How to Say Sane as a Writer
How do you stay sane as a writer and forge a sustainable, enjoyable career?
Productivity
My Top 6 Writing, Publishing and Marketing Posts of 2019
Happy New Year! I hope you had an awesome 2019 for writing and selling books. I had some concrete goals: To publish five books. To sell 10,000 books, ten times more than in 2018. Here’s how I did: I published four full length books and one shorter book. I also published two box sets. I […]
Writing with an injury
So this week I was going to post another 20books Vegas update. Failing that, maybe a marketing post. Or something festive. But events have overtaken me. I’ve injured a tendon in my upper right arm. I’m not entirely sure how I did it, but I imagine it was a combination of typing about 120k words […]
Did You Win NaNoWriMo? Here’s How You Can Use Data to Win Next Year
Learn how to use data to become a more productive writer – whether it’s NaNoWriMo or not
20Books Vegas, baby!
It’s a quick update this week as I’m traveling: specifically, I’m on my way home from the 20Books Las Vegas conference, the biggest get together of indie authors in the world. It took place over three days but I decided to spend longer in Vegas because, well, why not? Right now I’m looking out at […]
How Scrivener Will Help You Write and Edit Your Book
Trying to decide whether to give Scrivener a try for your writing project? Here’s how I use it.
Being a Productive Writer and Winning NaNoWriMo – Tools That Can Help
It’s that time of year! No, not Hallowe’en. Not Bonfire Night. Not the run-up to Thanksgiving, or even Christmas. It’s October. Which means writers all over the world are getting ready for NaNoWriMo. If you haven’t heard of NaNoWriMo, it’s an initiative designed to encourage people to write a novel (or more accurately, to write […]
Social Media: Time Suck When You Should Be Writing or Invaluable Tool for Book Marketing?
How do you use social media strategically and avoid wasting time you should be spending writing?
Finding Time to Write and Have a Life Too
Fitting writing around life can be tough. Follow these steps to fit writing a novel around your job, family, or social life.
Interview with Emily Reading, Fantasy and Sci-Fi Author
Fantasy and sci-fi author Emily Reading shares her writing process