I need to write an opening paragraph for the anthology of best-selling authors I’ve been invited to. I have the outline done but not my opening paragraph. What can I tell you, sometimes I procrastinate. Stop looking at me. But it made me wonder what some good opening lines to some of your favorite stories […]
I remember reading an article by a very successful author who said he got rejected and rejected and rejected, so he went indie. He self published, and book after book didn’t sell. He eventually had about six indie titles not selling and was about to give up, but he hung on and kept struggling forward. […]
I tell people that around the “holidays” new writing becomes a bit of a scarcity. We just find ourselves busy preparing for the holidays and visitors coming from out of town and big meals that we have to fix, and we are not doing our regular writing routines. That can start anywhere from mid November […]
We work hard at this writing stuff. We deserve a pat on the back once in while. And who else is gonna understand anyway? Except other writer types? The biggest things writers lack is confidence, and that starts by acknowledging that what we did is worth some praise. Big or small, let’s talk about them […]
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 […]
As a Fortune 500 sales manager that went to President’s Circle with two different Fortune 500 companies, I CAN NOT emphasize how important this mindset is. Writing can appear to be a lonely business. It doesn’t have to be. You have people who will help you over every hurdle, so react positively and KEEP GOING. […]
Since my team isn’t in the Super Bowl this year, I might have a different approach than most as far as what I want to do when watching it. I don’t have to watch it, of course. But I will. As a storyteller I’m going to look for: what’s a good story? As in, if […]
We work hard at this writing stuff. We deserve a pat on the back once in while. And who else is gonna understand anyway? Except other writer types? The biggest things writers lack is confidence, and that starts by acknowledging that what we did is worth some praise. Big or small, let’s talk about them […]
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 […]
I love this. I’d even change it: If Goliath is in front of you, you’re David. Thoughts?
DAN ALATORRE