Those of you who follow me on Twitter have likely seen me comment over the years about why so many authors (mostly working in the indie or self-published arenas) seem to vanish from social media and other writer forums. As I have also commented, I have had a few ideas as to why this happens, …
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Jan 08
THWT Question for 08 JAN 2019
Here’s the Two Hundred Word Tuesday question for today: What has been the best compliment given to you as an writer? Keep Loving!
Jan 04
Melodee’s Rules for Authors — Number Eight
Number Eight Don’t Fear The Editors This Rule is a rough one for most writers, no matter if they are a seasoned professional author with decades in the business or if they are a new writer struggling with their first story. Editors can be intimidating, and that’s a good thing. It is the editor—at least …
Jan 01
THWT Question for 01 JAN 2019
Here is the first Two Hundred Word Tuesday question for 2019: If cost and/or availability were not issues, what ONE book would you most like to own? Be specific! Keep Loving and Happy New Year!
Dec 28
Melodee’s Rules for Authors — Number Seven
Number Seven Never Underestimate The Power Of The Backlist As frightening as it might be, some writers don’t even know what the backlist is. So, let me quote from Wikipedia… A backlist is a list of older books available from a publisher, as opposed to titles newly published (sometimes called the front list). Building a …
Dec 21
Melodee’s Rules for Authors — Number Six
Number Six Odds Are The Style Manual Is Wrong Does anyone really know how many different style manuals are out there? It must be in the hundreds, if not thousands. Every major university has one. Every major publication has one. Pretty much every industry has their own. Some publishers have one they use that they …
Dec 18
THWT Question for 18 DEC 2018
This week we’ll look at your book(s) being made into movies… Think of your favorite character from your books. If one (or more!) of the books were made into a movie, who would you cast to play this character? Keep Loving!
Dec 14
Melodee’s Rules for Authors — Number Five
Number FiveAgents That Represent Single Titles Instead Of The Author Are Con-Artists Do you have an agent? If no, you need to look into getting one. To make it to the real big time in the writing industry, you really need representation. Yeah, you can make some money on your own, but not much. (While …
Dec 11
THWT Question for 11 DEC 2018
Here is today’s Two Hundred Word Tuesday question: Do you hear from your readers much? What kinds of things do they say? Keep Loving!
Dec 07
Melodee’s Rules for Authors — Number Four
Number FourIf Your “Publisher” Wants Money, They Are A Printer, Not A Publisher See also Rules One, Two, and Three as they are closely related to this Rule. This Rule summarizes the previous three rather nicely. Honestly, this is just common sense, and needs very little in the way of expansion. On the other hand, …
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