A number of my clients writing novels have struggled with characters' point of view (POV for short) in their work. POV means that you enter a character's head and see the world from his or her point of view. The problem is that entering every character's head...
In Part 5 about how to get schools to buy your book—culled from a plan of action created for my friend, client, and associate, Morri Stewart, and her fantasy novel Faltofar—curriculum developer turned creativity coach, Deborah Allen, talks about how to create...
You've written a trade book, the kind that bookstores sell. Now you have to decide which of your publishing options to go with. Do you want to self-publish or go the traditional route? Those of us who have done both can vouch for the fact that each has its pros and...
In Part 4 about how to get schools to buy your book—culled from a plan of action created for my friend, client, and associate, Morri Stewart, and her fantasy novel Faltofar—curriculum developer turned creativity coach, Deborah Allen, brainstorms how to market a book...
I searched unsuccessfully for a literary attorney for years. People would tell me just to call my business lawyer when my referral requests repeatedly failed to yield results. "She's great, but she doesn't specialize in author legal advice," I would argue. Then I...
The hardest part of writing a book to boost your business often involves determining what you want to say. Have you ever gotten so close to a typewritten page that the words blur or so close to a painting that you can no longer see the big picture? Getting a little...
I don't usually suggest that my writing coach clients resist the urge to be creative. In fact, I never suggest that--with one notable exception. Straying from basic speech tags is one of those rookie writing mistakes you want to avoid. "That makes no sense," I hear...
Almost without exception, people drafting a manuscript worry about their writing. “Does it sound good enough?” they want to know. Wrong question. They should be asking whether it sounds like them. When writing a book to promote your business and encourage people to...
Some dogs have superpowers. Sophie's was making the people around her feel like they were the most important beings on the planet. She would gaze at whomever she was by with eyes full of love and compassion, and then try to get a little closer. She didn't exactly feel...
When writing a book to boost your business, you may think your mission is to sell, sell, sell yourself, your service(s), and/or your product(s). Wrong. Your mission, first, is to home in on the readers’ pain points in a way that demonstrates how clearly you understand...
