Why Should You Write Your Life Story?
Writing your life story is embarking on a journey through the past. It’s a unique journey, one no one else has ever taken. That’s because the road you’ll travel is built from your very own memories and experiences ~ your very personal reactions to all the situations and events you’ll be remembering.
Your life will pass [...]
Create a Web Site That Sells!
I spent the entire month of August last year restructuring our web site. As a result, sales have tripled — not an easy thing to achieve in our highly competitive field.
Let me explain:
www.acappela.com is a site of resources and services for writers. As you know, there are probably thousands of such sites up, ranging from [...]
Developing Characters
Fiction, biography, history, adventure stories - they all have one thing in common: they’re all about people. Too often, such works are simply variations on the seven-word biography:
he was born, grew up, and died.
Such writing merely offers readers lists - of facts, of dates, places, relationships, experiences and accomplishments, what [...]
Free Publicity for Your Book
Although your mind tells you that you’re an author and not a publicity agent, the reality is that yours is only one among hundreds of books being offered just this season! You are competing for limited bookshelf space in bookstores. Also keep in mind that bookstores are not the only places to sell books. In [...]