by Katie McCoach | Jun 6, 2018 | Author Resources, Author Tips, Editing, Reading, Writing
A few weeks ago was the submission review period for the annual RevPit contest. During this review period, each editor has one week to review submissions from authors in order to make their final pick to work on one manuscript for the next five weeks. The contest...
by Katie McCoach | Apr 19, 2018 | Author Tips, Reflection, Writing
Burnout: The Villain We All Pretend to Ignore Talking about our insecurities, our struggles, in a public setting is not easy. As writers, we are notorious for being worried about what people will think—it’s why reviews, criticism, and sales are some of the scariest...
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 | Sep 14, 2017 | Author Resources, Author Tips, Publishing, Writing
A 3-Part Series on the Book Selling Process This is a three-part series on getting a reader to buy your book. Did you miss part one? View it here. As you’ll recall from our previous blog post, the second thing that sells a reader on your book is the cover copy—your...
by Katie McCoach | Aug 31, 2017 | Author Tips, Publishing
A 3-Part Series on the Book Selling Process Getting a reader to buy your book is one of the hardest things authors go through. There are so many factors involved in a consumer’s choice, but in this three-part series, we’ll talk about the three most basic steps to...
by Katie McCoach | Feb 23, 2017 | Author Resources, Author Tips, Guest Blogs, Writing
Guest post by Erin Tolbert Whether you write romance, self-help, historical fiction or anything in between, all authors have something in common: You must make time to write. Let’s be honest, how often do you say to yourself, “If I could just find time to write…”? But...