Writing Advice Part I

Here it is, the best piece of writing advice I ever got: Write the story you most want to read. Sounds simple, doesn’t it? But you’d be amazed by how few people actually do this. For years, I didn’t. I wrote the stories I thought would please my teachers. The stories I thought would impress […]

Finding a Writer’s Group

Every professional writer I know works with a writing group. So if you want to write and publish books (or stories, poems, or essays), probably the single best thing you can do is find a good writing group to work with. So how do you find a writing group? 1) Get involved with some of […]

10 Things You Should Know About Doing a Crowdfunding Campaign

Alternative title: All the stuff I wish someone had told me before I started my Kickstarter Campaign and nearly drove myself bonkers, put together into a nifty little list for you.   1) It’s going to be harder and more time-consuming than you probably imagine. Preparing for this Kickstarter launch took weeks, and promoting it after […]