by Troy Lambert | Apr 3, 2017 | Advice for Authors, Writing as a Business Series
So far in this series, you have been introduced to the principles behind writing as a business and we have talked a bit about the first part of the production process: writing some words and how to write more. What about those times when the creativity just doesn’t...
by Troy Lambert | Jan 21, 2017 | Advice for Authors, Opinion
If writers only write what they know, the world, and their writing, will be very boring spaces. Well, with a few exceptions. Like many writers, I had a series of “careers” and a diverse education before I figured out a way to write for a living. I’ve described before...
by David Kirby | Nov 30, 2016 | Guest Post
Aspiring writers are a dime a dozen. As a writer myself I meet many like-minded individuals with dreams of pursuing a career writing full-time. Instead of treating it like a career, they instead view it as a far-off event that may or may not ever arrive. People like...
by Troy Lambert | Sep 7, 2014 | Advice for Authors, Opinion
There are religious people who will argue otherwise, but I would argue that the greatest story ever told simply has not been told yet. In fact, you may be the one to write it. There is only one way we will ever find out. We need to keep writing. Write every day. I...
by Troy Lambert | Aug 28, 2014 | Advice for Authors, Opinion
There are times as an author when you need to seek the opinion of other authors and readers. You might not even find all of those opinions valid, but you just might find gems in their opinions. Gems that can do nothing but make your work stronger. There is one issue...