by Penny Freeman | Jul 15, 2013 | Editor's Notes, Writing
BY AUTHOR/EDITOR LAURISA REYES The house is quiet this morning. Three of my five children are sound asleep on the living room floor where they conked out last night around midnight. It’s summer, and I occasionally allow these sorts of adventures. The truth is, the...
by Penny Freeman | Jul 13, 2013 | Sound-off Saturday
BY AUTHOR AARON SIKES I officially announced my intention to depart from Facebook about two weeks ago. As a new author, with only three publication credits to my name, this probably sounds foolhardy. Maybe it is. There’s certainly something to be said for a room...
by Penny Freeman | Jul 12, 2013 | Featured Friday, Writing
BY AUTHOR BEN IRELAND I am speaking not from experience as a writer, but from experience as a reader. The most important thing in a story, to me, is the characters. If I am not in love with the protagonist, I will have a difficult time caring about what they are going...
by Penny Freeman | Jul 10, 2013 | Inside Marketing
In my last blog post, I gave an overview to the principles of building an audience and becoming a subject matter expert. Today, I want to share with you authors out there a unique tool that can help you do this and save precious writing time. I don’t know about you...
by Penny Freeman | Jul 8, 2013 | Editor's Notes, Writing
Today’s topic is something that I’ve covered in a previous blog, but I think it warrants its own entry. As writers, I think we’ve all looked over manuscripts we’ve received from our editor only to say “How could I possibly have spelled that wrong?” or “How did I miss...
