Name: Jeffrey Baxter Hometown: Leavenworth, KS Book: More Than One Way Home Genre: Memoir Describe your book in 10 words or less. Overcoming depression and…
Writing a book is like driving a car: every once in a while you’re bound to hit a bump in the road. When an obstacle slows you down or halts the writing process, it can be difficult to get back on track. You need to figure out what caused you to…
Name: B.L. Barger Hometown: Lancaster, OH Book: Megiddo Genre: Romance/Sci-fi Adventure Describe your book in 10 words or less. Megiddo is the third book in a sci-fi trilogy. What…
If you’re an author who has finally finished your book, the next step is obvious: publication. To an author, a finished book is like a baby. You’ve spent countless days, weeks or even years working on it and you refuse to let just anybody take…
We’ve all heard the spelling rule before…“I before E except after C.” It’s something that has been ingrained in our heads since we were in grade school, but we also know that this rule doesn’t even begin to apply to all of the IE/EI nuances in…
Author Spotlight: Al Hooker Hometown: Sacramento, CA Book: The Scout Quarterback Genre: Fiction Describe your book in 10 words or less. Small College football team…
Shiny New Idea Syndrome (noun): A disease or affliction in which a writer is unable to focus on their current book or short story without being distracted by another project. Common symptoms of Shiny New Idea Syndrome include: inability to focus,…
Have you ever listened to someone tell a story that had no point? A friend may tell you about a walk they took in the park or how they picked up their dry cleaning or made the major life decision to play Bingo on a Monday night. No matter what the…
Good stories grab us by the collar and pull us closer to the pages as we feverishly turn them to see what happens next. Every book is different. However, there are common components that help writers tell a good story. In today’s blog post,…
