by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
Although I like to declutter and organize at intervals year-round, I do make a more focused effort in the spring. That’s because my RSS feed is full of spring cleaning tips.
Frequently these tips address cleaning dirty windows or dryer filters, but there are also a few reminders out there to spring clean our digital content and sites.
I decided to make a list to consolidate the electronic spring cleaning I’ve done in past years. Continue reading
by Roland Yeomans, @rxena77
Yes, it is another stop along my “Don’t You Hate Blog Book Tours?” Book Tour.
Me? I’m Roland Yeomans: teacher, dreamer, writer.
We writers are observers: how we interact with one another; how hard we labor for our dreams … how we shoot ourselves in the foot with our impatience.
“Impatience kills quickly what took so very long to achieve.”
– Samuel McCord {Narrator of The Not-So-Innocents Abroad}
Over long months, we pour our hearts, our imaginations, our creativity into our novels …
… only to imply our finely crafted narrative is long, boring, and unimaginative with a bruising string of cookie-cutter blog book posts.Continue reading
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
Twitterific writing links are fed into the Writer’s Knowledge Base search engine
(developed by writer and software engineer Mike Fleming) which has over 30,000 free articles on writing related topics. It’s the search engine for writers.
100 Common-Sense Ways to Write Better: http://ow.ly/ZqhHN @writingforward
9 Tips for Using HARO to Build Your Freelance Writing Brand: http://ow.ly/ZqiYW @MarianSchembari
Tips & Tricks for Writing Magical Realism: http://ow.ly/ZqiGD and http://ow.ly/ZqiGD and http://ow.ly/ZqiJq @carrollbooks
Turning Points: The Most Effective Way to Build a Compelling Story: http://ow.ly/ZquQl @MartinaABoone Continue reading
By Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
I realized some time back that I get a lot of requests to do things for free. I’m frequently asked to donate books to charities and to speak at libraries, schools, and conferences for free. I’m asked to beta test software. Asked to give an opinion, help with a blurb, and have my brain picked.
A little over a year ago, I realized that some things figured into my business philosophy or manifesto. Some things didn’t.Continue reading
by Joe Bunting, @JoeBunting
I’ve ghostwritten five books and these projects were some of the most rewarding work I’ve ever done. Before I started ghostwriting, my writing career was progressing slowly, but afterward, it took off. Since then, I’ve come to believe that ghostwriting is the best way to apprentice yourself to the craft of writing. It doesn’t hurt that you get paid for it, either.
What is Ghostwriting in Fiction?
It’s no secret that many of the non-fiction NYT Bestsellers are actually ghostwritten or co-written, but it’s not as commonly known that a lot of fiction authors use ghostwriters as well.
This is actually great news for creative writers, because it means that there really are opportunities to practice your fiction writing while getting paid for it.
How to Become a Ghostwriter
How, though, do you break into the ghostwriting world? In this ten step guide, I’m going to show you how to get paid to practice your writing.Continue reading