Below you will find a number of posts I have written to help both established and aspiring authors improve their fiction writing skills and advance their careers.- A "Secret" Formula for Creating a Short Synopsis for Your Book
- 6 Tips to Help You Get That Novel Written
- The Importance of "Candy Bar" Scenes in Your Writing
- 10 Tips to Write Better Dialogue
- Three Ways to Make Your Story Pull Readers In from the First Page
- Writers Beware: The Fast Yes and The Slow No
- Should You Self-Publish or Go the Traditional Route?
- Developing a Thick Skin
- Does Bruce Willis Have a Dog? Less is More
- Developing Your Artistic Style
- 5 Steps to Landing a Good Literary Agent
- 15 Common Mistakes Found in Query Letters
- 15 Sure-Fire Ways to Lose Your Readers
- Common Questions about Agents & Publishers
- Writing: A Career You Can Fall Forward On
- Dealing with Rejection from Literary Agents and Publishers
- Readers, Writers, and The Curse of Genre
- What Lady Gaga Taught Me about Fiction Writing
- What's a Good Title for a Book? Ask a Tabloid Journalist
- Getting Professional Feedback on Your Writing
- How a Public Speaking Phobia Nearly Destroyed My Career
Of Further Interest to Writers:
- How 3,000 Copies of My Book Found Their Way from the Rubbish Bin to the Amazon Bestseller List
- The "Birth" of a Story Idea: Baby Talk
- Why I'm Not Publishing Books on Paper
- Why Audiobooks?
- Test Your Literary Agent IQ (Quiz)
- Why I Give Away Free Books
