Sue Parritt Shares a Day in Her Life @OdysseyBooks #SannahAndThePilgrim #AmWriting #SciFi #Dystopian

A day in the life of Sue Parritt The day begins around 7.15 when my husband, an early riser, brings me a cup of tea in bed and slips back in beside me. I savour each sip; this first cup somehow superior to all those that follow, ponder between brief conversation yesterday’s paragraphs awaiting...

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The Right Way and the Wrong Way to Promote Your Book Online by @DPDenman #WriteTip #AmWriting

The Right Way and the Wrong Way to Promote Your Book Online There is a marketing tradition created by master salesmen that says if you want to sell a product you need to make sure everyone knows it exists and you need to be aggressive in your promotion. Think Tony Robbins. Some authors adopt that...

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#ReviewShare #BookReview #Mystery - Steps Into Darkness (Shakertown Adventure) by @BenSWoodard

Steps Into Darkness by Ben Woodard My rating: 5 of 5 stars The book started off slow for me but I recommend that you stick with it. As the mystery develops, the plot becomes tighter and you breeze by the pages as quickly as you can. One of the downfalls of teen mysteries is that sometimes authors are...

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Seven Things You Don’t Know About "Moxie’s Problems" by Hank Quense @hanque99 #Fantasy #SciFi

Seven things you don’t know about Moxie’s Problems The original Moxie story was a short story that I couldn't sell. I loved Moxie’s character and I was determined to put her into her own novel. I was half-way through Moxie’s Problems when I put it on the side to write a series of non-fiction books...

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@KatDeFalla Shares 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Becoming a Published Author #WriteTip #SelfPub

10 Things You Didn’t Know About Becoming a Published Author The work has only just begun! Start marketing right away. Don’t wait until you “get the call” to set up your website, FB Author Wall, and Twitter accounts. Start a blog and get a following. People will surprise you. Family members you think...

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Kelly Wilson's Thoughts on When Should You Start #BookMarketing @LiveCheap #Memoir #AmReading

When Should You Start Marketing Your Book? Writers no longer have the luxury of writing a great piece of fiction or nonfiction and sending it off to an editor to be made into a book. Even for those with traditional publishing contracts, the book marketing responsibilities are placed squarely on...

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#ReviewShare #BookReview #Horror - Imaginary Friend by Troy McCombs @sonne3

Imaginary Friend by Troy McCombs My rating: 4 of 5 stars If you love being surprised, this is a book for you. I must mention that despite the fact that this touches on child abuse, it is no way meant to be read by anyone who is younger than 18. There are some very strong themes of violence, bloody...

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Amanda Lee on Querying Publishers & Mistakes to Stay Away From @GayleTrent #AmWriting #WriteTip

1)      Don’t study your markets. You wouldn’t choose a babysitter you know nothing about. You wouldn’t choose a bank that was housed in a tent on the side of the road. Why would you throw your manuscript to every publisher you can find without first knowing that publisher’s...

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Christopher Mannino on What Inspired "School of Deaths" @Ctmannino #YA #Fantasy #GoodReads

What Inspired Me to Write My Book The idea for SCHOOL OF DEATHS emerged when I was finishing my graduate degree at Oxford University. I spent four months abroad, far from everyone I knew. Every week, I traveled somewhere I had never been before. I would climb castle ruins in Wales and visit cathedrals...

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