…of buying it. And that’s where marketing comes into play, because buying a book is a commitment—books are expensive, and require time. Convincing people, through marketing, that your book is…
…After all, a lump of coal is just a lump of coal until you do something with it, but under the right circumstances, coal can become the sparkliest, most beautiful…
…Like A Vessel First, prime the pump by taking a hard look at your physical health. I don’t know about you, but I don’t buy into that whole “starving, miserable…
…Ria, in The Bollywood Bride, must return home to attend her cousin’s wedding. And of course Vikram is there, too. In my debut, Then, Now Always, I force Sam and…
…The details of everyday life. Clothing. Events occurring in the larger world in which the characters must exist. The language of the time and place. Food, medicine, tools, gender roles….
…fire—not to burn it up, but to shoot it into orbit. Irby knows that writing from personal wounds, including her struggles with childhood demons, body image, Crohn’s disease, degenerative arthritis,…
…Her poetry is forthcoming or has appeared in Muddy River Poetry Review, Canary, Soul-Lit, The Eunoia Review, Underground Voices, and elsewhere. Visit Sara at her personal blog, Twitter, and Goodreads….
…should be relatable for your target audience. But voice also refers to your professionalism. As a general rule of thumb, avoid swearing, and definitely avoid name-calling, trolling, attacking, and other…
…excerpts, blurbs, author interviews, guest posts, and/or reviews. Each day your book is on tour, whether it’s on consecutive days or once a week for a set number of weeks,…
…than a meal or two. I don’t know about you, but I like to think of myself as a writer. I am not a computer programmer, graphic designer, or editor….
