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How To Build Creative Confidence In Your Writing

Filed in From the Desk of... by Erika Bennett on September 19, 2019 • 35 Comments

I’ll let you in on a secret: writing is less about professional training and more about creative confidence. Anyone can string together a few decent sentences. The difference is that those with creative confidence will share their decent sentences with anyone and everyone, while other writers hide their work away from the world—proclaiming it isn’t […]

6 Tips to Make Your Book a Page-Turner

Filed in From the Desk of... by Donald Newman on July 25, 2019 • 0 Comments

Have you ever read a book you just couldn’t put down? Have you ever stayed up way past your bedtime because you just couldn’t stop reading? Can you imagine your book capturing a reader like that? Here are six tips that can make your book a page-turner: 1. Write about something you are passionate about. […]

Writing Attention-Grabbing Back Cover Copy for Your Novel

Filed in From the Desk of... by Erika Bennett on July 10, 2019 • 0 Comments

Your front cover design is what sparks a reader’s attention. The back cover summary of your novel will help book buyers decide if they want to purchase and read your book. To capture book shoppers’ attention, you’ll need a good hook. The challenge, however, is doing that with such limited space. How to do it […]

How to Write for Kids When You Aren’t One

Filed in From the Desk of... by Erika Bennett on July 9, 2019 • 0 Comments

While often thought to be easy, writing for children of any age is more complex than writing a book for adults. The reason for that is due in large part to the specificity of each reading level. A picture book with less than five hundred words will occupy a toddler, but a first grader will […]

10 Ways to Beat Writer Burnout

Filed in From the Desk of... by Erika Bennett on July 2, 2019 • 0 Comments

In a world where busy is praised and multi-tasking is considered a skill to include on your resume, it makes sense that we would all face burnout every now and again. Working a full-time job, then getting home to pick up the house, make dinner, and take care of other responsibilities would be enough to […]