by Michelle Richmond | Dec 12, 2016
You’ve seen those websites and Twitter profiles in which someone boasts of being an Amazon bestseller. You’ve probably seen a lot of them. That’s because the term “Amazon Bestseller” doesn’t mean a thing. People who throw their...
by Michelle Richmond | Dec 10, 2016
It’s a question I hear frequently: where can I get reviews for my self-published book? One way, of course, is to offer free ebooks through social media in exchange for an honest review. Unfortunately, free ebooks are a dime a thousand. Here’s a way to...
by Michelle Richmond | Dec 10, 2016
Question from a writer: How can I improve my writing and make it more fluid? The first step to improve your writing is to read widely in both fiction and nonfiction. Choose at least one novelist and one essayist whose writing style you admire. Copy down a few...
by Michelle Richmond | Dec 10, 2016
Novel writing worksheets to help you plan, plot, and keep track of your progress Are you writing a novel? Stuck in the planning stage? Have you written a few chapters and discovered you don’t know what to do next? Whether you want to begin a novel or you have a...
by Michelle Richmond | Dec 10, 2016
Question from a writer: What is the best way to start writing a story? Here are six tried-and-true ways to start a story: You can begin “in medias res,” or in the middle of the action. You can begin with a character in a strange or tense situation. You can begin with...
