I've donated a custom-designed book cover,  blog, or book trailer to the SCBWI NJ conference raffle to benefit SCBWI members who need fi...

I've had an Amazon Kindle with ads for about a week now, and I'm still on the fence about it. So far I only see a few pros to owning...

It might seem like magic, but it's not. Illustrating is a process, very much like writing. There are many ways to do it. Here's one ...

“Psychologists have shown that over describing a character is a bad thing, because it doesn’t let readers fill in the blanks, which is neces...

According to The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth by Alexandra Robbins, bullying in American high schools is worse than ever. What's even ...

Of course it differs from one writer to the next, and you certainly shouldn’t move to ePublishing only if you’re already traditionally pub...

Ebook bestseller Amanda Hocking credits reviews from book bloggers for her successs. To find them, use the Google book-bloggers search engin...

Alan Rinzler wrote a great article on how authors can best utilize Twitter. He suggests that writers should use their real names (the one t...

This sums up how I'm feeling about my decision to epublish my first novel. I'll be starting with Toren: The Teller's Tale.

1. http://hubpages.com/hub/Using_Photos_On_Your_Website 2. Rob Siders, for ebook formatting: http://www.52novels.com/ 3. Great illustrator w...

1.Blog of an ebook bestseller: http://amandahocking.blogspot.com/ 2. Great advice on ebook publishing: http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/ 3. Int...

Getting started with Kindle: http://forums.kindledirectpublishing.com/kdpforums/index.jspa Getting started with CreateSpace (for paper books...

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I have no idea what I'm going to use this blog for, but it could be fun to find out.