Yesterday’s post listed four of my big mistakes in writing and publishing my first book. Here are five more: Mistake #5: Don’t get lots of feedback Feedback is essential to any writer. Not only can other readers pick up pesky typos or clumsy sentences, but they can help in numerous other ways, as in pointing …
While the list of mistakes I made while writing my book is a long one, I can easily pick out the top nine. These are the mistakes that cost me the most in terms of time or money. Mistake #1: Don’t take the time to learn the craft of writing. Selling books is a tough …
One of the biggest mistakes I made in writing and publishing my book was the way I went about publishing it. If I knew two years ago what I know now, I might not have gone the same route I did. I was a novice author, knowing next to nothing about the world of publishing …
When I started writing Beyond the Rapids, I thought my main goal was to write a good book. While I ended up with something that eventually won an award, I could have saved myself a lot of time and re-writes. I also thought that all I had to do was write a good book, find …