How about a spooky flash fiction writing prompt today?
#SaturdayFlashFic – The House
#WritingTip – Checklist to help your book sell. (Write Your Ass Off)
I blogged over on my WriteYourAssOff.com blog a follow-up post to my one the other day about why won’t your book sell. I’ll be putting together a series of posts detailing the various points blow-by-blow over the next few
#WritingTip – “Why won’t my book sell?”
I swear this really happened. I won’t name the book or the group I was in because I don’t want to shame the person. They asked why, when they’d spent years working on their book, and if “hundreds” of people
From Kristen Lamb: Author Despair – What to Do When You Feel Like All is Lost.
Kristen Lamb has a great post on her blog about author despair. I see a lot of writers lately questioning why they’re even trying anymore, and this is such a valid post right now. https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/2016/04/25/author-despair-what-to-do-when-you-feel-like-all-is-lost
Sh*t Writers Say (video)
Another one that’s funny…because it’s true… (Click here if you can’t see the video.) https://youtu.be/VrEXrYHJCdw You can sign up for my newsletter by clicking here. No spam, just alerts when I post to the website so you don’t miss anything!
Scary New World: The ever-changing face of publishing.
Nook is discontinuing sales in the UK. Greeeaat. One more way for “the ‘Zon” to dominate indie- and self-publishing. Samhain Publishing announced last week they’re shutting down. Fuck. Take a deep breath. (And a Xanax, if you have ’em.) The
Authors: Stop it with the cliffhanger shite already. Seriously. Just…stop.
I think the title says it all…
#NaNoWriMo – How goes it?
If you’re still plugging away at #NaNoWriMo (good for you!) I’m still running my 30 Days of #NaNoWriMo blog posts over at the Write Your Ass Off blog. 🙂 http://writeyourassoff.blogspot.com/search/label/%23nanowrimo
Happy NaNoWriaaAAAAAAGGGHHH!
Yes, it’s the first day of November. For those of you who partake in the care and feeding of a writer, you might suddenly notice they’ve gone crazier than usual crazy. It’s NaNo. NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is where
Write Your Ass Off: Preventing writing-related ouchies.
I blogged today over on the Write Your Ass Off blog about things I use to help mitigate repetitive-motion injuries/pain. http://writeyourassoff.blogspot.com/2015/10/taking-care-of-yourself-writing-related.html
Ellora’s Cave vs Dear Author lawsuit: Settlement ahoy.
There was a settlement today in the Ellora’s Cave versus Dear Author lawsuit. The result? Well… http://writeyourassoff.blogspot.com/2015/10/elloras-cave-vs-dear-author-not-with.html
Write Your Ass Off: Effective Facebook promo tips for authors so you stop looking like an annoying idiot.
Are you an author? Are you Facebooking properly? Maybe not. Don’t worry, I have you covered. Effective Facebook promo tips for authors so you stop looking like an annoying idiot. In Case You Missed It… Now available for pre-order:
Write Your Ass Off: #amazonfail Amazon’s love/hate with erotica.
Shocker (not) Amazon’s at it again shuffling titles into adult categories (meaning unsearchable) willy-nilly. http://writeyourassoff.blogspot.com/2015/10/amazons-lovehate-with-erotica.html In case you missed it… Impact (Suncoast Society 32, MMF, BDSM) is now available for pre-order. And it features Tilly, Cris, and Landry. 🙂Â
Write Your Ass Off: Historically based non-con romance? DO. NOT. WRITE. IT.
Shocker (not) I have another rant today, about writers who try to sexeh up horrific historical events all in the name of “free speech.” (Spoiler Alert: They’re doucheballs.) http://writeyourassoff.blogspot.com/2015/10/historically-based-non-con-romance-do.html
#writerslife (the one-post version)
I have learned how to post animated .gifs on Twitter. Be afraid. Be very afraid. I immediately posted a seizure-inducing series of them under the #writerslife hashtag. A couple of them were too big to publish there, so I’m adding