Writing: Sharing Stories of Special Needs Children Through Non-Fiction
Interesting and inspiring case study of an indie author who has applied her career experience to write non-fiction books for and about children with special needs.
How and Why All Indie Authors Should Try NaNoWriMo
50,000 reasons to give NaNoWriMo a try this November - that's the target number of words you could have written by the end of the month. Indie authors share their experience to help you decide whether it's right for you.
Opinion: Which is the Best Guide for Authors – Brain, Heart or Gut?
How to gain confidence as an author - including a discussion of the roles of heart, brain, gut and instinct in guiding your career as an indie author.
The Importance of Sleep for Indie Authors
Why getting more sleep can boost creative thinking for writers - and how you can get more of it, with these six top tips on sleep hygiene for indie authors.
Writing: 13 Top Punctuation Problems for Writers and Readers
What are your pet hates in punctuation? Here's a handy checklist of the puncutation errors that most irritate readers (and writers). Make sure you're not guilty of them!
Writing: Setting Good Creative Habits from Orna Ross’s Go Creative! Show
Once a month Orna Ross’s Go Creative! Show focuses on Creative Writing, and this week Orna and Dan Blank talked about how you can Set Good Creative Habits.
Why I Write What I Write – Creative Non-Fiction
A fascinating case study of how a former research scientist Katrina Kirkwood arrived at the best way to tell the story of her grandmother's mysterious beads, illustrating the concept of creative non-fiction.
Writing: How Starting A Blog Turned Me into a Self-published Author
British indie author and keen mountaineer Mark Horrell explains how writing a blog improves his writing, how his blog turned into books, and each makes the other more successful. Essential reading for any blogging indie author!
Opinion: Why It’s Even Harder to Find an Agent for A Non-Fiction Book – and Why I’m Glad I Tried
Today's Opinion post, Charlie Raymond explains why it's nigh-impossible to find an agent for non-fiction - and why he's glad he still gave it a try, before successfully self-publishing his memoir, "Hired, Fired, Fled".
SCARE: A New Automated Service to Help Indie Authors to Compare their Writing to the Content of Bestsellers
A fascinating introduction to a new writing analysis service that helps you match your manuscript to the bestsellers in its intended genre. New Zealand novelist Katherine Hayton plays guinea pig with the chillingly named SCARE system.
Why I Write What I Write – by Mary Crawford
Former lawyer Mary Crawford's second career as a writer continues the theme of advocacy, and here she describes how her new book, "Love is More than Skin Deep" raises awareness for those with skin cancer - "The reason I write is so that I can honor stories like Judy's".
F-R-E-E-Writing Advice From Orna Ross
Once a month Orna Ross's Go Creative! Show focuses on Creative Writing, and last week we were introduced to the joy of F.R.E.E. Writing and the benefit of setting goals and creative intentions that can motivate you to achieve meaningful interactions with your readers, or other authors.