Author Tips
William Allen White: Advice to Writers
Here is editor William Allen White’s advice to writers on how to get rid of the word very in their writing. Note: This quote is sometimes attributed to Mark Twain (see attributed quote at the bottom of the page), but Twain experts have denied the quote and researchers point to the Emporia Gazette editor as […]
Tom Stoppard: Words Are Sacred
Words are sacred. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones, in the right order, you can nudge the world a little. — Tom Stoppard, playwright and screenwriter That’s the power that writers have: To nudge the world a little. To make a difference. To make the world a little more sacred and holy. […]
Orson Scott Card: On Writing
Everybody walks past a thousand story ideas every day. The good writers are the ones who see five or six of them. Most people don’t see any. The most important training, though, is to experience life as a writer, questioning everything, inventing multiple explanations for everything. If you do that, all the other things will […]
Book Marketing Bingo: Are You Doing Enough to Market Your Books?
Are you doing enough to market your books? You can find your answer below. How many of these book marketing activities have you done for your most important book? Do you score a bingo on this Book Marketing Bingo card? Do a TV interview – Sign books at a bookstore – Write a guest blog […]