue reading →

Posted in About Us, Backstory, Basic Human Needs, Character Arc, Character Flaws, Character Hobbies, Character Traits, Character Wound, Characters, Cliches, Conflict, Description, Diversity, Motivation, Occupation Thesaurus Guide, Point of View, Publishing and Self Publishing, Show Don't Tell, Stereotypes, Story Structure, Subtext, Theme, Uncategorized, Villains, Writing Craft, Writing Lessons, Writing Resources | 25 Comments