By Janice Hardy, @Janice_Hardy Foreshadowing might seem like a technique that applies mostly to mystery writers, but all stories rely on the classic “what might happen next?” question. Even in a romance, there [...]
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by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Whenever I talk to anyone about my writing, the question usually comes up: would I like to try writing anything other than mystery? Then I explain that I [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Wednesday I drove to Flat Rock, North Carolina, to speak with a book club. It was a great event and the group asked some very interesting questions. One [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Usually I think of summer as a lazier time when I can leisurely get peripheral writing-related chores completed. I’d put all kinds of things on my calendar to do this [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I’ve found that, bottom-line, readers are still interested in purchasing and reading books in print. My print income remains a stable monthly source of revenue. If there is [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig As I wrote in this post in April 2015 (a post which landed me immediately on a couple of different podcasts to elaborate), I have not been much of a [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Writers read a lot about the importance of our author newsletter. Industry expert Jane Friedman explains it well in her post “Email Newsletters for Authors: Get Started [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig It used to annoy me when I’d read about how important it was to offer a free book to readers for newsletter signups or as rewards for newsletter [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I mentioned last week that I enjoy hearing other writers’ book-writing processes. I share a variety of writing-craft tips on Twitter because although something may not be [...]
by Jason Kong, @storyrally If you’re wondering whether not charging for selected stories is benefiting your promotional campaign, you’re not alone. With all the free writing flooding the internet, it’s harder to stand [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig A weekly roundup of the best writing links from around the web. Twitterific writing links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine (developed by writer and software engineer [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig What makes a solid mystery? What is it about murder mysteries that draws readers to the genre? How good are mystery writers at picking out the killer as [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig This is the second time I’ve gotten the rights to my characters back from a publisher and taken a trad-published series to self-pub. The last time I did [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Last week I read a Washington Post article about doctors who were angered by bad Yelp reviews from patients. They fired back at these patients, revealing confidential information in [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Here are a few updates on what I’ve found helpful or interesting lately in the promo and writing worlds. For the writer who has multiple releases a year, [...]
by Danika Stone, @Danika_Stone If you’re an author, you’ve no doubt heard the term “Street Team”. It’s one of those phrases that gains popularity in an instant and is thrown around with the [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Last year, I decided to try listing a book as a pre-order. That’s to say, I decided to try out a pre-order for my self-published series. My trad-published books had long [...]
by L. Diane Wolfe, @SpunkOnAStick Writers have many options when it comes to getting stories in front of readers. If you’re seeking a traditional publisher or an agent, you’ll need to submit your [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig For Monday’s post, I mentioned that I frequently amend published books with updated back matter. I do this for both Amazon and non-Amazon retailers. Author Deborah Nam-Krane stated in the comments [...]
by Roland Yeomans, @rxena77 Yes, it is another stop along my “Don’t You Hate Blog Book Tours?” Book Tour. Me? I’m Roland Yeomans: teacher, dreamer, writer. We writers are observers: how we interact [...]
By Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I realized some time back that I get a lot of requests to do things for free. I’m frequently asked to donate books to charities and to speak [...]
by Jenny Bravo, @BlotsandPlots Are you looking for a simple way to publish your e-book? Are you frustrated with formatting and want a better way? Draft2Digital is changing the game for self-published writers. As a [...]
by Colleen M. Story, @colleen_m_story I was working too many hours a day. I knew it, but I had deadlines to meet. As a full-time freelance writer, it’s not like I could tell my [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Although I don’t make a fortune as an affiliate with Amazon and Apple, so far it’s proven to be reliable income. And it’s fairly passive income. The only problem is [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig We had a winter storm in North Carolina a couple of weeks ago. Winter storms in NC are a big deal. There are a few reasons for that. [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Goodreads is a popular way for readers to discover new authors and talk about books. As a reader, I’ve found some excellent recommendations there. I frequently hear my [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Amazon is sending out emails warning authors that they need to upload corrections to their books or else receive a quality-related warning label on their book page starting [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I realized a couple of weeks ago that I’m working on my 20th book. A lot has changed since book one. I shopped the first couple of books [...]
By Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I’ve been experimenting with or pursuing different avenues for distribution and visibility. Here are updates on what I’ve been working on with links in case you want to [...]
By Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I’ve seen several articles and post comments online recently where writers have stated they’ve used services like Buffer to schedule tweets because it’s very cumbersome to mass schedule [...]
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