This is the year. That should really be your motto going into every new year. Longtime readers of some of my previous blogs will know that I take New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day very seriously as a time to reflect on previous achievements and prepare for future ones. So this is the post […]
My 2015 Year in Review Post!
You know what? 2015 has been a hell of a year, on both a personal and a writing/blogging level. Every year around New Year’s I like to go over some of the major accomplishments I had throughout the year, and I think it’s actually somewhat therapeutic. Our time on Earth is short and reflecting on […]
As NaNoWriMo Approaches…
It’s October 19 today. That means that National Novel Writing Month is only twelve days away. National Novel Writing Month (or NaNoWriMo, as the kids call it) takes place every November, with the goal of writing a short novel (50,000 words) in only thirty days. For a full description, visit the NaNoWriMo about page. Registering […]
Fourth Quarter News, Updates and Goals
And just like that, 2015 is 3/4 of the way over. It’s been a pretty cool year so far. I launched Write Good Books, became a dad for the third time, published my first novel, did my first convention (as a presenter). Pretty cool when I look at it that way. If I have one […]
3 Quick Things To Watch For If You’re Writing YA
When I’m working on a Young Adult project, I often need to remind myself that while I may be childlike, I’m still an old guy. That can sometimes make writing a story with younger characters difficult. In fact, as I worked on one of the revisions to my first novel, I found three mistakes in […]
Small Press or Self-Publish?
It’s crazy to think about how the business of writing fiction has changed in the last five years. With Amazon, Smashwords, Lulu, and a plethora of other online and print options, it’s become much easier for writers of all levels to see their work in print. Now, I’ll admit I was a little slow to […]
Declutter Your Writing
We’ve got a pretty small house. And with three young kids, it’s full of stuff. And by that I mean I’d post a picture of our living room floor, but that might give you the impression that I live in a family of hoarders. Fortunately, my wife has taken on the task of decluttering. It’s […]
Promoting your book locally
Check out this chilling statistic from a 2011 article posted on The Motley Fool: Out of at least 1.2 million titles published by the entire industry over the course of a year, almost 80% sell fewer than 100 copies. Similarly, according to this article at Forbes.com, the average book in the United States sells less […]
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