IT'S FINALLY happening! THE LAST LETTER, a zombie novella by WB Welch and Tory Hunter is now available for pre-order, with an official release date of July 14th, 2019. Pre-order your copy now to have it automatically delivered to your Kindle device the day of release! Here's the blurb: The power has been out for … Continue reading THE LAST LETTER Pre-order and Release Date!
Category: Writing/Publishing
I Will Follow You Into the Zombie Apocalypse
THIS IS a quick post, because my only aim is to direct you to this brand new interview of my co-author and co-conspirator, the amazing, talented, beautiful, and charming WB Welch! In this Uniweb Productions episode, Matt Whiteside talks to WB about our upcoming zombie novella THE LAST LETTER, and they talk about ME! Lol. … Continue reading I Will Follow You Into the Zombie Apocalypse
On #PitMad and Querying
I’M UP late on the eve of #PitMad, the biggest pitch event on Twitter, a quarterly affair that always ends in writers landing agents who go on to land those writers book deals. Untold thousands of aspiring authors participate, vying for the “likes” of perhaps a couple hundred agents. As writers, the odds are automatically … Continue reading On #PitMad and Querying
I Did a Blog Thing!
THIS IS the first blog thing I've done in quite a while. I enjoy blog things, so hopefully this post marks the rebirth of frequent ramblings. In the tradition of my blogging style, I have no idea what I'm even writing about! Let's start with PitMad, because it's coming up on Thursday, June 6th. You … Continue reading I Did a Blog Thing!
Enter to Win a Free Full Manuscript Critique
WELCOME TO the Tory Hunter Books 10K Followers Full Manuscript Critique Giveaway Extravaganza! Big giveaway, big title! Now that I've reached (almost) 9,500 followers on Twitter, the contest is open! I'm going to share some news really quick and then I'll tell you all about the giveaway and how to enter. News really quick Soon … Continue reading Enter to Win a Free Full Manuscript Critique
I’m a Pants Plotter
I SEE this question being asked all the time: plotter or panster? In other words, do you outline first, or do you begin with an idea and let the story take you where it wants? There's an argument for an against both ways of going about it. Some would say plotting in advance is stilted … Continue reading I’m a Pants Plotter
The Great Ebook Pricing Debate
WITH THE exception of the Oxford comma, how to price your self-published ebook is perhaps the most controversial topic in the world of books and writing. Surely you, as an independent author, should price your book higher than a Starbucks coffee, right? If not, what is the right price? The answer is simple: There is … Continue reading The Great Ebook Pricing Debate
Should My Author Name be Party Freckle?
I'M IN the process of shifting gears and concentrating heavily on finishing both my novella TO BE FRIENDS and the zombie novella WB Welch and I are co-writing, and I'm getting nervous. I've been in the writing community for almost exactly three months now, and on Twitter only a few days more than that. Before … Continue reading Should My Author Name be Party Freckle?
Your Protagonist’s Low Point
EVERYTHING WAS just fine for your protagonist. They were living a normal life. It wasn’t a great life by any means, but at least nothing bad lurked on the horizon. Or maybe that’s wrong. Maybe your protagonist was doomed if they continued sitting around, not taking charge of their life. Or maybe an imminent threat … Continue reading Your Protagonist’s Low Point
How to Twitter Effectively: Vol. 2
SO YOU want to build your Twitter following and grow your engagement and reach. Well, the first thing to remember is this: don't start a blog series and then let a month pass before you make the second entry, which is what I'm doing right now. Guilty. Yes. Shame me, abandon me, warn others against … Continue reading How to Twitter Effectively: Vol. 2
