Back when I was blogging daily at my author site, I ended every month with a post looking at my writing accomplishment for the month and a look at my goals for the next. While recording an upcoming podcast on getting discouraged, I realized that putting my monthly “report card” out there was actually quite […]
Should every writer have a blog?
Whether you write fiction, non-fiction, or a combination of the two, popular opinion is that you should have a well-established platform to publicize your work and promote your brand. I know, I know. You’re tired of hearing about platform-building and how much time you’re supposed to spend on social media plugging your stuff when all […]
How to pitch a trilogy to an agent
I’m finding myself at a bit of a crossroads right now. As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, I have an urban fantasy YA novel that I’ve really been struggling with when it comes to revisions. It seems like I’m constantly at that point where I find one large problem, but fixing it results in two […]
What can you do to help other writers?
Hey, it’s the first Monday of the new year. I’ll tell you this, we’ve got a little rule over here at the Write Good Books blog and that is this: NO COMPLAINING. And especially no complaining that it’s Monday. So I wanted to start off the year on a super positive note and figured what […]
My writing and blogging goals for 2016, plus some big news!
This is the year. That should really be your motto going into every new year. Longtime readers of some of my previous blogs will know that I take New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day very seriously as a time to reflect on previous achievements and prepare for future ones. So this is the post […]
My 2015 Year in Review Post!
You know what? 2015 has been a hell of a year, on both a personal and a writing/blogging level. Every year around New Year’s I like to go over some of the major accomplishments I had throughout the year, and I think it’s actually somewhat therapeutic. Our time on Earth is short and reflecting on […]
Now seeking contributors!
One of my big goals for the coming year is to really grow this blog and continue to help other writers improve and promote their own work as well. You may have noticed I’ve recently started a new Author Spotlight feature on the site and it’s been great to see what some of our fellow […]
Merry Christmas
Happy Holidays! I just wanted to chime in real quick and wish you a Merry Christmas. I’ll be back next week to look at some of the accomplishments this year and talk about goals I’m setting for the next, both at WriteGoodBooks, as well as my own writing. Let’s end the final week of 2015 […]