by Katie McCoach | Apr 23, 2015 | Author Resources, Author Tips, Guest Blogs, Publishing, Writing
Guest post by Jordan Hansen Writing is generally a pretty solitary thing. You get your coffee, your laptop, and a comfy chair, maybe you put on a highly curated playlist, and you go. Because writing is so personal in nature, it’s not usually considered a...
by Katie McCoach | Apr 9, 2015 | Author Tips, Guest Blogs, NaNoWriMo, Writing
Guest post by Ryan Lanz How does a reader connect with a character? This is a well-debated question, and one that many authors have asked themselves. It can mean the difference between a novel’s life and death. “Which of us has not felt that the character we are...
by Katie McCoach | Mar 26, 2015 | Author Resources, Book Reviews, Reading, Writing
I recently finished reading, well actually listening to Stephen King’s On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft. Highly recommended for all writers! There’s a lot of conflicting advice about craft books for writers—some think you can’t learn from them, or...
by Katie McCoach | Sep 4, 2014 | Author Tips, Publishing, Writing, Writing Conferences
When I attended the Romance Writers of America conference in July this year I gained tons of valuable insight from successful authors, editors, and more. I collected these tidbits of advice and words of wisdom for writers and I wanted to share them with you here. Some...
by Katie McCoach | Aug 14, 2014 | Author Tips, Publishing, Reflection, Writing, Writing Conferences
The other week I attended the Romance Writers of America annual conference in San Antonio, TX. This was not only my first time at the Romance Writers of America conference, but my first time at any writing conference ever. Attending a writers’ conference is...