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A New Kid on the Block

By Alice ⋅ May 26, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

On Thursday, January 7, 2010 a new weekly blog hit the cyberspace that is sure to improve your writing skills where erotica is concerned.
Seeing the need for a cohesive group of writers that could be THE Defining authors of Erotica, I put together the WriteSEX blogs. With the help of my publicist, we chose to [...]

Out With The Old, In With The New by KIMBERLY VAN METER

By Alice ⋅ April 17, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Readers aren’t the only ones who enjoy a connected series; authors like the comfort and familiarity of stories that spiral out from a central idea, town, character set, etc, as well for writers become invested in their characters’ lives just as their readers do.
However, there comes a time to say goodbye to those beloved characters [...]

Why I Self-Publish (and Still Submit to Publishers)

By Leigh Ellwood ⋅ April 8, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

When I launched my side self-publishing project, DLP Books last fall, I hadn’t expected to such a positive reaction so quickly. While the royalties earned from the formerly out of print titles and original shorts offered through the site don’t equal what I make through my current publishers, I’m confident of the fact that I [...]

Branding… Will it hurt? by Autumn Piper

By Alice ⋅ March 31, 2010 ⋅ 5 comments

If you’ve loitered around the writing world long, you’ve heard of author branding. But what does it mean? In a nutshell, walk the walk and talk the talk.
Consider the different sections of a bookstore. Each genre will have distinctly different posters and signage in their area. Covers will reflect the type of books, as will [...]

How goes the writing?

By Alice ⋅ March 26, 2010 ⋅ One comment

The weekend is almost here! Hopefully you got lots of writing in this week. We’re having a little progress party here at CataU. This is a great chance to blog about your progress, redefine your goals and get some traffic for your blog.
How it works:
1) Blog about your writing progress.
2) Copy this code to your [...]

Who loves short (shorts)?

By Alice ⋅ March 24, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Why you should consider writing a novella
Not many people probably associate the old Nair commercial jingle with writing, but…that’s okay. Dancing to a different tune is what we authors do. Speaking as both an author and an editor, I can assure you, my royalties statements tell me lots of readers like shorts. And by shorts, [...]

5 Tips for Writing a Series by Fran Shaff

By Alice ⋅ March 16, 2010 ⋅ 3 comments

Series books can be a joy for readers…and a headache for writers.
All books are difficult to write, but series books pose special problems. Simplicity, consistency, individuality, life-like characters and a special handling of backstory details add to series success.
Here are five tips to help the writer who chooses to write a book series, despite the [...]

Lori Graham Interview by Cindy Green

By Cindy Green ⋅ March 10, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

I had the pleasure of interviewing my editor, Lori Graham of the Wild Rose Press, some time ago. I hope readers and aspiring authors will enjoy the sage wisdom and advice from this talented lady.
CG: Welcome, Lori. We are very excited to have you here today. You’re a Senior Editor over at The Wild Rose [...]

Antiheroes by Manda Benson

By Manda Benson ⋅ February 26, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Starting to tire of the status quo? The villain gets engines of destruction and malefic technologies at his fingertips; the hero gets a sidekick who can do magic tricks and a white horse with bells on it. It’s time to level the playing field. It’s time to talk about antiheroes.
What is an antihero?
An antihero is [...]

Do you have a plan? by Renee Knowles

By Alice ⋅ April 11, 2008 ⋅ 6 comments

So, you’ve mastered the art of dialogue. You can recite the rules about point of view in your sleep. And the grammar gods have nothing on you. But do you have a career plan? Have you figured out where you’re going?
Writing is first and foremost a business. Sometimes, it’s easy to forget that when we’re [...]

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