Roy Miller's Blog, page 9

What’s Your Version of ‘Autosave?’

by Stefanie Flaxman Source link I remember when autosave didn’t exist in writing software. In the old days, if your computer temporarily borked, you might have lost some important text if you didn’t recently save your work … I still compulsively click “Save” out of habit when I write and edit. Luckily, if you’re workings

Write Amazon Book Descriptions That Sell (Examples & Template)

by Harry Bingham Source link Write Amazon Book Descriptions That Sell (Examples & Template)

An Interview with Jennifer Wherrett: Author of Lady in the Lake

by SPR Source link After completing a master’s degree in biostatistics, and working as a statistician, Jennifer realized she was hiding behind numbers and formulas instead of creating something wholly new. Now, in writing, she has found an outward expression for her passion for the themes of philosophy, mythology, and ancient esoteric traditions that shes

How to start a story in first person: 8 pointers

by Jordan Source link There is no single ‘right’ approach to how to start a story in first person. That being said, there are several ways to start a story using first person point of view and hook readers from the start. Here are 8 pointers for beginning a book in first person: 1: Perfect your characters

Flog a BookBubber 140: Roger Stelljes

by Ray Rhamey Source link Writers, send your prologue/first chapter to FtQ for a “flogging” critique. Email as an attachment. Many of the folks who utilize BookBub are self-published, and because we hear over and over the need for self-published authors to have their work edited, it’s educational to take a hard look at theirs

Macro Monday Is Wandering Widely

by terribleminds Source link That photo is of a dandelion gone to seed after a light rain. Gives me the vibe of a UFO coming down though — lights and beams and abduction. That also might be the weird mushrooms in the yard I ate? They just looked so tantalizing! MISTER STARK I DON’T FEELs

Interview with Helaine Becker and Dow Phumiruk about COUNTING ON KATHERINE: HOW KATHERINE JOHNSON SAVED APOLLO 13 (Launches June 19)

by Debbie Ridpath Ohi Source link I met Helaine Becker through Torkidlit and Dow Phumiruk through the SCBWI, and I was so excited when I found out that they were collaborating on a picture book: COUNTING ON KATHERINE: HOW KATHERINE JOHNSON SAVED APOLLO 13. Their book is geared toward ages 5-9, launches from Holt Bookss

Your Senses Must Be Razor-Sharp

by JW Source link In order to write at a high level of competence you need a comprehensive vocabulary, a keen sense of overall structure, and an inner beat or cadence. Your senses must be razor-sharp. Alcohol blunts those senses even as it releases self-restraint. Therefore many writers feel they are getting down to thes

New Indie Book Release: Lake Girl (Cynthia Kumanchik)

by Alan Kealey Source link New Indie Book Release: Lake Girl – Cynthia Kumanchik YA Mystery (181 Pages – March 2018) Lake Girl is a paranormal young adult mystery that takes place on Lakeview Shores. “This is a YA novel…

How to Overcome Webinar Offer Anxiety and Get Your Audience to Buy

by Tim Paige Source link Think back to a webinar you attended in the past. You signed up for that online training for a reason, right? Maybe you dug the topic, or you really liked the host. Or maybe you were genuinely interested in buying what that webinar might be selling, but you wanted tos