by Katie McCoach | Dec 30, 2021 | Author Resources, Author Tips, Editing, Writing
It’s natural to want to use the “cheap hook” for an opening of a story. For example, beginning with a line that tricks readers, shows a main character dying, or opening with an exciting moment and then suddenly jumping back into the past to show how we reached this...
by Katie McCoach | Oct 19, 2017 | Author Tips, Editing
A 3-Part Series on the Book Selling Process This is a three-part series on getting a reader to buy your book. Be sure to read part one and part two. As you’ll recall from our last blog post, the third thing that sells a reader on your book is the writing itself—your...
by Katie McCoach | Jun 23, 2016 | Author Tips, Writing, Writing Conferences
Attending a writer’s conference is a whirlwind of activity; meeting wonderful people, learning new things, and growing your career. It’s amazing. It’s exhausting. When I went to RWA in 2014 it was hands-down the best writer event I had ever been to. I’ve since been to...
by Katie McCoach | Feb 25, 2016 | Author Tips, Guest Blogs, Writing
You Are Not Alone – The Struggles of Being a Freelance Writer Guest post by Scott Mullins Whenever I mention to people that I’m a writer, and after I shatter their ideas that I sit around in my underwear with a glass of scotch, chain-smoking and writing about...
by Katie McCoach | Jan 7, 2016 | Editing, Publishing, Writing
Sending your manuscript out to agents and editors for possible representation and publication is exciting, but mostly terrifying. You hope that your query will make a good enough impression and that an agent will be intrigued and request the full manuscript! How do...