Christmas in Maplewright – A Page Turners Christmas Tale
It has become a bit of a tradition that every Christmas I write a short story for my friend, author Catherine Brunelle, as her Christmas present. This year she requested a story featuring the characters Danny and Diana from my young adult horror series, The Page Turners. The result was Christmas in Maplewright. This story…
Weekly Webinars for Writers ALL January Long
I want to help make 2016 your best writing year ever… So to kick things off, I’m going to be hosting a webinar each week for ALL of January! I love hosting webinars, not only because it’s an opportunity to provide aspiring authors and writers with valuable free training, but also because it’s one of…
2015 is over… Don’t Look Back
2015 is drawing to a close… which means you’re probably taking stock of what you achieved this year. Did you reach your goals? Were you the best you that you could be? That’s what everyone is asking themselves, right? But you know what? The answers to those questions don’t matter. If you achieved everything you…
Amber Andrian on Turning Emotion into Art – The Writing Coach 021
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 21 of The Writing Coach, I speak with author and mentor Amber Adrian. Amber believes we’re all bigger and brighter than we…
Black Friday Deals for Writers and Authors
I’m not exactly the type to get up at four in the morning to stand in line at Best Buy to save $200 on a big screen TV. And you aren’t going to see me tackling anyone in the aisles at Walmart today. That said, I do love the amazing deals available online for writers…
Black Friday 2015 Author Training Charity Bundle
Hi Friends! It’s Black Friday again, and this year I’ve put together an incredible offer for writers like you. I’ve bundled together all my best live training videos into a single package. And the best part of all is: 100% of all proceeds from sales of the bundle will be donated to METAvivor METAvivor is a…
Monica Leonelle on Productive Writing – The Writing Coach 020
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 20 of The Writing Coach, I speak with author and productivity expert Monica Leonelle. Monica is a fiction and non-fiction author who…
Lizzie Vance on Story Fixing – The Writing Coach 019
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 19 of The Writing Coach, I speak with author, ghostwriter, editor, and writing coach Lizzie Vance. Lizzie calls herself a “story fixer”.…
Kristi Tuck Austin on Assisting Authors – The Writing Coach 018
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 18 of The Writing Coach, I speak with author assistant and media escort Kristi Tuck Austin. Kristi helps writers manage their…
Optimizing Your Work Station for Health and Productivity (infographic)
You sit down at your computer to work on your novel. You place your fingers on the keyboard… and almost instantly experience severe pain. It emanates from your elbow, shoots up and down your arm, and makes writing nearly impossible. A good friend of mine, author and blogger Erica Deel, is currently struggling with this exact challenge.…
