by Autumn | Jan 23, 2019 | Tools for Authors
How do you keep readers in the loop on your WIP progress? Do you tweet, take photos and post to Instagram, dash off posts on Facebook, keep a blog, and/or send updated emails to your mailing list? Probably, if you are like most authors trying to build interest while...
by Autumn | Jan 8, 2019 | News and Events, Tips, Writing
It’s true! AmWritingFantasy now has its own YouTube Channel. There is nothing like starting the year with some big news and changes, and we have bunches coming your way already at only 8 days in. I’ll do my best to hold back on my new year and brand new...
by Autumn | Oct 22, 2018 | Tips
Welcome to the third post on dialogue. In the last two, we’ve covered dialogue tags and how to use adverbs to accentuate those. Now we are on to action tags! Before we get into those, let’s look at how far the examples have come: “Where is it?” Cameron asked....
by Autumn | Sep 26, 2018 | Tips, Writing
Last time, we delved into dialogue tags, including if you really always have to use “said.” There was a lot covered in that post and if you missed it, check it out here. In our examples, we managed to clarify who was speaking and how many people are...
by Autumn | Sep 10, 2018 | Tips, Writing
Dialogue is so important to a story. It breaks up pages of prose. It reveals a character’s personality like no other method except for internal thoughts. But so many authors get it wrong. And that is understandable because there is a lot going on with dialogue. In...
by Autumn | Aug 20, 2018 | Book Marketing, News and Events, Tips, Ultimate Fantasy Writer's Guide, Writing
Six months have flown by! I can’t believe it was late in February that Jesper and I opened the Ultimate Fantasy Writer’s Guide to new students for only the third time. Since then, we’ve watched our new students progress, improving their writing and...
by Autumn | Aug 13, 2018 | Book Marketing, Writing
Feeling frustrated about your sales and reaching new readers? A lot of authors are. Things have changed dramatically in book marketing. Those of us who’ve been doing this for years are suddenly finding the tried and true tactics aren’t having many results. Sales...
by Autumn | Jun 22, 2018 | News and Events, Ultimate Fantasy Writer's Guide
Are you ready to jumpstart not only your writing, but also your author career? Jesper and I are giving away one spot in our premium fantasy writing, marketing, and publishing course the Ultimate Fantasy Writer’s Guide. The course is a one-stop-shop, step-by-step...
by Autumn | May 2, 2018 | Book Marketing, Writing
Isn’t it amazing to see a tweet from a reader gushing about your book? Or a new review loving your novel? But for those things to happen you need readers, lots of readers! And that just isn’t as easy as it used to be. I’ve been around long enough in the epublishing...
by Autumn | Mar 7, 2018 | Book Marketing, Tips
Don’t you LOVE awesome book covers? I admit that I picked up any book that had an image drawn by Thomas Canty on the cover during my teenage years. That is all it took for me to check out a fantasy paperback, read the blurb, maybe a few pages, and then walk out the...
