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Amazon Reviews are Golden, Can an Author Use Them?
By Tammy Karasek @tickledpinktam Recently, I was asked about an author’s use of the good reviews left in their Amazon account. Specifically, could an author copy and paste those reviews in their website, use to make social media graphics or any other type of promotional items. I paused. I had…
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Succeeding as a Freelance Editor
by Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes, Ed.D. @khutch0767 Considering a transition to full-time freelance editing or currently working in the editing industry? Regardless of your level of experience, being a freelance editor can be a successful and satisfying venture. Whether your focus is on editing books, articles, or various types of content, there are…
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Writer, Fight With All Your Might
By Larry Leech @LarryJLeechII Life’s greatest opportunities don’t always come wrapped in a big box with a giant bow on top. Sometimes a life-changing situation first appears as a black cloud full of bad news. When those moments arrive, you can curl into a ball and cry for all eternity.…
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Trust Him With Your Writing
by Lynn Blackburn @LYNNHBLACKBURN I Can Trust Hudson Taylor served as a missionary in China in the mid-late 1800s. There’s a quote attributed to him that I love. When I cannot read, When I cannot think, When I cannot even pray I can trust. Y’all… Do you ever feel this way?…
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A Winning Research Strategy for Authors
by A.C. Williams @ACW_Author One of my college fiction professors once said that good authors need to know a little about a lot of things. As a nineteen-year-old aspiring author, I resonated with the statement. It made perfect sense. Of course you had to know about lots of different things.…
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Keeping the Meaning in a Writer’s Life
by Julie Zine Coleman @JulieZColeman Getting old stinks. Nearing the end of his life, my ninety-one year old father-in-law took a fall and landed in the hospital. That meant medical tests, shots, and other intrusive treatments. He was miserable. He just wanted to go home and be left in peace.…
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