How to Get Featured by Your Alma Mater
I was recently featured in the article, Student Storytellers: Creative Writing and the English Department at Carleton University, alongside other Carleton University alumni who launched author careers after graduation. As an author, getting featured by your alma mater can be a great marketing boost for your books and your author career. Universities have a level of authority and…
Using Kindle Percentages to Help Revise Your Manuscript
This week I created an ebook version of my current work-in-progress to send to Beta readers. While reviewing the ebook in Kindle, I noticed the percent reading down in the corner of the page. This led to a realization regarding how I can use those percentages to aid in the revision of my book, and…
Why I’m Self-Publishing My Next Book
I’ve decided to self-publish my upcoming novel, M School. This will be my sixth self-published book. You might think the decision to go indie yet again was an easy one. It wasn’t. I seriously considered seeking an agent and publisher for this novel. Having gone the self-published route in the past, I’m going in with…
Small Press Publishing with Caroline Frechette – The Writing Coach 024
Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors that help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work. In episode 24 of The Writing Coach, I speak with author, writing coach, and publisher Caroline Frechette. Think traditional publishing or self-publishing are…
8 Simple Ways to Beef Up a Lean Manuscript (Without Adding Filler or Fluff)
You’ve completed the first draft of your novel and it has come in at around 50K words. But you were shooting for 80K. Now what? How do you beef up a lean manuscript? Where do you find 30,000 more words without just adding filler or fluff? Despair not my friend! Here’s 8 simple methods for…
Online Marketing for Busy Authors with Fauzia Burke – The Writing Coach 023
Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors that help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work. In episode 23 of The Writing Coach, I speak with author and book marketing expert Fauzia Burke. Fauzia has spent her entire professional…
How to Pivot with Jenny Blake – The Writing Coach 022
Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors that help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work. In episode 22 of The Writing Coach, I speak with author Jenny Blake. Jenny is a speaker, career coach, author and business strategist…
It depends…
There are a lot of “rules” when it comes to good writing. As a writing coach, I get asked questions about these rules a lot. “Should I cut my book’s prologue?” “Should I always avoid adverbs?” “Should all my sentences be in active voice?” “Should I never edit while drafting?” Here is the reality folks:…
What Writers Can Learn from the ‘Full House’ Revival
Last night Netflix launched the Full House revival, Fuller House. My wife, my three daughters, and I sat down to binge watch as many episodes as we could, and we had an absolute blast. It appears, however, the critics did not enjoy the show nearly as much as my family did. The critical consensus is…
(Video) The Page Turners: Economy of Fear Author Interview
The following interview was originally included as part of The Page Turners: Economy of Fear bonus package for people who pre-ordered the book back in the Spring of 2015. Now that the book has been out for almost a year, I thought I’d make the video available to all. Enjoy! You can grab your copy…
