Writing Blog
This regular column is for authors–of every genre–who want to achieve their dreams on not just writing a book, but to write a great book that readers will love. We share our experiences and insights after publishing and marketing more than thirty books (many bestsellers and award winning ones) to reach more readers.
Check out the new posts and the hundreds of archived ones to get you inspired, writing, and selling your ebooks.
How hard could it be to build a whole world?
I’ve written a lot of blog posts about world building over the years. They were solutions to problems I had or that...
New Year? Time to clean house, err manuscripts!
Happy New Year! Something about the date change inspires all of us to make resolutions and get our act together. And...
Welcome to the new AmWritingFantasy
This last week AmWritingFantasy went through a major overhaul. The change was so big, the site had to come down for...
The Many Layers of Book Reviews
For new authors or a new book, reviews become one of those must-have but are difficult to collect goals. They sit on...
Expanding the Senses in Your Writing: Touch
Writing relies heavily on telling the reader descriptions: clothing, appearances, landscapes, cities, movements, clues...
The Seasons of Fantasy
I’m sick of snow. That might seem like a doomed statement considering it is the end of October and I’m in the northern...
Big News and Even More Awesomeness!
Life is just full of adventure. And I’m not just saying that because I’m currently on the road with my husband,...
Expanding the Senses in Your Writing: Sound
Writing relies heavily on telling the reader descriptions: clothing, appearances, landscapes, cities, movements, clues...
Expanding the Senses in Your Writing: Smell
Writing relies heavily on telling the reader descriptions: clothing, appearances, landscapes, cities, movements, clues...