Try your hand at flash fiction

Posted on February 3, 2023 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

February is flash fiction writing month at Writer's Digest, which is releasing a prompt each day to inspire you to...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Short story, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

The mother lode of fantasy writing prompts

Posted on January 26, 2023 at 10:54 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If fantasy is your current or soon-to-be genre, boy, do we have the post for you. Dave Chesson, the Kindlepreneur,...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Fantasy, Writer's block / writing prompts

Why (and how) authors should look themselves up online

Posted on January 20, 2023 at 9:44 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The thought of looking yourself (or your pen name) up online can feel terrifying. After all, there's a strong opinion...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Marketing / promotion, The business of writing

22 ways to maximize your writing time (and boost your output)

Posted on January 17, 2023 at 11:21 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

There is a secret to making more time in the day ... sort of. It's not so much adding time...

Categories: Behind the scenes

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

Practice your narrative writing with the Kindlepreneur's prompts

Posted on January 14, 2023 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Whether you're writing for pleasure or a living (or a mix of both), there are a few skills you'll want...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Writer's block / writing prompts, Writing advice

40 ways to get inside your character's head

Posted on January 9, 2023 at 9:19 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

To bring your characters to life for a reader, you must know them well yourself. That, of course, is easier...

Categories: Behind the scenes

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

Horror-story prompts from the Kindlepreneur

Posted on December 21, 2022 at 9:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Midwest is facing a pretty horrific weather forecast for the next couple of days — snow, deep cold, and...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Horror, Writer's block / writing prompts

14 key elements of a story (and why knowing them can help)

Posted on December 16, 2022 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Depending on how your brain works, thinking of a novel in terms of the unique parts that combine might feel...

Categories: Behind the scenes

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

How to fight false claims of copyright infringement

Posted on December 14, 2022 at 9:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Dave Chesson, of the Kindlepreneur blog, received one of the most terrifying emails an author can get. Amazon informed him...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Amazon, Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese

Writing prompts from the Kindlepreneur

Posted on December 10, 2022 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

In the past few months, Dave Chesson's Kindlepreneur blog has shared genre-specific writing prompts. If you're thinking about trying (or...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Children's literature, Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Romance, Writer's block / writing prompts