Website designer: Authors can and should keep their sites simple

Posted on 01/29/2020 at 09:49 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We never tire of sharing posts that don’t demand even more energy from authors. So celebrate with us as we...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Social media and websites

Use your own experiences to make your characters feel real

Posted on 01/28/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

“Write what you know,” in regards to characterization, does not mean you’re stuck creating endless versions of yourself in your...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: C.S. Lakin / Live Write Thrive, Characters, Writer's block / writing prompts

Look for these red flags in a proposed book-to-movie deal

Posted on 01/28/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A friend of author Melissa Bowersock was excited to tell her about an email he’d received, purporting to be from...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: The business of writing

The Creative Penn: Why authors must understand copyright

Posted on 01/27/2020 at 04:19 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Does working on your novel — or, heck, even marketing novels you’ve already written — sound more fun than boning...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese

Bestselling author shares her strategy for writing faster

Posted on 01/27/2020 at 11:49 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Many thriving indie authors attribute their success to their ability to publish frequently. Great, you might think, but what if...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Writing advice

Marketing guru: Put your characters on social media

Posted on 01/26/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We promise we’re not looking to add more social media tasks to your plate. But Sandra Beckwith of Build Book...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Characters, Marketing, Social media and websites, The Book Designer

C.S. Lakin: More reasons to examine your first page with great care

Posted on 01/25/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

One more time, as if you haven’t heard it: The first page of your novel is absolutely essential for capturing...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: C.S. Lakin / Live Write Thrive, First lines and first chapters

What the new California gig-economy law could mean for writers

Posted on 01/24/2020 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Writers in California have likely (hopefully) already been paying attention to a new state law intended to improve life as...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: The business of writing, Writer Beware

What "The Morning Show" shows us about power in contract negotiations

Posted on 01/24/2020 at 09:27 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s post about understanding your own power in contract negotiations just might be the only pep talk you...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, TV adaptation

David Gaughran's seven tips for an effective author newsletter

Posted on 01/23/2020 at 02:44 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You maybe (probably) already have an author newsletter, or if not, you might be ready to make that a priority....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: David Gaughran, Email newsletter