By Tanner Chau Knowing how to write an effective press release for your book is the secret weapon in marketing. Whether you are self-publishing or working with a publishing house for your project, every author should practice writing their own press release to send out to...
Read MoreBy Jordan Ardoin This small series of blog posts is to help you get your book published. By going back and proofreading your work before submitting it, you are able to turn in a nice, polished copy of your manuscript. It helps the publishers and, if...
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By Jordan Ardoin Everyone who’s serious about writing has at least one goal in common: to get your book published. Unfortunately, another thing all writers have in common is the knowledge that getting a book published can be very difficult. Publishers receive anywhere from dozens to...
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The dreaded writer’s block. The bane of every writer’s existence. Once it hits, it seems like an inescapable mind prison, void of any creative genius...
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By Jordan Ardoin So you want to write a book and publish a book. Or an essay. Or a poem. Or an instructional guide on raising emus. Whatever kind of writer you are (or want to be), at some point you’ve probably asked the One, the...
Read MoreI’m writing this little series with you in mind. Throughout my short time being an English major and a slightly longer time falling in love with major, I have come across many things that I have found problematic and have decided to share with you. We all...
Read MoreWhat Makes a Good Story or Lessons I Learned the Hard Way A Blog Series by Faith Green Post #2: Avoid Cliché (read last post) Okay, okay, I know. If you’ve ever taken an English class in your life, then this post seems cliché. Isn’t it ironic? Oops,...
Read MoreWhat Makes a Good Story (Lessons I Learned the Hard Way) A Blog Series by Faith Green Post #1: Write Without Evasion “Are you going to write about me?” my boyfriend of one year asks, looking down at me with his brown-green eyes. “Uh….” My own eyes linger appreciatively...
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By Justynn Newman You have created a wonderful, detailed, and dynamic setting for your book to get place. Now you are on the right track. You conquered procrastination and you have your setting, and maybe even some of your plot. The next step is to populate your story...
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By Hope Hall Commas are complicated. They come with too many rules and just as many exceptions to those rules. Even if you want to break the rules, you have to know them to break them. And once you know them, you can recognize when following...
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