Book Publishing From A Book Publisher's Point Of View

(Wed Nov 28th, 2007, by Brian Scott)

Many writers aspire to write books. Writing a book is a long, involved, difficult process. Book publishing is harder. A writer may submit his book repeatedly only to be turned down. The writer may eventually succeed. Wouldn't it have been easier to g...

How To Write Reviews That Webmasters Will Link To

(Wed Nov 28th, 2007, by Peter Coughlin)

Product reviews are an exceptional tool to drive traffic to your own, or any other website. They are inherently valuable and provide benefit, which is exactly what readers and webmasters are looking for. When content provides a benefit, people will r...

How To Write A Book Like A Pro To Finish Sooner And Sell Longer

(Wed Nov 28th, 2007, by Earma Brown)

Is your book manuscript as professional and compelling as it could be? Tell the truth; could it use some work to make it crisp and compelling? Yes. Keep reading if you need some tips to make your book writing pull readers in by the collar. Also, you'...

Called to Write

(Wed Nov 28th, 2007, by Marilyn Mackenzie)

I am not the only person in the world who thinks writing takes more heart than anything. I've personally known a few editors. One was an editor for a large and well-known major book publisher in NY. He was the first person who ever told me that he wo...

Snippets and Sound Bites and Numbers, Oh My!

(Wed Nov 28th, 2007, by by Marilyn Mackenzie)

Commercials and social networking sites should be teaching us lessons …#34; in marketing and in writing. So should the fronts of popular magazines. What do all of these have in common? Their creators know two things: 1) People today lose interest ...

Your Love Affair With Your Muse

(Wed Nov 28th, 2007, by Cynthia Morris)

How's your love affair with your Muse? That's right, your Muse. Your creative source. Your inspiration for all the kooky, creative things you do. The voice that whispers, "Hey, why don't you try encaustic painting? That looks like fun!" Or maybe your...

Carving Out A Home Writing Retreat

(Wed Nov 28th, 2007, by Cynthia Morris)

The phone rings. The laundry pleads to be stuffed, cycled, dried and folded. Chaos reigns in the kitchen, e-mails queue for attention. Our lives are at once mundane and undeniably seductive at the same time. When we sit down to write at home, suddenl...

No Time: Your Best Fake Excuse To Avoid Writing

(Wed Nov 28th, 2007, by Cynthia Morris)

After a full day of work, family and life, you fall into bed exhausted. Mentally ticking off your to-do list, you cycle through shopping lists, phone calls, appointments, feeling good about what you have gotten done, until you get to the thing you re...

The Phases Of The Writer's Life

(Wed Nov 28th, 2007, by Cynthia Morris)

Over the course of my writing life, I have noticed that other writers and I cycle through a series of steps on our path toward maturity as a writer. When people come to me for coaching, they often do not know where they are on the path and what they ...

Got to think of a good title, but damned if I can think of one.

(Wed Nov 21st, 2007, by Christine Jones)

Copyright (c) 2007 Christine Jones Don't think of one, especially before writing the book. I let the story reveal it to me. Somewhere a character will say something or the atmosphere created will reveal it. I see titles as the last thing on the to do...