Are you a productive writer? If so, you write consistently, and your writing blocks produce your desired amount of words or pages. If not, it’s time to increase your writing productivity level. Maybe you only have a vague sense of whether or not you are productive. Most days, you think you are…or you know you wasted a ton of time…
Read More
Do you write and publish consistently? Most writers would reply, “No.” Yet, consistency leads to writing and publishing success. That’s why W. Terry Whalin (@TerryWhalin) has chosen to discuss this topic and how it has impacted his career as a writer. There is great merit to consistently working at your writing craft. Yet, in my study of publishing over the…
Read More
You’ve heard the advice to “write for your reader,” but first you need to know who that person is. That’s why today book editor C.K. Bush (@theladyck) delves into the essential topic of finding the audience for your written work. I hear one question often asked in my publishing work: “Who is the audience for this piece?” On the bookselling…
Read More
When you read a book, you may take the structure for granted. But a nonfiction book’s chapters create a structure and a map. They provide the foundation for a good read. In this guest post, book editor C.K. Bush (@theladyck) delves deeply into the importance of chapters and how to create them in a way that makes readers want to…
Read More
How do you begin your writing day? If you are like most people, the first thing you do is check your phone to see if you’ve gotten any messages. You may answer emails and reply to social media posts. And you handle priorities—your own or someone else’s priorities. But you don’t write first. Writing isn’t one of the things you…
Read More