by Penny Freeman | May 3, 2013 | Featured Friday, Writing
So, you’ve got the urge to write? You have an idea that you’d like to turn into a book? You want to see that book on the shelves in your local bookstore? Don’t wait. Do it NOW. I doubt that the idea of writing a book just occurred to you sometime during the last few...
by Penny Freeman | May 2, 2013 | The Front Office
One of the reasons I’m excited to join the Xchyler Publishing family is the business model that has been (and continues to be) developed. With so many self-publishing opportunities today, writers are carrying more and more of the cost and effort that have previously...
by Penny Freeman | Apr 30, 2013 | Inside Marketing
Way back in the Dark Ages—the 1980’s—when I was a pup without an MBA to my name, there was a guy at Harvard Business School by the name of Howard Stevenson. Howard looked around at all of the definitions of “entrepreneur”, such as: “A person who organizes, operates,...
by Penny Freeman | Apr 29, 2013 | Editor's Notes
Recently reminded of the power of encouragement, I wanted to do today’s post on developing your cheer section as a writer. I have a dear, sweet friend who happens to double as my massage therapist. She’s one of those people that seems to know exactly what you want to...
by Penny Freeman | Apr 26, 2013 | Featured Friday, Writing
Mark Twain gave a piece of advice that many pundits consider the essence of the author’s craft: “Write what you know.” A lot of new writers take this to mean physical objects or places or skills. I know a lot of things. I know how to change a tire. I...
