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Seven Ways to Get Your Manuscript Unstuck

Seven Ways to Get Your Manuscript Unstuck

Is Your Manuscript Stuck?? You finally carved out a little time to work on your manuscript and now you’re sitting in front of your computer screen, ready to dig in. But first, you need to check your emails... After replying to some immediate questions, an email...

Seven More Quick Social Media Posts for Authors (Part 2)

Seven More Quick Social Media Posts for Authors (Part 2)

Social Media: We Can’t Live...With or Without It The most popular--and dreaded--topic authors ask me about concerns how to promote their book. And for many authors, when we mention "social media," their eyes roll to the back of their heads. We're going to make this...

40 Power Words That Will Transform Your Book

40 Power Words That Will Transform Your Book

Do You Believe This?? How do you keep your readers engaged in your writing? You can have something to say, but if you fail to engage your readers, you’re going to drive them away—which, in the end, defeats the purpose of writing. Today, I’m going to clue you in on an...

Set Your Masterpiece Free

Set Your Masterpiece Free

What do you see? My favorite book in high school—by far—was The Agony and the Ecstasy, the biographical novel by Irving Stone. I’ve always been a fan of history and classical art. Irving brought the two together as he recounted the life of Michelangelo Buonarroti. The...

Seven Quick Social Media Posts for Authors (Part 1)

Seven Quick Social Media Posts for Authors (Part 1)

“What do I do now?” Authors ask me this question all the time (and that’s not an exaggeration). They ask me this question after their manuscript goes to copyediting, when it goes into typesetting, and after we release their traditional-quality book. My answer, at...

The Rocket Fuel That Powers Your Manuscript

The Rocket Fuel That Powers Your Manuscript

Imagine yourself sitting on a NASA strategic planning team. Your group is tasked with organizing the launch of the next spacecraft. Then the subject turns to how the module will be powered into orbit. “Okay,” the voice at the head of the table begins. “This probably...

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Seven Ways to Get Your Manuscript Unstuck

Seven Ways to Get Your Manuscript Unstuck

Is Your Manuscript Stuck?? You finally carved out a little time to work on your manuscript and now you’re sitting in front of your computer screen, ready to dig in. But first, you need to check your emails... After replying to some immediate questions, an email...

Seven More Quick Social Media Posts for Authors (Part 2)

Seven More Quick Social Media Posts for Authors (Part 2)

Social Media: We Can’t Live...With or Without It The most popular--and dreaded--topic authors ask me about concerns how to promote their book. And for many authors, when we mention "social media," their eyes roll to the back of their heads. We're going to make this...

40 Power Words That Will Transform Your Book

40 Power Words That Will Transform Your Book

Do You Believe This?? How do you keep your readers engaged in your writing? You can have something to say, but if you fail to engage your readers, you’re going to drive them away—which, in the end, defeats the purpose of writing. Today, I’m going to clue you in on an...

Set Your Masterpiece Free

Set Your Masterpiece Free

What do you see? My favorite book in high school—by far—was The Agony and the Ecstasy, the biographical novel by Irving Stone. I’ve always been a fan of history and classical art. Irving brought the two together as he recounted the life of Michelangelo Buonarroti. The...

Seven Quick Social Media Posts for Authors (Part 1)

Seven Quick Social Media Posts for Authors (Part 1)

“What do I do now?” Authors ask me this question all the time (and that’s not an exaggeration). They ask me this question after their manuscript goes to copyediting, when it goes into typesetting, and after we release their traditional-quality book. My answer, at...

The Rocket Fuel That Powers Your Manuscript

The Rocket Fuel That Powers Your Manuscript

Imagine yourself sitting on a NASA strategic planning team. Your group is tasked with organizing the launch of the next spacecraft. Then the subject turns to how the module will be powered into orbit. “Okay,” the voice at the head of the table begins. “This probably...