https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_lCDbtICNA&t=8s So you know how there's all these memes out there that there are only about five or six different stories? That different plots can all be boiled down to a book or a movie's essence? It’s … [Read more...]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XX5ePneQW4M&t=2s There's an important lesson I learned from my improv comedy days that's very applicable to authors. Whether you're an educator or an entertainer, you should treat your readers like poets, … [Read more...]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkIjeRcUN4g&t=1s Cliffhangers get a bad rap in the novel writing world. Anecdotally, some authors say that cliffhangers can cause trouble with readthrough. They can get us some lower star reviews. I … [Read more...]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0LDyQWEAiQ&t=44s People always seem surprised when I tell them that I get angry emails and angry Facebook comments. And I think that's I guess just kinda the cost of putting yourself out there and emailing … [Read more...]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbGOgbjDMBM&t=2s You Should Always Pay It Forward There's no reason to keep your successful marketing methods a secret. I always share everything I learn to help others achieve better results. After … [Read more...]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bUL49etYkg&t=13s It's now official: If you publish through the KDP platform, you now have access to ads in both the U.K. and Germany. Now, this is pretty new for Germany. There was a way through the … [Read more...]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuNgcHuyPEA&t=3s If you're a non-fiction author, listen up. Because I'm gonna tell you the secrets to writing an effective hook… And honestly it's not that secret. It's actually pretty standard with … [Read more...]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSBeKuRCSos&t=2s I know that it is really tempting to look at the newest, coolest thing… One that maybe you've heard a podcast about or a tip about. Or someone posted about the cool new thing that … [Read more...]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps3iKcPVoK4&t=3s All right you rare birds, you fiction and non-fiction writers. I've got something for you. So if you write fiction and non-fiction, like I do, like several of my friends do, and several … [Read more...]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9odbo-WOCBM&t=2s As a person whose had his hand in over 2,000 blurb rewrites (as well as writing many from scratch)… I can tell you what the vast majority of book descriptions for fiction or nonfiction are … [Read more...]