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James Breakwell on How Web Comics Augment His Comedy Writing
James Breakwell
Writers put a lot of time and effort into blog posts so being able to drive traffic to these articles is important. When author, comedy writer, and columnist James Breakwell discovered he could drive just as much traffic to his site with web comics...
over 8 years ago
I have an Idea!
Identifying Your Audience
How Evolving Entertainment Trends Can Provide Writing Opportunities
Devorah Cutler-Rubenstein
With so many writers in the market and so many avenues for them to publish content, how do authors get noticed? Believe it or not, the rapidly evolving entertainment trends create more of a market for writers, especially for those who write screenplays...
over 7 years ago
Book to Screen
Adaptations
How Using the Five Senses in Writing Can “Show” Readers
Melody Dean Dimick
Readers want to enter your world; that is why they picked up your book. However, it’s harder than ever to engage a reader’s short attention span. An often discussed way of captivating the reader is to use sensory language. Make the reader smell, see...
over 7 years ago
Managing Your Writing Life
Education and Craft
Finding That First Writing Project - podcast
Shannon Johnson
Author Shannon Dorsey Johnson reminds us that we don't have to have every detail figured out before starting a book project Click here to play this audio clip
over 9 years ago
I have an Idea!
Brainstorming
Finding That First Writing Project - video
Shannon Johnson
Author Shannon Dorsey Johnson reminds us that we don't have to have every detail figured out before starting a book project
over 9 years ago
I have an Idea!
Brainstorming
Writing and Branding - video
Sherry Beck Paprocki
Sherry Beck Paprocki, author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Branding Yourself, reminds us that as writers we must be comfortable talking about ourselves and our skills. It is required as we develop our brands and search for assignments, booked deals...
over 9 years ago
Marketing Plan
Finding Your Platform
Writing and Branding - podcast
Sherry Beck Paprocki
Sherry Beck Paprocki, author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Branding Yourself, reminds us that as writers we must be comfortable talking about ourselves and our skills. It is required as we develop our brands and search for assignments, booked deals...
over 9 years ago
Marketing Plan
Finding Your Platform
The Best Opportunities for Book Promotion - video
Sandra Beckwith
Let’s talk promotion channels. How do you choose from all of the possible platforms to best promote your book? And after you’ve chosen a platform, how do you know who to target your promotion toward? Founder of www.buildbookbuzz.com, Sandra Beckwith...
over 9 years ago
Marketing Plan
Research
The Best Opportunities for Book Promotion - podcast
Sandra Beckwith
Let’s talk promotion channels. How do you choose from all of the possible platforms to best promote your book? And after you’ve chosen a platform, how do you know who to target your promotion toward? Founder of www.buildbookbuzz.com, Sandra Beckwith...
over 9 years ago
Marketing Plan
Research
How the Creative Process for Storytelling in Gaming Translates to Writing Novels
M. Todd Gallowglas
Writing is informed by more than the simple act of sitting down and putting words on a page. We get ideas in our everyday lives. We also learn how to write and tell stories through things we do at work and things we do at play. Writer, critic, and...
over 6 years ago
Fiction
Plot Planning
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