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.
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Current Fantasy Trends
Revisiting 30 year old fantasy is nostalgic AND highlights how much fantasy expectations have changed!
Free Books for your Summer Reading List!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It is mid-July and I hope your summer is going awesome! But just in case it isn't,...
Should you serialize your next novel?
Should you take advantage of Amazon’s bump up for new releases and serialize your next novel?
A Year in a Yurt
Have you ever wanted to change your life so bad that you were willing to upend EVERYTHING? Yeah, me too. So I moved into a yurt.
The Eye of the Beholder: Breaking Down Book Covers
I’m in the turbulent undertow of changing an entire series of book covers. Why? They just didn’t work. There are a lot...
The First Step in Fantasy World Building
Before map making, before designing a city, even before writing a word world building starts with this…
Seeking the Source of Inspiration
Where do the best story ideas spring from …? It might be sitting next to you!
Map Making 101
Creating a good map can add more to your novel than location, it can create your story.
5 Secrets to Writing a Page Turning Chapter
"I stayed up way too late reading this book. I couldn't put it down!" Who wouldn't love to have that sort of review?...