Every new writer wants to know the secrets to publishing success, as if there is some magic formula that will guarantee a six-figure contract and best-seller status. There isn’t. Any established writer, however, knows two things to be true. Your goal needs to be on finishing that manuscript. To that end, it can sometimes be...
Category: The Writer’s Life
How to Write Like a Pro: Stephen King And More
Every new writer, or even established author, wants to know the “best” way to write a best-selling novel. Even Game of Thrones author George RR Martin asked horror junkie Stephen King, “How the f*** do you write so fast? I have a good six months and crank out three chapters, meanwhile, you wrote three books...
Don’t Forget to Do What You Love
Don’t let what you do stop you from doing what you love. That may sound a bit trite, even cliche, but the sad truth is most of us don’t spend our days doing what we love. We spend our days just getting by. What Do You Do? As much as we want to do the...
The First Step to a Successful Writing Career
It’s time to reveal the secret that successful writers have known for years. From the first word on the page to six-figure publishing deals with the Big Five (Penguin, Harper Collins, Simon & Schuster, Hachette, and MacMillan), this is how you go down the path to becoming a successful writer. The First Step to a Successful Writing...