Let’s say you’ve recently discovered that you like writing. Next step? You want to write your own novel. That’s really great until you read that, along with crafting an awesome piece of fiction, you should also get busy building a social network that will be eagerly looking forward to reading your masterpiece. In other words, […]
Becoming A Writer – Behind the Scenes
The story of a pen name – The Mr. Hyde to my Dr. Jekyll
I quit writing my first romance novel before I even got started on it. It’s not because I had writer’s block. My head was buzzing with ideas. It’s not because I didn’t actually know how to write either. I wasn’t concerned with that anymore. After all, I wasn’t writing the next great American novel. My fiction […]
Me to Twitter – you don’t impress me much
If you want to be a successful author you NEED to build a platform! – Handyman or not …
“To be a successful author you need to have a platform.” That’s what every writing magazine, book, and course tells me. So, despite finding this bit of advice a little odd, I decide to follow it. After all, I do want to become a successful author. My latest copy of Writer’s Magazine in hand, I go to […]