I recently attended the amazing WriterFest conference in Nashville. I met some amazing people there, including the renowned romance author Jenny Hale! (Many thanks to Honorée Corder for the introduction.) Jenny Hale is a USA Today, Amazon, and international bestselling author of romantic contemporary fiction. Her books have sold worldwide, have been translated into multiple … Read more
We’ve been working our way through a series on Making Money as a Writer. Today, we’re talking about two of the most underrated and not-so-obvious ways to make money with your writing: editing and publishing services. These are related but not the same thing. Let’s begin with editing first. The essence of editing is that … Read more
Have you ever dreamed of sitting down with an editor at one of the big New York publishing houses and asking them all your questions about the publishing process? If so, you’re in luck, because that’s exactly what I did on today’s episode. I’m excited to bring you this conversation with Noah Schwartzberg, Senior Editor … Read more
Most writers feel that writing and publishing one book is a big enough accomplishment in itself. I’m excited that my guest today is here to help us think about another strategy that can involve a lot more people and produce books more quickly. The strategy and type of book we’re talking about is an anthology … Read more
Whether you are self-publishing, using a traditional publisher, or perhaps considering a hybrid publisher for your book, you are going to need a book proposal. But why is it so important, and how do you go about creating it? My guest today is Liz Morrow, and she’s here to shed some light on this all-important … Read more
We’re doing a short series on perspectives that go against conventional wisdom. If you’re just now joining us, I encourage you to go back and catch the last few entries in this series. Let me ask you an honest question. Do you love the work of being a writer? Here’s what I mean. Do you … Read more
Do you have an idea for a book, but don’t know where to start? If so, you’ll love today’s conversation because I’m featuring a guest who has all the answers you need to start writing that book you’ve been dreaming about. I’m excited to introduce you to my friend Morgan Gist MacDonald. She began her … Read more
We all know that Amazon and other print-on-demand companies give authors an amazing opportunity to get our books out into the world without having to stock and ship our own books. But you may not have known about the opportunities that exist for custom-printing your own books. This is an area I’m exploring myself with … Read more
One of my very best friends is a guy named Eric Elder. He is a musician, author, and creative genius who runs TheRanch.org. A few years ago, we were on a call and he showed me how he stays motivated to finish the books he starts writing. Then, he held up another person’s book, and … Read more
Welcome to the Saturday edition of the Daily Writer. Each weekday, we bring you a short lesson that helps you live out the four practices of a successful writer: Creativity, Consistency, Courage, and Connection. Here on the weekend edition, we take a deeper dive into those topics through conversations with writers and teaching that helps … Read more