by Guest Author | Dec 16, 2020 | All Posts, Guest Authors, Writing Tips
There’s no shortage of professional book marketing advice out there. But despite volumes of recommendations about author websites, social media, newsletters, and public relations, one author dilemma rarely gets addressed, and it’s the most simple and basic of them...
by Stoney deGeyter | Dec 5, 2020 | All Posts, Writing Tips
As any author can tell you, writing a book is only half the job of what an author does. “Anyone can write a book,” many people think, and they are right. But not anyone can write a good book. And I daresay, no author writes a good book by themselves. But...
by Stoney deGeyter | Nov 28, 2020 | All Posts, Writing Tips
I have a confession to make. I’m extremely lazy. I love sitting around and doing nothing. The call of the TV screen beckons me far more often than I want to admit. I know I should be writing, but that new show just started and nobody’s gonna watch it for...
by Stoney deGeyter | Nov 14, 2020 | All Posts, Writing Tips
Just a few days ago, I heard someone say something along the lines of, if people’s opinions are important to your self-worth, don’t be a writer. (That’s a butchered paraphrase, but you get the gist.) Those words resonated with me. I’m not...
by Stoney deGeyter | Oct 25, 2020 | All Posts, True Stories, Writing Tips
Being a “writer” for most of my life, and an author for about ten years, I’ve come to realize that I’ve been hiding a shameful secret. I’ve talked to many authors over the years and from what I have gathered, my secret goes against almost...
by Stoney deGeyter | Oct 17, 2020 | All Posts, Writing Tips
So you’ve come for the magic elixir! You want to know how the sausage is made and how to do it in one ingredient. I got you. But before I give you the secret, the sauce, the coup de grâce, (i.e. what you came here for), let’s back up a bit. I know, I know,...
by Stoney deGeyter | Oct 10, 2020 | All Posts, Querying Literary Agents, Writing Tips
The comments I received from my last two posts have shown me that a lot of authors don’t know much about querying agents. You can easily find any number of resources for writing an attention-grabbing query and synopsis. This is not that post. Instead, I’m...
by Stoney deGeyter | Oct 4, 2020 | All Posts, Querying Literary Agents, Writing Tips
Dear Literary Agent, Under normal circumstances, I only send out canned replies to my query rejections—or none at all if it’s a particularly high-rejection week—but I’m making an exception just for you. Humor aside, I get you. Honestly, I do. The service you provide...
by Stoney deGeyter | Sep 26, 2020 | All Posts, Querying Literary Agents, Writing Tips
Not to brag, but I consider myself somewhat of a novice at querying agents. My experience might actually qualify me as an expert, but with not having successfully secured an agent, I’m only as qualified as the average congressperson. Which is to say I’ve...
