When a book spends 124 weeks on the bestseller list and sells an estimated 7 million copies in two years, you gotta wonder what sets it apart from other books. A big marketing push can send a novel to the top for a week, and when Oprah or Reece Witherspoon select it for their book … Continue reading Something’s Up with Where the Crawdads Sing | How a Book Sold Millions of Copies
How to Have an Imagination | Writing Tips ‘n’ Tricks Volume 3139
Have you walked face-first into a wall lately? Not heard a single word your partner said? Suddenly realized an hour has gone by and you’ve done nothing but sat there smirking or crying or staring at the carpet? This isn’t a writing tips ‘n’ tricks post. Well, maybe it’s a trick since the title is … Continue reading How to Have an Imagination | Writing Tips ‘n’ Tricks Volume 3139
Tory’s 300 Word New Year’s Eve Writing Contest | Winners and Prizes
The winners of Tory’s 300 Word New Year’s Eve Writing Contest have been chosen. We asked writers to submit their best excerpt from an unpublished work up to 300 words, and now it’s time to read the winning entries and hand out prizes! A Couple Things WB and I had quite a difficult time narrowing … Continue reading Tory’s 300 Word New Year’s Eve Writing Contest | Winners and Prizes
A Writer’s Dream
Last night I dreamed a wonderful dream. In it, my novel became a worldwide phenomenon. I was frantic and frazzled, thrilled to the point of tears, the New York Times spread out on the table with my name at the top of the bestseller list, my phone ringing off the hook like it all happened … Continue reading A Writer’s Dream
The Last Child | Excerpt From a Companion Story to The Last Zombie Series
THE LAST CHILD excerpt from a companion story to The Last Zombie Series Her parents never came home after the electricity went out, and now thirteen-year-old Phoebe Davis must evade the undead and navigate the apocalyptic landscape of her street if she’s ever going to find a familiar face again. 1. ALL HER life—thirteen years … Continue reading The Last Child | Excerpt From a Companion Story to The Last Zombie Series
Self-Publishing Series Part One | Preparing for Book Launch
This is the first in a series of posts in which WB Welch and I will be chronicling our self-publishing journey for our upcoming post-apocalyptic trilogy The Last Zombie Series. The purpose of this post is to show other self-published authors exactly what we’re doing to prepare for our book launch, our efforts to build … Continue reading Self-Publishing Series Part One | Preparing for Book Launch
The Last Zombie | A Zombie Apocalypse Book Series
If you've followed me for a while, you may know that last year WB Welch and I co-wrote a zombie novella titled The Last Letter (available on Amazon). Heck, you might have even read it. We've sold a couple hundred copies, though both of us disappeared from the internet for months right after its release … Continue reading The Last Zombie | A Zombie Apocalypse Book Series
Children’s Book Christmas Gift Recommendation | THE DREAMER by Micah Chaim Thomas
If you're looking for a children's book to gift to a little one for Christmas, I recommend The Dreamer by Micah Chaim Thomas. With beautiful illustrations to accompany its poem, The Dreamer will take your child on a sleepy adventure through a dream that evolves from page to page as they imagine being a frog, … Continue reading Children’s Book Christmas Gift Recommendation | THE DREAMER by Micah Chaim Thomas
Looking for Story Inspiration and Overcoming Writer’s Block
The ever-elusive story idea. What’s gonna hit? What’s worth exploring? For some, story ideas flow like a never-ending stream, while for others, new ideas are as hard to come by as toilet paper in a pandemic. I’ve occasionally found myself on both sides of this coin and am here to share some tips on how … Continue reading Looking for Story Inspiration and Overcoming Writer’s Block
PitMad Tips and Strategies | Twitter Pitch Events
With the last PitMad of 2020 coming up on December 3rd, I thought I’d share my latest tips, tricks, strategies, magic spells, and general thoughts on how to get results for this and other Twitter pitch events--and things you can take away from PitMad even if you don’t get that coveted agent like. What is … Continue reading PitMad Tips and Strategies | Twitter Pitch Events
