You have written an awesome book that has got good reviews on Amazon and you have a huge social media fan following. Now what next? How do you make an effective pitch to the press or to reporters? What should you do to ensure that your book does not reach the trash? Do you require an agent or an agency to pitch your book successfully? Media exposure is crucial to a book … [Read more...] about How to Pitch Your Book to Reporters
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How to Deal with Negative Book Reviews in a Dignified Way
Image Copyright: arsty / 123RF Stock Photo Writers, no matter how good or talented, are still human. It’s understandable if you sometimes feel slighted by a brutal negative book review or even by a well-meaning but still negative one. However, acting out on the perceived slight is an entirely different thing – if you do it the wrong way, you may end up … [Read more...] about How to Deal with Negative Book Reviews in a Dignified Way
Interview with Pierce Brown, Author of The Red Rising Trilogy
© Joan Allen His debut novel Red Rising released at the beginning of the year became a New York Times bestseller and is currently being adapted into a movie. The man behind Red Rising is American author, Pierce Brown and it is the first book in The Red Rising Trilogy. We caught up with Pierce to find more about how he got into science fiction writing, and about his … [Read more...] about Interview with Pierce Brown, Author of The Red Rising Trilogy
What Young Writers Need from a Mentor
Mentoring a writer takes particular skill, and a good writer is not necessarily a good mentor. The situation is further complicated if you are mentoring a young writer. You need to avoid being too aggressive because that could scare them into quitting, but being too lax might result in them not learning anything. If you want to be an effective guide, you need to understand … [Read more...] about What Young Writers Need from a Mentor
Bette Lee Crosby’s Top 5 Writing Tips
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. 1. Know your characters. Once you decide on the story your want to write, spend time getting to know your characters. Not just the color of their eyes, or the type of dress they wear – but how they think. How they would react … [Read more...] about Bette Lee Crosby’s Top 5 Writing Tips