General Topics
-
How Does Reading Level Matter in Fiction?
Originally posted on Kristen Twardowski: How well do most published authors write? Would you be surprised to hear that Jane Austen wrote at just above a 5th grade level, Stephen King writes at about a 6th grade level, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote at slightly more than a 6th grade level, and Leo Tolstoy wrote at about… Continue reading
-
Between Books – When the Blog Comes in Handy
Only a writer would be folding clothes at twelve o’clock at night and contemplating whether they should make a batch of coffee to spend just a few more hours writing, all of this while the History Channel recaps an episode of Pearl Harbor as background noise. It was then that this post was conceived. In… Continue reading
-
How Different Types of Reading Change Your Writing
Originally posted on Kristen Twardowski: ? You are what you read. That is a simple enough concept, but it turns out that it means more than just that people who read mysteries may become better at writing mysteries. What a person reads fundamentally changes the structure of his or her writing. In June of 2016, the International Journal… Continue reading
-
What NOT to Post When Marketing Your Book – 8 Common Mistakes to Avoid
Valuable information for every author. Post Quote: “The goal of marketing is to build a relationship with your readers so they grow to know, like and trust you. If you are constantly asking them to buy something, they will most likely tune you out.” Continue reading
-
So, You Think You Know Everything ???
Do you know everything? I bet you don’t! Lol. Of course I’m going to be looking these up now, but this was fun. *Comments disabled here* Continue reading
The PBS Blog 