In book publishing, there’s no such thing as “build it and they will come” unless you already have a platform and an audience primed and ready to buy. For most authors, building a following takes time, and that’s why book marketing services are a...
Prewriting strategies are techniques used to help organize your thoughts and ideas before you start writing. They’re like a warm-up or planning phase that makes the actual writing process smoother and more focused. The worst predicament for a writer is staring at a...
As an author, knowing what your reader wants is a challenge that most writers face. Is my story believable? Are my characters likable? Does the pacing work? Do my plot points work? We face so many questions, but the truth is, there’s only one way to know what...
The Greek word prologos, which means “before the word,” is where we get our word prologue. In literature, the prologue is located in the front of a book before the first chapter— you know, the one you skip sometimes to get to the good stuff—I admit it. I’m...
One of the earliest mentions of the phrase mastermind can be found in Napoleon Hill’s 1937 book Think and Grow Rich. In it he says, The Master Mind may be defined as: “Coordination of knowledge and effort, in a spirit of harmony between two or more people, for the...
