As I write this post, I'm coming up on the seven year anniversary of my first published book. It never fails to blow me away how fast time has passed, even when there have been books that felt like I was writing them so, so slowly. In the interest of growth, here's a Looking … Continue reading Writing Hacks: Seven Years
The authors of We Write Fantasy each have their own process for reaching "The End" in their books. While no method is the one for everyone, it never hurts to look at what someone else is doing to help yourself learn and grow. My method has changed over the years and what worked for me … Continue reading Writing Hacks: Writing a Book in 10 Easy Steps
A few weeks ago, we covered the 5 Things Your Website Needs to Do. Sometimes getting there is easier said than done, so here are a few great examples of sites that get it right. These examples are clear on author brand, are easy to navigate with a clean, professional feel, and tell the reader … Continue reading Writing Hacks: Great Websites
I've been working on a side project recently that deals with a lot of fantasy from days gone past. If you asked me what my inspirations were for any given book I've written, chances are I would not mention a movie I'd seen when I was 8 years old. But as I research for said … Continue reading Writing Hacks: Childhood Inspiration
If a reader lands on your website, by mistake or with purpose, give them a message that is clear on a landing page that is clean, professional, and brand appropriate. 5 Things Your Website Needs to Do Sell your books. If someone is searching you out, they're probably looking for your series order or what … Continue reading Writing Hacks: The 5 Things Your Website Needs to Do
Welcome to We Write Fantasy, a blog written by fantasy authors for writers, readers, and lovers of all things fantastical. We live for storytelling, so please feel free to connect by sharing, commenting, or following. Stock photos and video: Where to find it and how you can use it. The internet is a sea of … Continue reading Writing Hacks: Stock Photos
Welcome to We Write Fantasy, a blog written by fantasy authors for writers, readers, and lovers of all things fantastical. We live for storytelling, so please feel free to connect by sharing, commenting, or following. Book Branding Book Branding and Author Branding are important aspects of marketing your books. Author branding includes not a single … Continue reading Writing Hacks: Book Branding
Welcome to We Write Fantasy, a blog written by fantasy authors for writers, readers, and lovers of all things fantastical. We live for storytelling, so please feel free to connect by sharing, commenting, or following. Indies spend a great deal of time marketing their own work. If you don't have a background in design or … Continue reading Writing Hacks: Promo & Design
Editing, self-editing, beta reading, and revising are each their own huge topics, but here are a few quick tips to help you improve your MS polishing techniques, whatever they are. Self-Editing (before it goes anywhere) Over-used Words A good piece of advice I got early on was to stop using THAT. I completely didn't get … Continue reading Writing Hacks: Editing
5 quick tips to keep your word counts high: 1. Start early in the day So many of us have to-do lists eight miles long. I get it, I really, really do. But if you don't make writing a priority, it will not get done. Start your day with a quick word sprint, and then … Continue reading Writing Hacks: 5 Quick Tips to Keep Your Word Count High
