I’ve promised a hurricane of activity leading up to my Literary Speed Dating date on 24 June, and one of them is updating book blurbs. Content is king, of course, but even a king could benefi… Source: Quick How-To: add bold and italic text to your Amazon book description

We writers have a vast array of tools at our disposal to craft stories readers will love. But like any tool, it helps if we know how to use it properly. Theme is wonderful. It can keep us plunging … Source: The Seven Deadly Sins of Prologues---What Doesn't Work and What Does

I love Lego. As a child I was on top of my Lego game. I regarded myself as a Lego freestyler which means I would rock up at a box of random Lego bricks and build whatever came to mind. My Le… Source: The Similarities Between Writing & Lego #SundayBlogShare #AmWriting #Lego

by Katie McCoach Dictionary.com defines “cliffhanger” as: — n 1. A melodramatic adventure serial in which each installment ends in suspense in order to interest the reader or viewer in the n… Source: The Allure of the Cliffhanger

I write a lot of first person. That means that I use “I” a lot. That’s not necessarily a bad thing but because I’m so concerned about my story’s action getting out that I tend to forget to p… Source: Including Background Scenery

Writers often assume different roles throughout a day and switch between them without needing much thought. A writer can easily move between managing their writing schedules to advertising their wo… Source: Roles of a Writer: The Laborer

Of course! Formulas are buried in every book, movie or play.  Take the Pixar movies! Who doesn’t love the little train that could? Or the little fish that doesn’t quit? Our hearts go pi… Source: Do you think writing is more effective with a formula?

If you’re looking for ideas that will motivate you to get some writing accomplished immediately, then these tools might work for you. Source: 5 Ideas That Will Motivate You to Write

Last year, I shared with you the result of my Call to Arms, on my very popular post, Book Marketing Results 2015. I now have collected enough data to follow up with this year’s results. Like … Source: Call to Arms: Year-long survey reveals which book advertiser offers best value for money

Today’s Challenge: Keep your self-dialogue positive. Source: Keep Your Self-Dialogue Positive