Last weekend I hit the road—and the water—for the Whidbey Island Writer’s Conference. I have been to a bazillion conferences in my day: they were events for teachers, or direct mail copywriters, or bloggers or marketers, depending on what field I was in at the moment. They all blur together in my mind. The thought…
A couple of weeks ago, I found a new blog. New to me—but not to lots of other folks. It is the brainchild of Andrea Hurst of Andrea Hurst & Associates and supported by the talented writer and blogger Katie Flanagan. What I love about Andrea’s blog is that it melds the literary agent’s view…
I hope you are finding time to refresh and rejuvenate this week between Christmas and New Year’s. I’ve been reading a lot, since Bob, Mr. WordPress, gave me the best Christmas present ever. It was better than the warm, fuzzy socks. Better even than the foaming bath oil and scented candle from L’Occitane. It was…
Last year about this time (okay, it was in December), I made a public decision. I announced it over at my other blogging home, For Bloggers, By Bloggers. I don’t know about you, but I can weasel out of commitments to myself quite easily. But when I tell someone else I’m going to do something,…
Many of you who hang around here are published authors. Some of you are writers with a book in the works—or on your to-do list. And even if you don’t have plans to write a book, you probably know writers in your family or social networking circles. You know me. I’m not one to get…
Cat’s Eye Writer reviews Larry Brooks’s new book, Story Engineering. Find out how planning your story’s execution before you start can lead to a better story in fewer drafts.
Larry Brooks, author of the the new book Story Engineering, offers excellent advice on positioning your blog as a platform for your book.
It’s said that 80% of people want to write a book, but very few of these actually achieve that goal. As a small business owner, your time is precious but producing a book is definitely worthwhile and there are ways to speed up the process. Here are the five steps you’ll need to write and publish your book.
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