Publishing a best-selling book can reap some serious financial rewards. And if you want to do that sooner rather than later, you may be asking, What’s the easiest genre to write? Before we get to that answer, here’s a question for you. Why Do You Want to...
Want to do some creepy, crawly writing this Halloween season? Get the ink flowing every day with thirty-one Halloween writing prompts. Halloween Writing Prompts for You You wake up on Halloween morning to discover that you have a superpower related to the holiday....
At some point, many authors consider using a pen name. Tempting as it may be, it may cause more headache than it’s worth. Here are three reasons to stick with your real name. First, Let’s Define Pen Names A pen name is a fake name. Instead of publishing...
When a book moves too slowly, you put it down. While you may think this only happens with novels and nonfiction works, picture book pacing is just as important. So, you better get it right. Pacing beyond Children’s Books In novels and nonfiction, pace is...
At some point in life, you learned about contractions, and your world changed. With a little apostrophe, you could suddenly combine two words into one. Then, something changed. After years of saying can’t, don’t, and wouldn’t, you fell back into old...
Our world moves quickly. We drive fast cars, fly across the world in a few hours, and watch screens that jump from scene to scene in an instant. Let your characters talk too much, and your book will move slowly. Have a slow-moving book, and you’ll lose readers....
