Writing is the kind of undertaking that can take a lifetime to master. Anyone who wants to make a go of it should probably remember this before they decide to publish. It’s not a joyless undertaking (normally) but it does take a little discipline and some thought....
My wife and I started renovating our house this year. It’s an older place, built in the 1880s, and despite having what they call “good bones” we knew going in that a project like this wouldn’t be easy. We had walls to knock down, joists to shore, cabinets, toilets,...
Long before my books hit bestseller lists, I used to hide my writing under the bed in notebooks like secret treasure. I was afraid to share my writing with the world. I’d write stories and never show them to anyone. Sharing my fiction made me shake, if I tried to read...
Congratulations on writing a book! Now how do you find readers? Usually we think of labels as a bad thing, but the truth is that labels are how readers search for new books. Labeling your books correctly will help your readers find your book. And it’ll help your...