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by Samantha Fenton The right title for your book is incredibly important: It’s what you and everyone else will be calling it the rest of your life. The title is one of the first things people will ask for, and one of the first ways you’ll describe your book. But how do you title […] via… Continue reading How to Title Your Book — A Writer’s Path

by Lauren Sapala I’ve launched three different books in the past couple years and I’ve definitely noticed a pattern. Every time I go into “launch mode” I tend to also go into “marketing frenzy,” which means I’m frantically researching, emailing, posting, and overthinking about my book of the moment. My main drug of […] via Your… Continue reading Your Book Isn’t For Everyone, And Your Marketing Strategy Shouldn’t Be Either — A Writer’s Path

by Michael Mohr I want to talk for a fast minute about query letters. For those of you who don’t know what they are, or for those who know very little, this should prove to be a helpful post. Query letters are the first professional handshake between an aspiring author and a literary […] via The… Continue reading The Art of the Query Letter — A Writer’s Path

by Cátia Isabel Silva As with any other profession, you will face many opinions from different people when it comes to writing, who may, most of the time, have no idea what they’re talking about. Let’s talk about the 6 most common myths you’ll hear about writing. via 6 Myths About Writing — A Writer’s Path

by Michael Cristiano Writing a query letter is an art, they say. What they really mean is that it’s really gosh-darn hard. It seems that everyone and their sister thinks they can write a query letter, but out in the real world, it fails. Miserably. That’s what happened to me. I thought writing a query […]… Continue reading How to Write a Query Letter that Makes Agents and Editors Swoon — A Writer’s Path

Originally posted on Novelty Revisions: If you don’t mind, I would like to take this opportunity to tell you a story. Assuming you are a writer, you will be fine with this because writers like stories. So I’m going to go ahead and tell one. I hope you like it. Once upon a time there… via… Continue reading How to Write When Your ‘Focus Mode’ Is Broken — Author Don Massenzio

Originally posted on Novelty Revisions: Why is it that we start to panic if our tweets, articles, and other posts don’t get instant feedback within seconds of us publishing them? Why, when no one immediately leaves comments on our blog posts, do we start to wonder if we have done something wrong? Why, when we… via… Continue reading A Writer’s Worst Enemy Isn’t Time Management Or a Bad Idea — Author Don Massenzio

Originally posted on Story Empire: Hi gang, Craig with you today. This is post number two in the character archetypes series. In the Hero’s Journey, there are some common characters that are likely to show up in all stories. This doesn’t mean each archetype shows up in every story, and aside from the hero, the… via… Continue reading Character Archetypes: The Mentor — Author Don Massenzio

Originally posted on Story Empire: Hi gang, Craig with you today. This is post number two in the character archetypes series. In the Hero’s Journey, there are some common characters that are likely to show up in all stories. This doesn’t mean each archetype shows up in every story, and aside from the hero, the… via… Continue reading Character Archetypes: The Mentor — Author Don Massenzio

Originally posted on Novelty Revisions: The Blank Page is a new weekly series on Novelty Revisions dedicated to any writer who is just beginning their journey or starting again after a long pause. Check back every Monday for more tips and inspiration. “Practice your violin — 10 minutes minimum.” This is what’s written in my… via… Continue reading Creating Writing ‘Practice Time’ Should Be Your First Priority | The Blank Page — Author Don Massenzio