~ Publicity Tip #82 ~ Crowdfunding with Kickstarter, IndieGoGo and other more niche platforms can be an Indie Author’s saving grace, so long as you know how to work the system. Now, I know that PubSlush may seem like just… Read More ›
M.J. Moores
“No, it’s my story!” Argue the Reader & the Author
Writerly Rant #82 ~ By M.J. Moores, Author. Editor. It frustrates me to no end the way so many debut authors get upset that a reader has “misunderstood” their work or has “read it wrong.” How can an individual who… Read More ›
Editing Tip #82: Honing Character Pt. 4 – Inference vs. Directness
Giving your reader some space to interpret character intentions is a good thing but sometimes it can be overdone. Using inference or inferring through action or sarcasm the character’s intention(s) needs to be done in the right way. Consider this… Read More ›
Warning! Book Thief – Make Sure Someone Else isn’t Profiting off Your Book
Do not trust this site: http://www.urbookdownload.com One of my author clients just informed me that her book was illegally downloaded by this online company. If you have a book in the marketplace make sure these guys aren’t taking your hard-earned… Read More ›
Editing Tip #81: Honing Character Pt. 3 – Diversity & Truth
Not all writers develop a full FBI background-check on their main and supporting characters and that’s okay. But when it comes time to edit your work and take a critical look at just how believable those characters really are, looking… Read More ›
Fiction Friday #29: Beached
Beached a short By M.J. Moores. I didn’t know if it was the heat causing the blisters or if the blisters trapped the body heat. And the old song looped in my head like a scratched CD taunting – it’s… Read More ›
Spending Money to Make Money: Using Your Author Budget Wisely
Publicity Tip #80 ~ You might have noticed by now that there are a lot of “free” eBooks available to help you with a number of different author-oriented things: better characters, how to plot, grammar, creating your own website… it… Read More ›
Editing Tip #80 – Honing Character Pt. 2: Flaws and Quirks
Last week I touched on adding the humanity spice to your characters be they good, bad or otherwise. Today I’d like to expand on that notion by adding a few more ingredients to your cooking character. The key element you’ll… Read More ›
Author Publicity & Writers Groups
Publicity Tip #79 ~ Did you know that taking the time out to join one or more of those pesky writers groups does more than ‘help’ budding authors find their way? These groups (if you find some good ones) can… Read More ›
Editing Tip #79 – Honing Character Pt. 1: Remembering their Humanity
We’d all like to think that our characters, especially our main character(s), are perfect just the way we wrote them. It’s starts with a vision (or a full-blown background write-up) and then you let them loose on the page to… Read More ›
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