Writing and Creating Books
How to Come Up with a New Pen Name
Here’s a quick and easy way to come up with a new pen name (aka nom de plume or pseudonym): Select the first name of your best friend in high school. Add the last name of the main character in the last novel you read. That’s your pen name: first name of best friend plus […]
Edward Atkins: 8 Rules of Writing
Edward Atkins is the author of On Which We Serve: Where Life-Lessons Are Learned. Use a precise and succinct writing style. Make sure the words you use are particularly appropriate for the meaning you’re conveying. Generate smooth-flowing prose that at times has a cadence. Be accurate at all times. Write prose that is easy to […]
Pen Names: When to Use Them, When Not to Use Them
Book Author’s Question My question has to do with pen names, and when they’re appropriate to use. I work in finance, and am writing a marital book for young couples. The issue I’m having is I work full time in finance and don’t want to be ridiculed for writing a marital book. I also want […]
Jeffrey Hedquist: Promoting Your Books the Storyteller Way
Guest post by Jeffrey Hedquist The following article is excerpted from my good friend and talented radio voice and commercial producer Jeffrey Hedquist’s monthly Radio Hed Lines newsletter. In writing and performing radio commercials, Jeffrey is adamant that you have to tell stories. The same is true for books! Here’s what he says: People love […]