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 »
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 »
Let me begin with a thank you to Ashley for inviting me to do a guest post on her web site, my new home away from home. Or, should I have said, “Ashley, thanks for letting me blog on your web site”? Oops! The second one does not express what I wanted to say. Nor does it convey the… 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 »
Our lesson for today is…
I have no idea why but one of the questions that I’m always asked when I talk about my books is: “How and why did you pick the names for your characters?” Until the first time that question was asked, I really hadn’t given it a lot of thought. My first reaction was to answer with “I just pick names… Read more »
Hi, folks! My name’s Dane Cobain, and I’m the author of a supernatural thriller called No Rest for the Wicked. It was released by a hybrid publisher called Booktrope in the summer of last year, and that’s kind of what I’m here to talk about. Hybrid publishers are a new generation of book publishers that are filling a much needed… Read more »
I wanted to take a moment to wish everyone a happy New Year. Since July, there has been a ton going on in my life, the least of which has been my ability to keep up with my blog. For that, I apologize to you all. That isn’t to say that I haven’t been reading because I have; however, the… Read more »
So as many may have noticed, the genre for the month of November is thrillers. Something that has already started with However, you might notice that although the book “Currently Reading” and “Next to Read” change, the most recent posted review may not be a thriller book. This is because I’m still trying to catch up on the reviews for… Read more »