Roy Miller's Blog, page 17

What Ethical, Effective Selling Looks Like

by Sonia Simone Source link There’s a well-loved myth out there that if you do something reasonably remarkable and distribute passionate content, you’ll automatically have an audience who will support you in style for the rest of your life. You don’t have to do anything scary. Like sell, for example. Now if that works fors

Review: Tai Solarin: Africa’s Greatest Educationist and Humanist by Dele Babalola

by Barbara Scott Source link A former student writes a paean to his teacher, a visionary educator who strove to improve conditions at every level in his home country of Nigeria in Tai Solarin: Africa’s Greatest Educationist and Humanist. When Dele Babalola attended Mayflower School, he was at first concerned that the place was toos

Flog a Bookbubber revisiting # 83

by Ray Rhamey Source link In June of last year I flogged the first novel in a bundled series of four, the Forgotten Coast series by Dawn Lee McKenna, and I finally got around to reading it a couple of weeks ago. The post is here. 86% of FtQ readers voted no, including me. Turnss

We Need To Talk About Avengers: Infinity War (Spoilers Inbound)

by terribleminds Source link When I say we need to talk about it, I mean I need to talk about it. See, sometimes I like to take big-ass pop culture event movies and then dissect them at least a little on the autopsy table — from a storyteller’s perspective, I like to root through the narrative guts and splashs

Why Be a Freelance Writer?

by John Soares Source link Why Be a Freelance Writer? This is an important question that all freelance writers should ask themselves. We’ll all give different answers, but we need to know what motivates us to pursue a career that can have a high level of uncertainty and significant amounts of frustration. Here are mys

Interview: Kevin Sylvester on MINRS series, science and advice for young writers

by Debbie Ridpath Ohi Source link A while back, I raved about how much I enjoyed Kevin Sylvester’s first and second MINRs books for middle grade. Here’s my #BookADay post about the first MINRS book. With the third book in the series coming, I asked Kevin to tell my readers about his MiNRS series, offers

9 Ways to Create A Rock-Solid Writing Habit

by Bryan Hutchinson Source link Ah, the daily writing habit. The thorn-in-the-side for many writers. You want to write. You love to write. You enjoy writing. You have things to say. But you just can’t…

Competence Is Deadly

by JW Source link To go from being a competent writer to being a great writer, I think you have to risk being – or risk being seen as – a bad writer. Competence is deadly because it prevents the writer risking the humiliation that they will need to risk before they pass beyond competence.s

How to Maximize the Power of Cause and Effect in Your Stories

by Joslyn Chase Source link This post is by our newest regular contributor, Joslyn Chase. Joslyn is an author who loves traveling, teaching, and playing the piano. You can find out more about her books (and download her free collection of short suspense, What Leads A Man To Murder) on her website, joslynchase.com. Welcome to the team, Joslyn! Ever hads

Featured Indie Book: Widow Walk (Gar LaSalle)

by Alan Kealey Source link Featured Indie Book on Indie Author News: Historical Fiction Novel Widow Walk by Gar LaSalle. Widow Walk is the first book of a historical fiction saga that follows a Pacific Northwest frontier…