by Penny Freeman | May 23, 2013 | Inside Marketing
Have you ever had the thought I’m a writer…no I’m an author. I can communicate with an audience. I am here to share my words with the world. So you venture off into multiple communication platforms to promote your work, meanwhile, you aren’t gaining the traction you...
by Penny Freeman | May 21, 2013 | Publisher's Desk, The Citadel, Writing
We last parted within the breached walls of Published Author, a citadel now reduced to rubble and chaos, standing firm together as we gaze up at that gleaming tower of Commercial Success. We mean to prevail against it, but dang! That’s one daunting pile, and, at its...
by Penny Freeman | May 20, 2013 | Editor's Notes, Writing
Writing is a tough gig. Doubtless, when you started out, you dreamt it would involve holing up in a cozy study surrounded by books and endless cups of hot chocolate. The words would come with little to no resistance. Everyone would agree that you were brilliant, a...
by Penny Freeman | May 17, 2013 | Featured Friday, Writing
One of the things that stifled my development as a younger author came in the form of encouragement from my friends and family. When I would create something that wasn’t immediately uplifting or pretty, they would look at me and say, “Oh Ben, that’s...
by Penny Freeman | May 15, 2013 | Inside Marketing
And now for my daily dose of The Irony Connoisseur: This morning I responded to a post in a thread on The X’s ‘Authors’ Facebook page reflecting on a blog post by Mary Walters (the Militant Writer) about how much time we authors waste promoting...
