Fiction writers are sometimes divided into “plotters” and “pantsers” depending on how much advance thought they put into the development of their novels. The “plotters” like to work everything out in advance. They may develop...
On Thursday we launched a new product to help people with one of the problem that really seems to vex authors: keeping up a blog. And not just maintaining a blog. Creating a blog that draws traffic, establishes your authority, influence, and likability. In other...
For many years self-publishers have been frustrated. I’m not talking about the usual ups and downs of indie publishing. No, I’m talking about authors who want to publish books with lots of full color photos or illustrations, and who want to take advantage...
by Kate Tilton (@K8Tilton) Kate is the social media manager for BookDesignTemplates.com and has been doing an incredible job running our month-long NaNoWriMo promotion this month. Today Kate takes on the question of what exactly a “social media manager”...
As week 1 of NaNoWriMo draws to a close, authors everywhere are checking their word counts to see if they are keeping up the pace. If you plan to hit 50,000 words by the end of November, you’ll need to crank out about 1,667 words every day. By today (the 8th)...
