I was recently encouraged to promote this “Affordable Insurance Options Essay Contest” to my readers. The website name was already setting off alarm bells in my head, but I decided to check out the rules out of curiosity. At first glance, it may attract some writers: there’s no entry fee, . . .
If you want to keep your writing from sounding too predictable, read this post by Delia Cabe from Boston.com about over-used pet words, phrases and devices.
So it looks as if Inkygirl’s been hacked again (if you missed reading about the first one, see this post). This time the hack is more subtle (no malware) and only noticeable in search engines. If you try entering “inkygirl” in Google right now, here’s what you get as the top . . .
I find that whenever I start slacking off the daily exercise (“I have too much WORK to do…”), I inevitably start feeling more and more tired and uninspired. I’m trying to get in the habit of doing a power walk a day — by “power walk,” I mean a walk . . .
I’ve always appreciated those who post about what they’ve learned at writing conferences. The author of Bluestocking Blog recently wrote about the main lessons she learned at the event, and her post includes some excellent advice.
I’m a big fan of lists, and have been experimenting with various To Do list systems for quite a few years. Recently I’ve been using Culturedcode’s Things, which syncs between a desktop version and my iPhone. While I like Things, in the past year I’ve found myself relying more on a . . .
You can find some great resources for writers on Laura Resnick’s website, including agent-related tips, books and sites for writers. Laura is an experienced writer and author of Rejection, Romance and Royalties: The Wacky World of a Working Writer, among other works. (Couldn’t find this title through Indiebound, so had to link to . . .
I love this series of comics! Anyway, check out the latest: How To Use A Semicolon.
Ruth Ann Nordin has offered advice on how authors can increase their book sales, based on her own experience in selling her self-published book. As she points out, her sales are still modest, but her post is a good source of ideas on how to build an author platform in a . . .