Marketing Plans
Creating an effective marketing campaign means you have to work backwards. For our first book, Water & Blood, Dorothea and I met and had a brainstorming session over lunch, discussing all of the things that have to happen between now Read more…
Typecasting Tuesday – Intro
Wow. I have to do better next time. Incomplete thoughts, misspellings, etc. Practice makes perfect. Here are some pics of my typewriter and my fix to get it working again.
Publishing Options
Out of the plethora of publishing options available today, we’ve ranked three that fit the best. Our Gabby Wells novel series is about a teen sleuth who, along with solving mysteries, must also deal with the high demands of her Read more…
Platform
Platform, by Michael Hyatt, is one of the most helpful books I’ve read in a long time. It guides you throw the process of creating a compelling product and how to use proven strategies to promote that product in the Read more…
Editing in Reverse
One of the best editing advices I’ve ever heard was this… Edit your story in reverse. What does that mean? Start with the last chapter and go backwards. The early chapters have invariably been reread and edited far more than Read more…
From Screenplay to Novel
The differences between a screenplay and a novel are equivalent to the differences between a blueprint and a finished building. Over time, screenplays have come to be structured in a very specific way so that each page equals approximately one Read more…
Writing Tips
I’ve been writing in one form or another for almost 30 years. I’d like to share some tips that I use to help me get from the blank page to a finished story. Writers Write: Writers are compelled to write. Read more…
Capturing the Magic
There is a real feeling of something special, unique and magical happening when a moment of inspiration sparks within you. Rarely can you garner the same creative sensation one feels when you create something out of nothing, when you turn Read more…
My Greatest Creative Asset
My daughter, Dorothea, is my greatest creative asset. She has been by my side in the creative process since she was a young adult. She’s always been a heavy reader and a lover of movies. For example, when she was Read more…
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