Cathy’s Blog
Creating a Villain Your Readers Will Love to Hate
Creating multi-dimensional characters will make your fiction impossible to put down! Your villains should be at least as interesting as your heroes, and this graphic suggests ways to create unforgettable villains for your stories.
Design and Layout of Your Self-Published Book
We hear a lot about the importance of a great book cover, but what about the inside of your book? Looks are important there, too. Interior design is one of the major decisions you’ll have to make about your self-published book. But it’s not as daunting as you might think, even if right now […]
Avoid These Words to Make Your Writing Strong
Even experienced authors have weaknesses in their writing. Just as some speakers fall into bad habits, such as saying um or uh, most of us have some bad habits. Maybe you slip into passive voice or use the same word(s) too frequently. Or perhaps you use unnecessary words that add nothing to your prose. The […]
The Move From CreateSpace to KDP – What You Need to Know
I am seeing a lot of people panic over the upcoming move from CreateSpace (CS) to KDP. Authors are talking about removing all of their books from CS and generally freaking out over the transition. I’m sure it won’t go perfectly smoothly (It’s too big a change for that.) but there is no reason to […]
Recent Articles
What’s in a Name?
Names are important, as we all know. Some of us wish we could change ours (especially our middle names), while others are madly in love with theirs. Character names in fiction are important too. They give us that special something we need to identify personalities. Can you imagine Philias Fogg or Fagan going by any […]
How to Make 10K a Month on Amazon
Can you be a six-figure author on Amazon.com? It is certainly possible. Lots of authors do it. Here is Chris Fox explaining how you can make 10k a month on Amazon.com.
How to Get Up and Write On Days You Don’t Really Feel Like It
We’ve all faced those days. The ones where you’d love nothing but to veg out with some Netflix all day long. And those days don’t always come at the most opportune time either–especially for writers. As writers, we’re always facing deadlines or new projects. But there are ways to get motivated. You don’t have to […]
5 Steps to Successful Amazon Ads
Amazon ads are a powerful marketing tool for authors right next to your book description. But these days, more than ever, ads are extremely competitive. You need to approach them the right way to get your book in front of the right people. In this article, you’ll learn: What metrics you should keep an eye […]
Author Interviews
Camille Cabrera – Catalina’s Tide
What is your most recent book? Tell us a bit about it. My most recent book is called Catalina’s Tide. It’s a steamy thriller that really plays upon the issue of groupthink and paranoia. The novel takes place in the late 1990s on Santa Catalina Island during the week of Fourth of July. Tell us […]
Sherri Simmons – Underneath the Hat
What is your most recent book? Tell us a bit about it. Underneath the Hat is about the journey of Amanda Jayne in her role of First Lady and wife to Campbell. It shares the lessons she learned while dealing with his infidelities and how she learned who she was Underneath the Hat. Tell us […]
A.G.R. Goff – The Sky Above
What is your most recent book? Tell us a bit about it. The sky above. It’s a dystopian story about a religious war raging in Europe and how two normal teenage boys cope with having to fight for survival. Tell us something about yourself. I grew up in East Germany and always wanted to travel, […]
Dan Janal – Write Your Book in a Flash
What is your most recent book? Tell us a bit about it. “Write Your Book In A Flash: The Paint by Numbers Systems for Writing Your Book – Fast!” What inspired you to write this book? I felt that writing books was my super power. I have written 12 books, several published by Wiley, several […]
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