Writing and Creating Books

Life Comes Before Writing via John Kremer

Writer’s Bookmark: Writing Is Discovery

I write because I don’t know what I think until I read what I say. — Flannery O’Connor Writing, like life itself, is a voyage of discovery. — Henry Miller The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say. — Anais Nin I […]

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A Last Ditch Book Titling Strategy

When all else fails, you can use this strategy to come up with a title for your book. It might help you loosen up your creative juices. YOUR STREET NAME + THE LAST THING YOU ATE = THE TITLE OF YOUR BOOK Of course, you probably won’t use this strategy to actually name your book, […]

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Writing Bookmark: Don't Stop Writing

Writing Bookmark: Don’t Stop Writing

Start writing no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on. — Louis L’Amour You fail only if you stop writing. — Ray Bradbury People are hungry for stories. It’s part of our very being. Storytelling is a form of history, of immortality, too. It goes from one generation to […]

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Tim Ferriss and Marci Alboher at Authors-at-Google

Recommended Reading on Book Marketing and Ebook Promotion

Here is my recommended reading on Book Marketing and Ebook Promotion for this week (and one book marketing video) . . . Tim Ferris and Ryan Buckley on How to Make a Million Dollars Selling Ebooks – https://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2013/04/04/how-to-make-1000000-selling-e-books-tactics-and-case-studies (but with a weak section on marketing, alas). Tim Ferris on How Bestseller Lists Work (New York […]

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