productivity
December 5, 2023
Yes Artificial Intelligence (AI) and how authors can benefit from it is very hyped right now. I’ve heard a lot of people complain that “everyone will be using it and producing 5, 10 15 (name the magic number) of books every year and it will be even harder to compete. The hype is to appeal […]
November 3, 2021
FOMO is the “fear of losing out”. In the era of social media, advertising, and ease of getting information in front of you, it is easy to FEEL that there is too much you have to do to make it in this world and that the publishing world is changing too fast to stay on […]
January 3, 2021
Note: I originally wrote this article for my annual changes in publishing post on Romancing the Genres that I’ve written every year for a decade. It published December 5, 2020. I’ve made some changes to that article, particularly in the introductory remarks and some additional comments on how authors and publishers might capitalize on these […]
October 3, 2020
NOTE: This post was updated April 15, 2021 to reflect changes in the calendar based on changing demographics and a first quarter survey of student needs. It also reflects updates on courses that have been removed from future offerings. Our Live courses have been filling quickly in September and October. I’m so happy that people […]
August 2, 2020
It’s been a long while since I’ve written a blog posts for writers. There are a thousand reasons I haven’t been posting, but I won’t bore you with them here. Some people thrive when the world is in chaos and it dries them to escape to their writing rooms. I know several authors who have […]
January 14, 2020
Every writer has certain software tools that she depends on to make her life easier. The ten tools below are my choices. I’m picky about software that works for the way both my creative brain and business brain work. For me time is money. Note that all links below go directly to vendors. I am […]
December 13, 2019
One of the first things you are told to do for your writing business is to set up an email list of readers. I talked about why writers need an email list in a previous article. Once you’ve made the decision that you need an email list, the next step is deciding how to make […]
November 2, 2019
Everyone has ideas about what works for getting more sales, more readers, and more engagement. It is rare that someone shares where they’ve failed. I’ve tried a lot of things over the past eight years of writing full-time. I’ll share what did not work for me. Some of them are at the top of the […]
October 25, 2019
I get asked this question a lot. There is a lot of hype around authors being on social media and how it can make or break your career. I do think it’s harder to gain readers if you aren’t on social media at all. But I also don’t think you need to be on all […]
August 19, 2019
Is Writer’s Block Real? I’ve been writing short stories and articles for nearly 40 years and novels for almost two decades. I’ve never experienced what people call “writer’s block.” However, there were many times when I found that I couldn’t write. Why did that happen? I suggest that there are three possible sources of this […]
