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Profile of Word Weaver Writing Contest 2nd PLACE WINNER: “Where The Black Tree Grows” by MD Walker

What goes on inside the writerly mind? Let’s sit down with our Word Weaver Writing Contest 2nd place winner, MD Walker, and find out.   MD WALKER DAN: Did you write your story for the contest or was it part of a larger piece or something you had written before? MD: I wrote this story specifically […]

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Help Pick Bad Writer’s Best Tweet

If you aren’t checking out Bad Writer, you are missing out – currently there have been over 900 funny writing themed Tweets that will make your day. Need a smile? BW to the rescue. because super funny.

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Profile of Word Weaver Writing Contest 1st PLACE WINNER: “Devils Hollow Holy Water” by Adele Marie Park

What goes on inside the writerly mind? Let’s sit down with our Word Weaver Writing Contest 1st place winner, Adele Marie Park, and find out.   (Like all our winner’s profiles, when they answered these questions, they did not yet know what place they had taken in the contest.) DAN: Did you write your story for […]

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What about this? (And don’t be sexist or politically correct just be HONEST)

The other day, we were asking you to choose between two blurbs and two tag lines. Then I got this message. Dear Dan, I would put the first names of the detectives because I think one is a woman and if I know that up front I’m more likely to buy the book. So maybe […]

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Tomorrow is the BIG DAY! Your Word Weaver WINNERS will be announced!

Excited? you should be. I am. We had a great group of stories this time, and I know you’re really going to enjoy them. Stay tuned!

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Friday FUN Time!

Post your answer in the comments section below – and have fun this weekend!

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Tag Line and Blurb update: Here’s how awesome you guys are!

CAN I JUST SAY: YOU GUYS ROCK! Earlier today I posted about wanting some help with my tag lines and blurb for an upcoming book. You guys generously poured out to help. In my newsletter, a blog post, and my Facebook author page and personal page, I basically sent the same information out. The reply […]

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Help me with a Blurb and Tag Line for my new murder mystery novel! Vote now!

It’s almost that time again! I have a new murder mystery coming out and I need some help with the tag line and blurb (the book’s back cover description). YOUR INPUT COULD BE CRITICAL! Tell me which of the following tag lines you prefer, and then which blurb. Then feel free to offer your own […]

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You have questions. Ask away.

This blog has long been a friendly place to come and learn, and what better way to learn than to ask? You have questions. Writer stuff, marketing, motivation, you name it. ASK ME Your questions. Your challenges. Your issues. If I don’t know, we’ll put it out to my vast network of author friends and […]

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115 Ways to say WALK

Stolen from Writers Write website.