Create A Plan, Work The Plan

One of the questions that so many authors ask is how do you get it all done? The answer is to create a plan. And then, don’t leave the plan somewhere–work it. So what sorts of things should you plan? Daily writing goals Social media postings Time to be...
Word Count Does Not Equal Money

Word Count Does Not Equal Money

I interact with a lot of writers on Twitter and one thing that I’ve noticed is that in recent years the trend has been toward more and more books. People say that if you write a certain number of books you can make a specified amount of money. And while...

Vellum No longer Generates Mobi Files

With the latest update to Vellum, the commonly used program to generate ebook files, it no longer creates .mobi files. This is causing some confusion with authors and readers alike. They state this is due to limitations with Amazon’s KindleGen service, and...

What Good Is An Editor?

Every once in a while the question gets asked on social media, do you need a professional editor? Or, more bluntly put, what good is an editor anyway? As someone who has been edited by some wonderful editors as well as paid for some horrid ones, as well as someone who...