You’re that totally prepared author, you know, the one who’s done at least 3 Drafts of your book: self-edited, peer-edited, beta-edited and professional edited to the point where you’ve just received the final print proof for your book and you’re… Read More ›
M.J. Moores
Book Review: Captured in Crystal / Fantasy
Captured in Crystal – A Tale from the Six Kingdoms Author: Melanie Card Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Stars. Recommended Reading. Genre: Fantasy / Romance. Thea’s quiet existence apprenticing as Librarian for the Amber Order… Read More ›
Diversifying for Discoverability – Pt.2
Publicity Tip #93 ~ In the past few years it’s become common knowledge that if you can get an e-version of your book into the virtual marketplace then you’re making your writing available to twice as many potential readers (1/2… Read More ›
Editing Tip #93 – Be Devious with your Character Descriptions
The mark of a truly talented crafts-person when it comes to writing is how the author integrates the physical characteristics of his entourage within the folds of the story. I have read many a book where an author has written… Read More ›
Diversifying for Discoverability?
Publicity Tip #92 ~ In the past I have sung the praises of getting your book noticed by using book discovery platforms – most notably Goodreads, Library Thing & Shelfari. Having a presence on Goodreads, the largest book discover platform… Read More ›
Editing Tip #92 – The Vocabulary Debate: Then vs. Than
It’s interesting that a debate even exists around word-usage in the context of, “Is this the right word for what I’m trying to say?” I mean, it makes sense to ask this when you’re searching for just the right verb… Read More ›
Inviting Yourself into Someone Else’s House (Blog)
Publicity Tip #91 ~ As a first-time author you might find yourself quite enthusiastic about doing guest blogs on topics you love (and finding a way to weave in mention of your book) to help publicize your new book while… Read More ›
Editing Tip #91 – Evoking the Senses Pt.6: Intuition
You might think that a series of editing tips about the using the Senses to help you add crucial detail to help deepen a reader’s connection to your writing would stop after the fifth tip. The thing is, while we… Read More ›
Editing Tip #90 – Evoking the Senses Pt.5: Taste
It’s one thing for someone to give the writing advice of “show don’t tell” or “use the 5 senses” to flush out your characters and scenes… it’s entirely something else to sit down and attempt to do that very thing… Read More ›
Promoting to Readers who Actually Read Your Genre
Publicity Tip #89 ~ The promotional opportunities with the website ReadingDeals are extremely affordable and highly targeted to your readership – really. There are 3 ways ReadingDeals works to help you on your marketing and publicity campaign: 1) FREE! You… Read More ›