WriteReader is a great tool for creating multimedia stories that I’ve featured a half dozen times or more over the years. The last time I wrote about it they had just added some new page styles. Last… Read the whole entry at Fre...
Novelist and Editor-at-Large, Jessica Strawser, shares some of the many reasons why book covers might see redesign over the course of their lifespans. You get only one chance, the saying goes, to make a first impression. But if your book la...
Earlier this week I wrote about how I’m having my students use Google Sites as digital portfolios. Right after that I published that post Google announced a few helpful updates to Google Sites. Then… Read the whole entry at Free...
Promoting a book is the one thing all authors should do to help get it to potential readers. But what does that mean? Erika Hoffman shares 10 ways to promote a book she used that are usable by other authors. “I’m sorry for wasting your ...
Hey guys, I’m struggling on how to write a editorial book review. I try researching it on google but had no luck. So if anyone has any tips, guidelines, or instructions on how to write a editorial book review please help, I really app...
I’m going on a bit of a Facebook fast. Like many people I say that I’m going “just check Facebook for a minute” and then find that I’ve wasted twenty minutes going down a rabbit hole following… Read the w...
Self-publishing or traditional publishing? Author Robert McCaw has gotten his books published both ways and shares the pros and cons of each route. I’ve written several novels—mystery/thrillers set on the Big Island of Hawaii—featurin...
Finding the portal : I rushed out of the van, grabbing my hat off the rack as I pushed the door open. I ran across an open field and into the endless forest. I forced my way through the thorny shrubbery, and cut my way through the dense vin...
Learn how to write a book that authors the change you wish to see in the world. Not all writers start out as writers. Some of them begin as people who want to make a difference. Maybe, like them, you are an activist who regularly works to b...
So, after revision upon revision, testing many alternate openings for my novel and some heavy editing, I’ve decided to post my WIP in the Workshop. The critique I’ve received is – mildly putting it – disappointing so...