Sometimes you can be inspired by something posted on social media or one of your favorite books. Maybe you have a few favorite podcasts that talk about something other than writing, and this is where you pick up your next great story idea. Pay attention to the world around you—and how y...
As a New York Times bestselling author with numerous published books, I understand how hard it can be to take that first step to start writing.Table of Contents Find Your Why: Reasons To Write Your Book Set Up Your Writing Space Dedicate the Time to Be a Better Writer Get to Know Your...
And since then, I've become a professional writer and have written more than a dozen books. I'm not saying that these essay writing tips are going to magically turn you into a writer, but at least they can help you enjoy the process more. I'm excited to share these ten essay writing...
Kobo Writing Life:Global distribution and helpful promotional tools. Draft2Digital:Distributes to many platforms, including Amazon, Apple Books, and Kobo. When selling or offering your ebook on your website, use easy tools to add download links or set up payments. You can add your ebook downli...
Step 2. Assemble your writing tools. In the newspaper business, there was no time to hand write our stuff and then type it for the layout guys. So I have always written at a keyboard and still write my books that way. Most authors do, though some hand write their first drafts and th...
When I’m working on my novels, I often decide to change a character name halfway through the novel. If I had to go through and manually find and re-type the new name, I’d waste valuable writing time. Instead, I use Advanced Find and Replace. To reach this amazing tool, ...
As it turns out, most people don’t know how to develop thehabitof reading books. How to Get Into Reading: The Definitive Guide What are the benefits of reading? The benefits of reading are hard to ignore.Reading can chill you out, it sparks creativity and ideas, it helps you sleep be...
On top of that, a transition into writing a non-fiction eBook is practically seamless for most bloggers. So what kind of non-fiction eBooks might you be able to write? Guide (How-To) eBook: A how-to guidebook is probably one of the most natural fits for bloggers to write. Most blogge...
So, ask yourself where you want the reader to involve themselves and where they should end up eventually. 4. Break down each chapter as you write. Get writing! Here, you can approach each chapter the way you might write a long blog post — by compartmentalizing each chapter into smaller ...
All academics need to write, but many struggle to finish their dissertations, articles, books, or grant proposals. Writing is hard work and can be difficult to wedge into a frenetic academic schedule. How can we write it all while still having a life? In this second edition of his popular...