Hi all our fabulous readers! As always, let me begin by thanking you all for stopping by. We just wanted to take a moment to introduce a new section of articles Bob and I’ll be writing called He Said She Said, where we touch on a multitude of issues and discuss them from each of our perspectives, offering our opinions…. Read more »
If you were building a house, you would not paint the kitchen before the foundation has been laid. The same rule can hold true for constructing a novel. Creating an outline of the book gives you a firm structure. You can see if the spine of the story will hold up as you pile on thousands of words. It… Read more »
Just the beginning of the Author Services that are going to be offered by TAB Author Services, we are officially beginning our professional beta reading services as well as ebook formatting. 5-FLY services!! We will be formatting for both epub and mobi. Although epub is the predominate file requested within the industry, Amazon requests mobi so we definitely can provide… Read more »
I found this interesting, helpful little tool for anyone who’s trying to decide what direction to take their book. Hope it helps anyone on the fence! http://thewritelife.com/self-publish-or-traditional/#.ewhymfa:MCL5
A little momentum is a powerful thing. Think about it – if you’re trying to achieve something, the key is to get the ball to the top of the hill and then to push it down the other side so that it builds up as much speed as possible. It’s a pretty simple concept, and it’s one that’s used in… Read more »
As any who follow my blog know, I have never reviewed a book that wasn’t a piece of fiction. Non-fiction is definitely not something I do. Not because there isn’t great writing or an amazing story to tell, but just because I honestly don’t care for it. Then along came Christopher Logan. He approached me with something I can only… Read more »
JANUARY 12, 2016 A desire for authorial control may come to replace big time publishing houses As the literary marketplace becomes increasingly digital, self-publishing authors and smaller independent publishers may soon eclipse big publishing moguls. In 2013, Amazon revealed that “a quarter of the top 100 bestselling Kindle books on Amazon.com in 2012 were published via Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP),”… Read more »
July 30, 2014 Is there a better feeling in the world than writing “The End” in your manuscript? It’s a moment to be celebrated: you’ve done it. You’ve written and completed an entire book. Not everyone can say they have. But you’re not finished. No, not even after you wrap up your self-edits. It’s time to pass your manuscript off to beta… Read more »
Sunday, March 01, 2015 The game has changed, and so must you. We’re well into 2015 and the year is booming with new authors and books. Already my schedule is filled with authors pushing out manuscripts and setting publication dates with cover design briefs. I can honestly say I am overjoyed to experience this level of professionalism among authors! So… Read more »
A cleverly written piece of fiction, Follow the Dotted Line by Nancy Hersage introduces us to Andrea “Andy” Bravos. A semi-retired mother of four grown children, Andy has decided, on her own and without her children’s knowledge, to investigate the apparent death of the father of her children, who is also her ex-husband. Andy, along with her nephew Harley and… Read more »
May 9, 2013 You can’t write that. You can’t think that. You can’t imagine those things. You don’t have permission to be that person, to think like that, to write like that, to publish that. You’re a nice girl. What will people think of you? That’s my inner critic speaking, but I’ve also heard those words echoed from people close… Read more »
At the age of 46, Michael Lane’s life is at a point where he is just going through the motions. He has given up on his dream of becoming a piano player and is working as a piano tuner at Cory & Sons to make ends meet. He is bitter in life and is questioning everything in life. The story… Read more »
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When it comes to picking my all-time favorite movies, a majority of them would be those iconic 80s movies-quite a few of them John Hughes pictures. That love alone filled me with high hopes when it came to reading Trapped in an 80’s Teen Movie by Michelle Duffy. Unfortunately, aside from a few moments here and there Duffy’s book didn’t… Read more »
The Death of Ink By M.M John For the love of Pete! The Death of Ink by M.M John is such a frustrating book to read; not because it was poorly written-because it wasn’t-but because the storyline went everywhere yet nowhere all at the same time. I didn’t even know that was possible. My frustration gauge has officially been… Read more »