As a writer, it’s always important to recognize your value. This isn’t just about appreciating your level of talent.…
February 14, 2024
It seemed like such a great idea. Last summer, with four Lead Magnets offered on my website’s Home page,…
February 12, 2024
Libraries buy quality books for all ages in the children’s department and hope to match the book with the…
February 8, 2024
We are coming upon the time of the year I call “conference season,” when most writers conferences are held.…
February 7, 2024
I felt a slight movement behind me. The arrow split the air and sent shivers down my spine. Sanballat,…
February 3, 2024
Writers Chat, hosted by Johnnie Alexander, and Brandy Brow, and Melissa Stroh is the show where we talk about…
January 31, 2024
Like most people, I entered the new year with high hopes and great expectations. Last year was a mixed…
January 28, 2024
My thoughts are still marinating on the past year. I’m ticking off half-done accomplishments and not-so-successful projects. This type…
January 27, 2024
As a writer, you know that writing is both an art and a discipline. The best writers simply write…
January 26, 2024
Many would-be authors are surprised to see this element in the component of an excellent book proposal. They think…
January 25, 2024
Lead Magnets, those 3-10-page PDF files offering readers a simple yet profound change for free, are perhaps my favorite…
January 12, 2024
One a scale of 1-10, parts of the year 2023 were a minus 6. We saw family, we traveled,…
January 6, 2024
It’s the dawn of a new year, so it’s time to reevaluate our lives and make resolutions we are…
January 4, 2024
Zachariah said to the angel, “Do you expect me to believe this?” Luke 1:18 MSG Do you have a…
January 3, 2024
Can you share a little about your recent book? The Journey, book five of The Underground Book Readers, was…
January 2, 2024
Writers Chat, hosted by Johnnie Alexander, Brandy Brow, and Melissa Stroh, is the show where we talk about all…
December 30, 2023
As I write this post, soldiers from a local Army base are departing for a time of R&R and…
December 29, 2023
It’s the end of December, and for me, that means it’s time to pull out a fresh, ginormous, old-fashioned…
December 27, 2023
“Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be…
December 26, 2023
As the writer of the proposal (and eventually the book), it is your responsibility—not the editor’s or publisher’s—to create…
December 25, 2023
Did you know you had a personal brand? It’s not just for writers or entertainers or politicians. Every person…
December 23, 2023
As a writer, you probably didn’t give much thought to branding and marketing when you wrote your first book…
December 14, 2023
Nothing beats the thrill of writing the opening paragraph of your next novel or the first stanza of a…
December 13, 2023
Last month I shared Email #1 of my 4-part Welcome email series example. Here are the remaining 3 emails…
December 12, 2023
The press, the marketers, and the bookstores all clamoring for autographs and first-day Amazon rankings! Then “NEW” is over.…
December 8, 2023