Writing and Publishing News

This is day four of being a novelist. Are we having fun yet? Actually, the fun part, as most of you know, was writing it. Now I’m learning new programs, I’m exploring new ways of doing things and I’m outside my comfort zone. I’ve been promoting nonfiction for a long time. And here I am [...]

Okay, here it is: Catnapped, A Klepto Cat Mystery. It’s live at Amazon.com ready for you to download onto your Kindle. We’ve priced it at just $2.99 for your summer reading pleasure. Here’s a description of the story: “When Savannah Jordan agrees to help her aunt while she recovers from a broken foot, she doesn’t [...]

This is the last in my weeklong series featuring novelists and how they approach their writing. I’ve been writing as Raven West since 2001 when First Class Male was published by Lighthouse Press. The publisher also took over the publication of my first novel; Red Wine for Breakfast and also published Journey to Dimension Nine, [...]

I’d like to introduce Kathleen Ewing, freelance and fiction writer, Prescott Valley, AZ The novel bug bit hard when the first chapter of my novel Hang the Moon won the 2008 CNW/FFWA Writing Competition, Fiction—Novel Chapter. I admitted to some self-doubt. One entry, one win could be a fluke. Four more submissions, four more awards. [...]

My name is C. Hope Clark and I have a Jekyll and Hyde persona in the writing world. By day I’m founder of FundsforWriters, a resource for writers which includes a website that’s been designated on the 101 Best Websites for Writers list by Writer’s Digest for 12 years, and newsletters that reach 40,000 readers. [...]

This is my second interview with novelists this week. I’d like to introduce Wendy Dager. I’m professional freelance writer Wendy Dager. I’ve written and sold button slogans, greeting card copy, press releases, articles, advertorials, short stories, a biweekly newspaper opinion column, two novels and more. My humorous mystery novel I Murdered the PTA was a [...]

This is the first in my series of interviews with novelists. Every day this week, I’ll feature a different writer of fiction. Today, I’d like to introduce Margaret Brownley. Hi everyone, First, I want to thank Patricia for kindly inviting me to visit today. My writing career began, and ended, early. I wrote my first [...]

I have five novelists lined up to talk about their approach to writing fiction, why they write fiction—how they got started and so forth. Next week, November 5-9, I will post an interview with one author per day. I have three of the interviews in and boy are you in for a treat. You’re going [...]

We’ve been talking about authors offering free ebooks at their websites as a way to attract potential readers/customers and to build an email list. I’ve suggested creating a list of 25, 50 or 100 tips related to your nonfiction book topic or theme. This might be “50 remodeling ideas for under $100,” “25 ways to [...]

I’m working on my new free ebook—50 Ways to Prepare for Publishing Success. I’m also preparing to welcome my newest book into the fold—book number 36, Talk Up Your Book, How to Sell Your Book Through Public Speaking, Interviews, Signings, Festivals, Conferences and More. It will be available in paperback and digital—Kindle, Nook, etc. The [...]