It’s gotten hot, the grass is fried…and so is your brain. Well good news! We have a batch of writing prompts as big as a five-scoop sundae. So do a few stretches, get that pencil ready, and take a gander at 25 summer writing prompts. Writing Prompts Based on Images Check out the following picture bank and see if any of these spark something for you.   Writing Prompts Based on Senses Sensory details make things vivid for the reader. … Read More »

Print on demand (POD) is a wonderful new technology that allows authors to have their books printed quickly with little upfront cost. Plus, books integrate with online retailers without any effort from the author. Woohoo! And if you thought that was great, POD also handles all the logistics for customer orders so you don’t have to go to the post office and ship books. Double woohoo! It’s never been easier to be an indie author. There are many companies that … Read More »

A true dramatist lives and breathes his craft, even when doing interviews. Today we have the showcases of Walter Joseph Schenck, Jr. His answers the usual questions with his humor and flair for prose. His play, Blemished, The Stage Play, won Gold in the 2019 Royal Palm Literary Awards. Read on to learn more about Walter and be entertained with his witticisms. Walter’s Writing Journey On the moment of conception my consciousness awoke with the grand vision of writing epic … Read More »

You spend hours upon hours on your blog, why not make sure as many people as possible see it? The point of a blog is to reach readers, and there are little tricks you can do to boost your visibility and gain more readers. Also, you want to make sure your content is delivered in a way that makes sure people are actually reading what you post. Blog audiences have expectations for content, just like genre readers. In fact, thinking … Read More »

Snippets of life’s experiences can make for realistic scenes in a fiction book. That was certainly the case for David Ryan. His years as a journalist gave him behind-the-scenes knowledge of sports and police work. These details and experiences made their way into his book Dead Odds. It won Gold for Thriller or Suspense in the 2019 Royal Palm Literary Awards. David talks journalism, staying the course, and marketing in this week’s RPLA showcase. David’s Writing Journey My journey started … Read More »

An unpublished book won a third place RPLA. Many authors would likely call it a success and move on to the next phase of publishing. Not Janet Franks Little. She knew she had a good novel, but she wanted to make it great. So she pushed up her sleeves and made significant revisions and entered the manuscript again. This time Glass Promises won Gold in Romance in the 2019 Royal Palm Literary Awards. Janet talks about the power of reworking … Read More »