Writers are not just writers – they need to be entrepreneurs, marketing experts, and business people to succeed today. Today, there are so many writers, so many books on Amazon, some of which are free or at a very low price. It’s very difficult to tap into a market – and yes, it is a market, even if you want to say “I want to write because I love to write.” Here is the … [Read more...] about 5 Changes You Need to Make to Your Author Website Immediately
Archives for February 2017
5 Things the Best Writers Do Everyday
Being a writer means always looking for the new story. As a job, it never ends, especially since a lot of it (meaning: most of it) is of the mind. Yes, there are other things that a writer has to do in order to be successful, but writing is at the core. So, what are the habits of the best writers? What do they do? And, most of all, will you become a better writer by … [Read more...] about 5 Things the Best Writers Do Everyday
5 Things You Need to Do to Transform Your Book from Average to Bestseller
You know as well as we do that there is not a concrete “bestseller” formula that will catapult your novel to the top of the NYT Bestseller list. The things that make a novel a bestseller are different for every book and for every author. For example, your chances of writing the next bestseller are bigger if you are: Already a bestselling author, in which case, you don’t … [Read more...] about 5 Things You Need to Do to Transform Your Book from Average to Bestseller
Novelicious Chats To… Clare Swatman
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. Clare Swatman is a writer and journalist and her debut novel, Before You Go, is published today by Pan Macmillan. She's popped by today to answer a few questions for our Novelicious readers. Over to you, Clare... Please tell us … [Read more...] about Novelicious Chats To… Clare Swatman
5 Mistakes about the Timing of Events in Your Story That You Should Avoid
When you look at the basic structure of a scene, you get two different compounds: action that leads to disaster, and the aftermath. The aftermath is slow, compared to the action of the scene. But they are rarely balanced. The aftermath can be only a sentence after a series of activities, or a long period of reflection. The truth is, trying to control the timing of events in … [Read more...] about 5 Mistakes about the Timing of Events in Your Story That You Should Avoid