writers life

What better way to learn the ropes of sitting down with someone who can make your career, then to learn from someone who has sat across from Nora Roberts, Suzanne Brockmann, Clive Culler, Brenda Novak and Debbie MacComber and didn’t break a sweat. Jacqui Jacoby’s experiences at RWA conferences...

Whether you're writing your first book or your fiftieth, Scrappy Rough Draft has the tools you need to build self-confidence, develop a writing habit that works for you, and identify the kinds of people you need in your writing community to help you get your story out of your head and onto the page.

Crank up the efficiency and get that novel, short story, article or script DONE. Through exercises, evaluations, tips and technologies, you can learn to write faster. Discover how to break through blocks, get ideas, develop plots, draft and polish in less time without losing quality.

Some self-published books look like self-published books and from the beginning are destined to fail. Others look professional even though they are self-published and they leave a trail of success. What's the difference? It's knowing what to do and what not to do. Multi-published author L. C...

Many writers want to take part in NaNoWriMo each year in November. There is no better way of getting into the later fall months than to delve into writing a brand new book that we can then revise in December and January. I have participated in 20 years of NaNoWriMo’s so far. This will be my...

Hello, my name is Beth and I’m a Master Procrastinator. Or at least I was. I’m a recovering procrastinator now, but you can’t become one of these until you do a few things. What are they? · Realize what is taking up so much of your time. · Clarify whether it really is...

In today's competitive publishing world, both traditional and indie published authors must take part in marketing their own work. A major publisher may have a large marketing department, but they are also publishing hundreds of books per year. A small publisher may have no marketing department...