Here’s guest blogger Dorothy Ann Skarles with some: Title Tips Whether or not you write an article, a book, or a memoir, they will all need a title. Some titles are so important they become famous. The novel Gone With The Wind, by Margaret Mitchell is a name not only known in Europe but the United […]
Publishing and Marketing
The Creative Life / Tips for Writers and Artists
What specific practices, rituals, or habits do writers and artists use or evoke to assist the creative flow? That’s one of the questions Janet Conner asked of the following four guests on Bonus Night of her Plug In Telecourse: Gail McMeekin (writer and creativity coach) Mary Anne Radmacher (artist and writer) Rebecca LoCicero (writer and medium) Ann Hartley (Dutch […]
Quick Keyword Magic
A quick word on keyword magic. Keywords are the words people type into a search box when they’re looking for something online. It’s important that you use keywords in your posts if you want to lead readers from search engines to your blog. Pay special attention to the words you use in your blog titles. Title words often weigh […]
Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award 2011
Recently, Amazon and Penguin Group (USA) announced the fourth annual Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award, an international competition seeking fresh new writing voices. CreateSpace will once again host the submission platform for the contest. Here is the information the competition emailed me as a past participant. Important details about the 2011 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award: What are the prizes? […]
Copyright in the Work You Create
During a writers’ conference workshop sponsored by Friends of Elk Grove Library, Renee Morgan-Hampton, a litigation paralegal and author of Misrepresented, talked about getting a copyright in your work. Did you know that the moment you start writing your novel you have a copyright in the work you create? © All Rights Reserved. The Copyright […]
Identifying a Niche Specific Audience / Cultural Creatives
I’ve heard that writers need to find a niche and then directly address a niche-specific audience. But in order to do so, the writer must first figure out who that audience is. Each of us, of course, hopes our work will enjoy universal appeal, when more than likely it will attract one segment of the population over others. With this in mind, […]
