by Lindsay Flanagan | Mar 25, 2016 | Blog, Book Promotion/Platforms
by Heather B. Moore Months ago, when I was strategizing my marketing campaign around becoming a U.S.A Today best-selling author, I knew that anything I could pay for to promote my book, I could do myself. The question became time versus money spent. In the end, I...
by Lindsay Flanagan | Jan 26, 2016 | Blog, Editing, Fiction How-to
by Emilee Newman Bowles Hello, “dear reader” As a young English Lit student, I laughed to myself when a story addressed the reader like this. It used to be common to tell the “dear reader” the moral of the story. These days it’s passé. Even if you know you should...
by Lindsay Flanagan | Feb 24, 2015 | Blog, Fiction How-to
Two Steps Ahead or Two Steps Behind? by Amy Maida Wadsworth Whether you want to write a bona fide mystery with all the genre conventions or are just looking to weave some nail-biting suspense or an air of mystery into your romance or sci-fi, the key to snagging your...
by Lindsay Flanagan | Nov 10, 2014 | Blog, Fiction How-to
by Samantha Chadwick Elizabeth Bennett. Cinder. Katniss. Hermione. Tris. Hazel. You almost certainly recognize at least one of these names, because these memorable female heroines have been topping bestseller lists and championing blockbuster films in recent years....
by Lindsay Flanagan | Oct 27, 2014 | Blog, Fiction How-to, Nonfiction How-to, Self-Publishing vs. Traditional (and How-to), Writing Life (Finding Time, Writing Groups, Getting Organized, Etc.)
by Michele Preisendorf with Angela Eschler Writers love quotes, songs, and funny or inspirational images. What word-nerd doesn’t? We tape them on our mirrors, dashboards, and walls and post them to our websites. We like them to set the tone for our novels, start our...