Debut Novel Book Promotion Part II

Yesterday we discussed the basics–such as not being so shy you can’t tell everyone you meet about your book. The publishing world is changing very rapidly and a lot of the changes are technology oriented. What I say is essential to book promo today may be obselete by the time your novel hits the stands. […]

New Day, New URL for the Trailer

In my excitement to show off the book trailer, I uploaded the “beta” version yesterday. After watching it, we wanted to make the caption fonts bigger and add in more of Ethel’s lovely flute playing, so I took down “beta” and made it better. Please use the following url to view: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JojWwNK3We4 Enjoy! Writing Tip […]

Still Learning

Last night’s talk at Portland ACFW went well–I know I had a good time. The Rule of Three is my attempt to help writers understand the need for pacing, rhythm and better reader management. If you write more than three sentences of dialogue, switch to an action beat or another speaker. If you write more […]