by | Apr 8, 2017 | Advice, Blog, Publishing
It’s never been easier to become a published writer, and it’s also never been more difficult. The double-edged sword of the Internet and digital revolution have opened up channels of communication (agent info! querying guides! email for slush piles!), as...
by Alexa Donne | Jan 21, 2017 | Advice, Blog, Tools
Wayyyy back in 2013, I did a post on setting up a professional author website, with an emphasis on self-hosted WordPress. Most of the things in that post still hold! EXCEPT: I no longer use Bluehost. See below for the skinny on that. Over the last few years,...
by | Dec 20, 2013 | Advice, Blog
The first thing I did when I got my agent was set up a domain and build this blog-website hybrid. I believe a professional-looking website/blog is an important tool for building an author platform, as important (if not more so) as building a robust...
by | Dec 16, 2013 | Advice, Blog, Writing
So you need to revise your novel… but how do you actually, you know, *do* that? Especially if you are allergic to outlines/a total pantser, a revision is a daunting task. In general, I do not recommend tackling too many full book revisions as that way lies total...
by | Dec 10, 2013 | Advice, Blog, Writing
With NaNoWriMo behind us and many happy novelists soon to be doing revisions under the Pitch Wars mentors, December (and probably also January) are shaping up to be big revision months. Revision is a key part of the process, and even if you have a pretty good book, if...
by | Nov 22, 2013 | Advice, Blog, Publishing
I’ve written about writing to trend before, but as I’ve waded through query trenches and gotten an agent and now am looking forward to the submission process, I’ve observed some things and seen the issue of market trends come up over and over again....
